Big baby moms: how much is LO eating?

lew0509 · July 2012

DS gets 4, 8oz. bottles and 2 meals a day and he's still been hungry at night and keeps waking up. I'm thinking that he's going through a growth spurt. He's big already (25lbs, 31") and is SO busy and active during the day. I feel like he's already getting a ton of food, and 11oz. bottles just seem like so much!

How much does your LO eat? How big and active are they? Have they been through a growth spurt lately?

katie4253 · July 2012

What does he eat at meals?

lew0509 · July 2012

He eats mainly fruits, veggies and some form of protein. Lunch is usually fruit and yogurt or cheese, and dinner is what I'm having, so some kind of meat and a grain and veggies.

firewiferut · July 2012

Well, my daughter is itty bitty, but maybe start throwing in a breakfast? My LO nurses at wake up, then 4 oz of oatmeal, then a snack & sippy, nurse, then 5 oz of fruits at lunch, then cheese/puffs & sippy, nurse, 6 oz of veggies and protein, nurse.

peaceinnature · July 2012

My son was 25 pounds and 31 inches at his 8 month appointment and he's definitely had a big spurt since then.

Right now he has four 8oz bottles a day and three meals. Lately he hasn't been finishing his bottles and he's starting to get picky at meals, so I'm thinking I might drop a bottle. He used to eat as much as one hard boiled egg, half an avocado and half a jar of fruit puree plus cheerios and water during one meal.

JenWhite123 · July 2012

DD was getting 3 solids meals a day by 8 mos. i let her self feed as much as possible and let her eat until she refuses food. She went to 3 bottles a day when I added the third solids meal and the quickly dropped down to two bottles. My DD loves to eat solid foods and I am often amazed by how much she eats. She is long nd lean.95% for height and 25% for weight.

mplesset23 · July 2012

firewiferut:
Well, my daughter is itty bitty, but maybe start throwing in a breakfast? My LO nurses at wake up, then 4 oz of oatmeal, then a snack & sippy, nurse, then 5 oz of fruits at lunch, then cheese/puffs & sippy, nurse, 6 oz of veggies and protein, nurse.

I agree with this. We have been giving 3 meals (or at least offering) a day for a while now. My son is a little guy, but lovessssss to eat.

Our schedule is this;

Mornings: - Bottle (6-7oz) and cereal and/or fruit

Lunch - Bottle (6-7oz) and fruit/veggies or if we are out maybe grilled chicken, hamburger meat, etc.

Late Afternoon - Bottle (6-7oz) and snacks...mum mums or crackers or other easy to hold snacks

6PM - Dinner - typically a veggie & a meat.

7pm Bottle - 6 oz.

myeshabride · July 2012

JenWhite123:
DD was getting 3 solids meals a day by 8 mos. i let her self feed as much as possible and let her eat until she refuses food. She went to 3 bottles a day when I added the third solids meal and the quickly dropped down to two bottles. My DD loves to eat solid foods and I am often amazed by how much she eats. She is long nd lean.95% for height and 25% for weight.

Same here for my DD! Big Smile

Julz629 · July 2012

7am - DS nurses when he wakes up (I would estimate ~5 oz). He has ZERO interest in me feeding him any real food, but he will eat a handful of cheerios in his high chair while I get stuff ready for the day.

10am - 4 oz bottle (BM)

12pm - 4 oz yogurt

1pm - 5 oz bottle (BM)

4pm - 4 oz bottle (BM)

6:30pm - ~5-6 oz vegetables/meat

7:30pm - nurse before bed (probably ~4 oz)

wakes once at night to nurse (probably ~4 oz)

So he probably eats ~26 oz of breast milk and ~10 oz. solids. Oh, and he is about 22lb and 28in at 9 months old.

buskey2011 · July 2012

we have a chuncky man 22 lbs . he has fruit oatmeal in the morning and lunch he has vegtable and rice ceral. dinner he has protein vegtable or fuit combo. snack after his afternoon nap and 2 tiny cookies after bath before bed. bottles he will drink 3 bottles 8 oz each. as far as the bottles is a hit or miss wether he will ddrink all of it.

Butts31 · July 2012

I'm not sure if my dd has had a growth spurt recently but she is 10months and wears 12-18 month clothes. She is VERY active crawling and cruising all day long. At her nine month appt she weighed 21lbs. This is her schedule:

730 wake up- banana and oatmeal cereal with 6oz bottle

11 lunch stage 2 gerber meal (I think they are 3oz each) and half of a gerber stage 3 fruit I try to get her to drink more formula (try 3-4oz) but she usually doesnt

1-5 nap

5 another stage 2 meal and the other half of stage 3 fruit, 6-8 oz bottle

7-730 bedtime

erikandkira · July 2012

My LO is 10 months and still breastfed. I've been pumping for work and my milk supply has gone down tremendously. How much milk should a baby be getting at this age? I'm not sure if I should start supplementing formula. What's the best kind of formula out there?

Thanks!

JenWhite123 · July 2012

erikandkira:
My LO is 10 months and still breastfed. I've been pumping for work and my milk supply has gone down tremendously. How much milk should a baby be getting at this age? I'm not sure if I should start supplementing formula. What's the best kind of formula out there?
Thanks!

All formulas are pretty much the same. I would start with a generic.

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