Is this normal?

ashonkwiler09 · June 2011

I am going to call the pedi tomorrow but wanted to ask you ladies too. Brady has been eating three meals a day and his formula intake has cut back significantly. I'm a little concerned. I think he only drank around 20-24 ounces today. Is this normal?

nrjf01 · June 2011

I would think this is normal. Once they start getting calories from other sources than the bottle they don't require as much formula.

MyShellyBelly · June 2011

I'm not sure sweetie, but I just had to tell you that Brady is ADORABLE!!

Temp893722312503334 · June 2011

I think I read in one of my baby books that at some point there is a shift - babies start to get more of their needed calories`from solids and therefore need less from formula.

I'll try and look it up and let you know if no one else has any input.

NiniJ55 · June 2011

IMO 6 months is a little early for 3 meals a day. Not until after their first birthday do they rely on Food only for nutrition. For now they still need BM or formula. I would try cutting back on the food. Since he may be used to the 3 meals a day I don't think I would completly eliminate it.... but maybe just reduce the amount you are giving at each meal.

Also - are you giving the bottle first or the meal first? Try giving the bottle first and the meal second. Or seperatly - for example bottle 1 hour before meal. Even though it was not that long ago it feels like forever and I can't remember what DS's eating schedule was like at 6 months - but I do remember that he was not getting 3 meals a day. Maybe 2... and we started solids at 4 months, so it's not like we started late or something (not that 6 months is late).

Good luck!

ETA: Also - I can't even remember how many oz a day he was getting at 6 months... maybe 30oz of BM a day - so actually, I don't think I was far from you now that I think about it -- maybe I'm no help... LOL I do know that he was not getting 3 meals a day until maybe 9 months old.

ashonkwiler09 · June 2011

chaucer:

I think I read in one of my baby books that at some point there is a shift - babies start to get more of their needed calories`from solids and therefore need less from formula.

I'll try and look it up and let you know if no one else has any input.

Thanks sweetie!

ashonkwiler09 · June 2011

NiniJ55:

IMO 6 months is a little early for 3 meals a day. Not until after their first birthday do they rely on Food only for nutrition. For now they still need BM or formula. I would try cutting back on the food. Since he may be used to the 3 meals a day I don't think I would completly eliminate it.... but maybe just reduce the amount you are giving at each meal.

Also - are you giving the bottle first or the meal first? Try giving the bottle first and the meal second. Or seperatly - for example bottle 1 hour before meal. Even though it was not that long ago it feels like forever and I can't remember what DS's eating schedule was like at 6 months - but I do remember that he was not getting 3 meals a day. Maybe 2... and we started solids at 4 months, so it's not like we started late or something (not that 6 months is late).

Good luck!

ETA: Also - I can't even remember how many oz a day he was getting at 6 months... maybe 30oz of BM a day - so actually, I don't think I was far from you now that I think about it -- maybe I'm no help... LOL I do know that he was not getting 3 meals a day until maybe 9 months old.

We always give him the bottle first. When I say he gets three meals a day it's not a lot of food. He only eats about two jars a day.

OrangeSmoke · June 2011

At H&A's peak formula intake, we were only looking at 30ozes.

How we are around 20oz per day - has been this way ever since they went to 3 meals.

NiniJ55 · June 2011

ashonkwiler09:
NiniJ55:

IMO 6 months is a little early for 3 meals a day. Not until after their first birthday do they rely on Food only for nutrition. For now they still need BM or formula. I would try cutting back on the food. Since he may be used to the 3 meals a day I don't think I would completly eliminate it.... but maybe just reduce the amount you are giving at each meal.

Also - are you giving the bottle first or the meal first? Try giving the bottle first and the meal second. Or seperatly - for example bottle 1 hour before meal. Even though it was not that long ago it feels like forever and I can't remember what DS's eating schedule was like at 6 months - but I do remember that he was not getting 3 meals a day. Maybe 2... and we started solids at 4 months, so it's not like we started late or something (not that 6 months is late).

Good luck!

ETA: Also - I can't even remember how many oz a day he was getting at 6 months... maybe 30oz of BM a day - so actually, I don't think I was far from you now that I think about it -- maybe I'm no help... LOL I do know that he was not getting 3 meals a day until maybe 9 months old.

We always give him the bottle first. When I say he gets three meals a day it's not a lot of food. He only eats about two jars a day.

2 jars a day is not a lot at all.. LOL... sorry, disregard my advice. Talk to your pedi but I think you are fine then. It's not like you are overloading him on food and that is causing him to reduce his intake. I did notice that during teething fits Tristan would drink less milk. You can't really "force" him and it's not like he is down to 12oz a day. I think you should be fine.

Mrs.Kiltlifter · June 2011

Is it possible he is teething? Both of our babies are teething right now and have decreased their formula intake.

ashonkwiler09 · June 2011

Mrs.Kiltlifter:
Is it possible he is teething? Both of our babies are teething right now and have decreased their formula intake.

I check everyday and don't see anything coming up.

kimarino13 · June 2011

At 6 months, our pedi wanted the girls on 3 meals a day because they were drinking up to 40 oz of formula even with 2 meals. Once they actually started eating 3 meals a day (probably 2 jars a day each) they did drop in formula. I think it's normal.

RoxBride · June 2011

That seems like more than enough formula.

My pedi quotes a recent study and 2 in the works that show at around that age lots of liquid calories = higher obesity rates, so you are on the right track.

madybug · June 2011

i think its normal that once they are eating solids a few times a day they cut back their formula/bm intake. they may take the same amount of bottle feeds but they will eat less oz each feed. a sample menu (from gerber) for a solids being a regular part of a babies diet:

morning feeding= 4 oz ff or bm , breakfast= 4 tbsp rice cereal + 3/4 tub pears

mid morning snack= 4 oz ff or bm, lunch = 4 oz ff/bm = 1/2 tub sweet potaoes

afternoon snack= 4 oz ff/bm = 3/4 tub peaches, dinner= 4 oz ff/bm + 3/4 tub green beans = 4 tbsp oatmeal, evening feed = 4 oz ff/bm

thats 24 oz of ff/bm

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