5 month feeding schedule (share yours)

chloebeth930

So we just started DD on solids. I am really stuggling on how often I should be feeding her, when I should incorperate her bottles and formula, etc.  Before we started the solids we were doing a bottle with 1 tbs of rice ceral in it (per Dr's orders to try and help with her reflux) every 4 hours.  This is what we are doing now.* the times change based on when she wakes up and such but it is a 4 hour schedule.

8:00 am- "solids feeding" with 4 oz bottle

Noon- 4 oz bottle with 1 tbs rice ceral

4:00 pm- "solids feeding" with 4 oz bottle

8:00 pm - 4 oz bottle with 1 tbs rice ceral

(Then all her "waking feeds" are just the bottle with rice ceral).  

 I know that every baby is different but does this sound about right?  What are you other mom's of 5 month olds doing?

JuliaJAG

Our schedule is similar except the noon and 4pm are flipped so that LO get solids at noon, but not mid-afternoon, and also my hungry boy is still taking in at least twice that amount of milk (but he seems to have his dad's crazy-fast metabolism). Our LO just turned 5 months corrected (he is 7 months actual but we have to go by his corrected age). 

His schedule is:

8:30: solids (oatmeal + fruit, sometimes a bit of yogurt mixed in) + 3-6 oz. GMF (goat's milk formula)

noon: solids (veggies + either mashed egg yolk or avocado) + 3-6 oz. GMF

afternoon (on demand): as much GMF as he needs (sometimes an entire 8 oz. bottle)

7pm: solids (stage 2 chicken, turkey, or beef + rice or potatoes + veggie) + as much GMF as he needs

Bedtime: usually another 8 oz. bottle, plus he has started waking up for night feedings again -- I think he's on a growth spurt -- although starting meat has helped with that. 

nicole0066

We haven't started solids yet, but we give a 5oz bottle right when she wakes up and then she has 4oz bottles every 2-2.5 hours during the day.  She sttn so she has to eat that often in order to get enough ounces in.  Does your baby wake at night to eat?  I only ask because 16oz does not seem like enough formula in a 24 hour period.  My LO is tiny, only ~ 13lbs and drinks 24-27oz a day. 

When we do start solids we will do a bottle first and then offer her solids a little while later.  I don't feel comfortable offering solids right before a bottle because I want to make sure she doesn't cut back too much on her formula intake right away. 

chloebeth930

I was concerned that she wasn't getting enough formula but if I give her anymore than 4 oz every 4 hours it all comes up within an hour. She has such bad reflux, even the Zantac and soy formula she is on doesn't seem to be helping too much.

sten612

Wow, my LO must be a little piggy.  He generally does to bed around 7pm and sleeps until 5:30 am with that:

5:30  8 oz bottle

8:30 6 oz bottle

9:30 Solids feeding

11:30 6 oz bottle

2:30 6 oz bottle 

5:00 6 oz bottle

6:00 solids feeding

7:00 6 oz bottle 

This schedule changes depending on his naps.  However, he gets two solids feedings, 6 total bottles (Five 6 oz bottles and one 8 oz bottle)

 

hopefulmom81

6:30AM----BF

9:30AM---Baby oatmeal cereal (1TBS with 3TBS milk) with bowl and spoon and a 4oz bottle

12:30PM---5 oz bottle

3:30PM---5 oz bottle

5:30PM---BF 

7:30PM---BF

4:00AM----BF 

I am planning on adding a cereal feeding at the 5:30 feeding in the next few days. 

surromama6

sten612:

Wow, my LO must be a little piggy.  He generally does to bed around 7pm and sleeps until 5:30 am with that:

5:30  8 oz bottle

8:30 6 oz bottle

9:30 Solids feeding

11:30 6 oz bottle

2:30 6 oz bottle 

5:00 6 oz bottle

6:00 solids feeding

7:00 6 oz bottle 

This schedule changes depending on his naps.  However, he gets two solids feedings, 6 total bottles (Five 6 oz bottles and one 8 oz bottle)

 

 

Haven't started solids yet but my DS is getting the same about of formula.  He gets 8oz when he first wakes up and five 6oz bottles every 2-3 hours the rest of the day! He is a big boy, very tall like his Daddy, so I guess he needs it! I was thinking it would slow down when we start solids but it might not...he will be 4 months in a few weeks so we will prob start then. I have a feeling his pediatrician is going to give us the a-okay!

 

Draba123

DD is not quite 5 months yet but here's her schedule:

8am: 5oz bottle

11am: cereal/solids and 3oz bottle

2pm: 6oz bottle

5pm: solids and 3oz bottle

8pm: 7oz bottle

2am: 7oz bottle

jenniatlanta

6 am - BF 9 AM - 5 oz bottle 10:15ish - solids (we have just started these, so only have done cereal and carrots - mixed with BM to get right consistency) 12 PM - 5 oz bottle 3 PM - 5 oz bottle 6 PM - BF 7:15 - 5 oz bottle As for the solids, our pedi said that once LO is consistently eating one 4 oz serving then we can add a second serving. She needs to establish some consistency first. I have been sending about 2 oz to daycare with her right now. she is just now starting to finish that amount. We also only started last week so, I think she is doing pretty good.