7 month feeding ?'s

Formerly Mrs D S

Mom's of other 7 month olds (or if you remember - because I clearly can't)

- Have you started meats (if you're not vegitarian)?

- Have you started yogurt (the Yo Baby canister says 6 months+, Ive been holding off because DS has bronchitis)?

 Is your baby eating 3x a day? - (LO is waking up at night to eat again - he's HUGE 20lbs at 6 month appt)

How many bottles is LO getting?  (I EBF, but he is still eating 6-7X a day - my daughter was down to 5 at this point)

brennarobbie

Mine is 7 months today! )

-We are planning on starting with shredded chicken this weekend. He's chewing his Mum-Mum wafers and homemade sweet potato sticks very well, so I think he's ready to handle chicken.

-Haven't started yogurt - not sure when we will.

-He's eating solid food 2x a day. We'll bump it up around 8-9 months

-He is nursing/getting a bottle 5-6 times, sometimes 7 times a day. I don't produce a lot of milk, so if I'm home and only nursing, I feed him 7 times to make sure he's getting enough. Otherwise, I'll feed him and supplement afterwards with a 2 oz bottle.

 

Hope this helps! ) I know that every baby is different, so if he's different than his big sister it's fine. Sounds like you're doing a great job, mama! ) 

Formerly Mrs D S

Thanks for your response on both posts.  how soon you forget. Happy 7 months to your little man!

SportyChic24

I have given DS some shredded chicken, and steak

He has had the Gerber yogurt

Right now DS gets lunch and dinner (I haven't worked out a schedule for breakfast in the morning yet - not enough time. Probably soon (in the next month or 2) just send some to daycare and let them give him breakfast.

He gets about 6 or 7 bottles a day with about 6.5 ozs in each and 1 bottle with about 4 or 5 ozs

DS is a big boy and LOVES to eat - he screams at us when he sees us eating - even if he just ate himself!  

 

sam19

1. Yea, we started meats a while ago. She just eats table food mostly so gets whatever we are eating.

2. We haven't started yogurt but that's just because I haven't bought any. I'm not against yogurt though.

3. Yes, 3 times a day.

4. She gets 3-4 six ounce bottles a day. She'll usually drink 4-6 ounces at night. 

mierasm1

My LO was 21 lbs at 6 months and the doctor said to start 3 meals a day. Since 6 months we do 3 meals, but all purees (4 oz at each meals).  We have not introduced dairy or meat yet, but plan to at 9 months. 

 HIs schedule since 7  months has been as follows:

6:45- wake up

7:30- 6 oz bottle

8:30- meal

10:00- 6 oz bottle

10:00-11:00nap

12:00- meal

1:00- 6 oz bottle

1:00- 2:00 nap

3:00- 6 oz bottle

5:00- meal

6:00- 6 oz bottle

8:00 - 9 oz bottle and bed time

 

RaeAnt

- Have you started meats (if you're not vegitarian)?We've done fish so far in terms of meat. DD has had salmon and cod. meanwhile, I think we started DS on meat at 8 months and his first was chicken.

- Have you started yogurt (the Yo Baby canister says 6 months+, Ive been holding off because DS has bronchitis)? We tried plain full fat Greek yogurt. DD didn't like it,but DS loves it and always has.

 Is your baby eating 3x a day? - (LO is waking up at night to eat again - he's HUGE 20lbs at 6 month appt) DD has 5tbs cereal and a 5-6oz bottle for breakfast, though she doesn't always drink it all and I've also been adding in 3-4oz fruit puree rather than using formula for her cereal. Lunch is another 4oz puree and a 4oz bottle, she gets a "snack" bottle 5-6oz, then 4oz for dinner puree and bottle and then a final 8-9oz night-night bottle before bed. She sleeps 10-12hrs at night. She has also been doing a 3+hr nap in the afternoon.( BTW DD was 18lb 12oz at 6m appointment)

How many bottles is LO getting?  (I EBF, but he is still eating 6-7X a day - my daughter was down to 5 at this point) answered in the above question....5 bottles. I also offer her a water bottle with a splash of juice (8oz-h2o & 1.5oz juice) she usually drinks 5+oz of that a day as well. Sometimes she'll clear the bottle and want more, other days she drinks about half.