When and how did you transition to 3 bottles/day?

thomas&lynn · February 2009

DD is 8.5mos and takes 7ozs at 6am, 6ozs at 11am, 3ozs solids at 12, 6ozs at 3:30pm, 3ozs solids at 4:30 and 5ozs at 6:30pm

At 9mos I'll start a third solids at 7a.

The amt in her bottles presently is perfect because she always leaves a couple drops so I don't think she'll be able to take more (i.e. if I were to try to get her to take three 8oz or 7oz bottles instead) and while she easily goes the 5hrs between bottle #1 and #2, I don't know that she can go 6 (i.e. the time spacing it would take to get her from 6a to 6:30p with only 3 bottles).

So, first, what are the signs, if any, that DC is able to go to 3 bottles. And if you did this, how did you initiate that change. Did you increase ozs first? Space them out first? And did you still keep solids an hour after the bottle or did you flip that for the last feeding of the day so that DC ended with a bottle instead of solids?

She takes only 24 ozs a day of formula and when we start the 3rd solid meal, that may decrease naturally to even less. If that decreases to around 21 ozs I just don't see why I wouldnt' try to get that to her in 3 instead of 4 bottles, y'know?

Ryleigh · February 2009

I was wondering the same thing. DS currently takes four bottles a day; however, they are a struggle since he has gone on this formula/milk strike. I was thinking about going down to three bottles and hopefully I will not have to battle so much to get him to take his bottles. I am maybe getting 24 ounces in him right now (and that is included the amount mixed with cereal).

Paigeo · February 2009

I still make and offer DD 4 bottles a day but she only drinks 1/2 if anything at all of the 2nd bottle. I will probably keep trying it until she goes a week without drinking any of it and then just go to 3. I upped the 1st bottle of the day an oz since that is the only one she really seems to drain. She is getting 3 meals of solid a day now and just not as interested in the formula.

kpmt1006 · February 2009

I'm still doing 4 bottles/day too and I was interested to see the responses to your question. I'm guessing as they eat more food, they will drink less...

Katie

ebb7 · February 2009

I didn't drop down to 3 until last week when we transitioned her to whole milk. I just offered a filling and nutritious snack at the time I would normally give her her late afternoon bottle. She hasn't missed it.

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