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Solids 2x daily and still...

C_JohnsonC_Johnson
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LO is drinking same amount of formula as before!

In the AM, I'll give him 1-1.5 tbs bananas mixed with 2tbs formula and 1tbs rice cereal or oatmeal.  Then at dinner time, he'll down about 2-3tbs of veggie. But he's still wanting formula (6-8oz) every 3hrs during the day.

DS is quite fluffy...he's around 22lbs and 29in long. Do you guys think I need to add another solid feeding in there somewhere? I thought by now, he would be needed less formula. Not complaining but I just want to make sure I'm doing this right. lol. He sure loves to eat though!

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  • alicianrjalicianrj
    They aren't supposed to decrease their formula yet. Keegan is eating 3 times a day and is still taking 25 ounces a day. No less than he did when he started solids.
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  • Melly MelMelly Mel member
    A decrease in formula is not needed. My pedi said she wouldn't be surprised if DD started taking more. Definitely do not try to cut it down if you LO needs it.
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  • C_JohnsonC_Johnson

    Thanks! :) Oh I haven't been cutting back at all. He's been taking about 40-45oz a day and his big breakfast and dinner. He's been eating like a locust the past few weeks. I am thinking 6mo growth spurt.  

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  • Melly MelMelly Mel member
    40-45 sounds like a lot to me! DD is 22lbs and has been taking no more than 30 for the past 4 months. What does your pedi say?
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  • anabell0920anabell0920 member
    Solids are only for the experience and practice until one and shouldn't replace bm or formula at all. Dylan still nurses every 3 hours or so.
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  • C_JohnsonC_Johnson

    imageMelly Mel:
    40-45 sounds like a lot to me! DD is 22lbs and has been taking no more than 30 for the past 4 months. What does your pedi say?

    It does to me too! lol

     My pedi is fine with it. He pretty much said if DS wants to eat every 3 hours and is still sleeping good at night, he's extremely active (he is crawling and will go to sitting all by himself now), peeing and pooing good, then he is fine. He said by the time LO is 9-12mo, he should be more toward the 75 percentile, rather than 95 and above.

    I trust what he says but man...it does seem like a lot still lol

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  • Reagan1010Reagan1010 member

    Right around 5.5 months DS started drinking 40-45oz of formula.  He normally drank around 32-35oz.  We started solids and he kept taking the 40oz of formula for a couple more weeks.  He just went through a really big growth spurt.  He now eats 3 big meals of solids a day and drinks about 32oz of formula.  He weights 20 lbs.

     

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  • g8trkimg8trkim member

    imagealicianrj:
    They aren't supposed to decrease their formula yet. Keegan is eating 3 times a day and is still taking 25 ounces a day. No less than he did when he started solids.

    This. Our DS actually ate more formula. And he eats a lot of solids... 11.5oz per day and some finger foods. He still drinks between 25 and 30 oz.





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