Eating schedule / routine

aimee413 · September 2013

I'm curious what is your LO's schedule like?
My dd is 9 months and she has 4 bottles a day (7-8 oz each) and small meals in between. But sometimes it's not a meal but rather a little snack. My daily example is bottles at 8a 12p 4p 8p. And she has solids/snacks around 9a 2p 6p.
Should I try to get her to do the bottle and solid more close together instead of spacing them out?
I know she is still young to be so concerned but I'm just wondering what is everyone else doing.
Thanks!!

kjsmith9 · September 2013

This is our (rough) weekday schedule (DD is also 9 months old):

6:30am - 4oz bottle

8:15am - breakfast

9:30am - 4oz bottle

11:15am - lunch

12:30pm - 4oz bottle

2:15pm - snack

3:30pm - 4oz bottle (or nurse if it's one of my early work days)

5pm - dinner

6pm - nurse

7pm - nurse to sleep

Daycare has mostly provided this structure. On the weekends, she nurses on demand and we eat meals when we're hungry - we don't really do snacks. I don't keep track of the weekends, I just go with the flow. I wouldn't worry about spacing things perfectly - I'm sure she'll let you know if she's hungry or if it isn't working for her!

nanabanana06 · September 2013

No schedule for us. We feed 6oz in the morning and 6oz at night. We feed on demand during the day, which seems to be 6 oz every 3 hours. Then he gets solids whenever we eat(so at least 2 meals a day, sometimes more) and snacks in between. We're really lax with scheduling. We try to teach them how to self regulate a bit.

aimee413 · September 2013

I have to admit having a schedule helps me be prepared. I am a sahm and I have a 6yo so I need some structure. lol
I didn't make the schedule my LO did.

I follow her cues and she seems to stick to the same routine. I just wonder how others are doing it?

nanabanana06 · September 2013

None of my kids are on a schedule though. We have set breakfast and have dinner about the same time, but don't bother with scheduling things. Whose to say the won't be hungry before or what if Iget hungry before the scheduled time? I've never been a schedule person though.

christinasullie37 · September 2013

This is pretty much our schedule too. Pedi said to keep it up until she is 1.

Sprite2012 · September 2013

LO is just over 9 months old, and this is his rough schedule:

6:30-7am - wake up

7am - 7-8 oz breastmilk

7:30-8am - breakfast (oatmeal, yogurt, pancake, fruit)

9ish - morning nap (usually lasts an hour)

10:30-11am - 7-8 oz breastmilk

12pm - lunch (protein, fruit, veggie, cheese)

1pm - afternoon nap (usually lasts 1.5-2 hours)

3pm - 7-8 oz breastmilk

5:30pm - dinner (protein, fruit, veggie, yogurt, pasta)

6:30-7pm - 7-8 oz breastmilk

7:30pm - bedtime

We are very flexible with his schedule, but he pretty much follow is on his own. We very rarely do snacks, and when we do, it's always a fruit or veggie. I also give him sips of water while he eats.

ASmallWonder · September 2013

I think you're putting too much emphasis on definition and schedule. To me, a snack is like, crackers or puffs but if she's eating veggies, fruits or meats, that's a meal, regardless of when it's eaten. There's no rule that says breakfast has to be at 8, lunch at noon and dinner at 6, kwim?

pb_bride · September 2013

DS is 10 months. I SAH and EBF. Our schedule has been: nurse 6x a day plus 3 solid meals. But I decided to wean one nursing session down, so for the past 3 days, it's 5x a day nursing, plus 3 solid meals and a snack

I nurse on schedule instead of demand. OUr schedule is like this:

6:45am wake up & nurse

8'ish am b'fast

9am nurse before 1st nap

11am snack upon waking from 1st nap

1'ish pm lunch

2pm nurse before 2nd nap

4pm nurse after 2nd nap

630pm dinner

7:30pm nurse before bed

DS STTN

I plan to wean the 4pm nursing session when DS turns 11 months, and replace that with a snack.

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spinsoffresonance · September 2013

We've been doing baby led weaning, so DD eats what I eat with me (or really I wait to eat with her!). Her naps are really variable so we don't have fixed times for meal, but we follow this routine. We usually nurse when she wakes, meals 1 hour later and nurse before naps/bed. Here's what our day looks like:
8ish wake up and nurse
9ish breakfast
10ish nap (sometimes nurse before nap but I try not to first). Nap is 1-3 hours.
11-1ish wake up from nap, nurse
1 hour later, lunch
2-3 hours later we she gets tired, nurse then nap. Nap is 1-2 hours.
Wake up from nap, nurse
7ish dinner when DH gets home from work
8ish nurse then bedtime routine

She gets water with meals. No snacks yet since I nurse during the day. At this point, nursing is more on a schedule then on demand. Most of the time she is too distracted to initiate nursing, but I wll still nurse on demand when she goes for it.

