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Babies: 9 - 12 Months
firemansflame
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How much solid food is LO eating (and how old r they)?
firemansflame
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We didn't start solids until DS was 6 months and skipped cereal and went right to fruits and veggies. I feel like he's eating a lot and want to make sure he's still getting enough BM too.
He eats twice a day.
1st solid meal: 2-4 oz of fruit/veggie
2nd solid meal: 4oz+ of fruit/veggie (I say + because last night he ate a full 4 oz jar then an ounce of pureed avocado).
I think he would eat 4-5 oz for his first feeding and 5-6 oz for his second if I would offer it. Is this too much?
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Re: How much solid food is LO eating (and how old r they)?
Henry eats
2ish oz for his first meal (fruit mixed with cereal and milk) + mum mum
2ish oz for his dinner (veggie mixed with cereal and milk)
DD has two solid meals a day - the first meal (sometimes bfast, sometimes lunch) is 2.5oz fruit and 2 Tbsp oatmeal. Dinner is 3.5oz veggie.
She nurses 4-5 times a day.
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DD has two solid meals a day. The first is lunch and is 2oz fruit (if I can get her to eat it all). Dinner is 2oz veggie. I might up the veggie serving soon since she seems to like them more than fruits.
My dd is 3-4m older than the pp but she eats two 4-6oz solids meals a day. Plus she nurses 4-6 times a day.
Apparently DS is a hefty eater!
He is 22 lbs, 10 and a half months old and eats anywhere from 3-9 oz at a time. I offer a carb/starch, a protein, a fruit and a vegetable at each meal (except breakfast, when he gets yogurt, oatmeal and fruit). He gets dairy twice per day- cheese or yogurt- (he would eat it 100 times a day if we let him) plus breastmilk and we supplement with a little formula.
I think your DS should be able to eat 5-6 ounces at a time if he wants, especially if he is still nursing really well. Maybe he is in a growth spurt and needs a lot of calories right now.
My DS is about the same age as yours and he doesn't eat nearly that much. That sounds like a lot of solids. I think I heard that at this age they should still be getting a lot more nutrition from BM/formula and we shouldn't fill them up on solids until they are a little older. DS eats 2-3 ounces twice a day, so about 4-6. 6 oz per day is pretty rare for him.