kasheton · September 2013

Our schedule is this (the times are just averages, ex. between 7:30 and 8 he wakes up, etc.):

7:30-8 Wake up

8-8:30 8 oz bottle

9:30-10 breakfast

10:30-11 nap (usually lasts for about 1.5-2 hours)

12:30-1 lunch

2-2:30 8 oz bottle

3:30-4 nap (usually lasts for about 2-2.5 hours)

6:30-7ish supper

8-8:30 8 oz bottle

8:30-9 or 9:15ish bedtime

Toni828 · September 2013

I have been spacing it out about an hour to hour and half between bottle and solids. I have twins, so keeping them on a schedule is important for my sanity! LOL
We have a bottle around 7am
breakfast at 8:15
bottle 10:30
lunch 12:15
bottle 2:30 or 3
Dinner (i just started this week, so timing is approx) 4:30 or 5
bedtime bottle 6:30
sometimes we have a snack if needed and they take sips of water with every meal. We're still working on the cup thing!

kb&mb · September 2013

Sprite2012 said:

LO is just over 9 months old, and this is his rough schedule:

6:30-7am - wake up
7am - 7-8 oz breastmilk
7:30-8am - breakfast (oatmeal, yogurt, pancake, fruit)
9ish - morning nap (usually lasts an hour)
10:30-11am - 7-8 oz breastmilk
12pm - lunch (protein, fruit, veggie, cheese)
1pm - afternoon nap (usually lasts 1.5-2 hours)
3pm - 7-8 oz breastmilk
5:30pm - dinner (protein, fruit, veggie, yogurt, pasta)
6:30-7pm - 7-8 oz breastmilk
7:30pm - bedtime

We are very flexible with his schedule, but he pretty much follow is on his own. We very rarely do snacks, and when we do, it's always a fruit or veggie. I also give him sips of water while he eats.

This is pretty much the same for us. I nurse but when we do a bottle it is 7-8 oz.

BrittanyDoesDerby · September 2013

We nurse on demand plus breakfast around 7a, lunch around 11a, and dinner around 6pm. I don't really see the point in a nursing schedule, tbh.

dpraseutsinh · September 2013

i'm a meal prepper, so i always have to eat at a specific time so DD eats whenever and whatever i'm eating

we both wake up at the same time so it's perfect!

9AM: breakfast, usually oatmeal w/ fruit or toast w/ spread

11AM: little snack, yogurt w/ cereal or some type of finger foods.

1 PM: bottle for nap time

2 PM: lunch, i make mini sandwiches for her.

4 PM: snack, if she wants it.

6PM: dinner, brown rice w/ some kind of protein and veggies. (surprisingly, she picks out all the veggies first lol).

i do still feed her on demand though. you never know when they go through growth spurts

potatohead · September 2013

We don't really have a schedule, either. My DH and I both work, and when my DH isn't home with the girls (he has a weird schedule), my Dad watches the girls. Because of this, it's hard to get a schedule going. It looks something like this lately:

4:30 am (yes, you read that right!): 6 oz. bottle

small nap (30 min)....how can I break this cycle???

7:00 am: breakfast- solids, pick up foods like we eat

9:30 or 10: snack, then nap

12:00: lunch

2-3 snack, then nap

5:30 dinner

7:20pm: bedtime bottle, 6 oz

7:45 in bed after story

g8trkim · September 2013

Nana_Osaki06 said:

No schedule for us. We feed 6oz in the morning and 6oz at night. We feed on demand during the day, which seems to be 6 oz every 3 hours. Then he gets solids whenever we eat(so at least 2 meals a day, sometimes more) and snacks in between. We're really lax with scheduling. We try to teach them how to self regulate a bit.

This is us exactly. She also gets a bottle around 3am. So she has 24oz a day a lot of food... she's tiny but quite the piggy. She decided a couple months ago that baby food isn't her thing which is nice for us because she just eat whatever we do.

courtneycelasun · September 2013

wake/6 oz bottle @ 7:30

breakfast @ 9

nap @10:30-12:30

6 oz bottle @ 12:30

lunch @ 2

nap @ 3:30-5

dinner @ 5:30

bath then 6 oz bottle and asleep @ 8:00-8:30

*depending on how active the day was he will drop his second nap and then go to bed at 7 and then sleep till 7am

nuttycoconut · October 2013

Toni828 said:

I have been spacing it out about an hour to hour and half between bottle and solids. I have twins, so keeping them on a schedule is important for my sanity! LOL
We have a bottle around 7am
breakfast at 8:15
bottle 10:30
lunch 12:15
bottle 2:30 or 3
Dinner (i just started this week, so timing is approx) 4:30 or 5
bedtime bottle 6:30
sometimes we have a snack if needed and they take sips of water with every meal. We're still working on the cup thing!

I have twins as well and this is pretty much our exact schedule, except they wake up about 6:00/6:15.

Traci2312 · October 2013

My little girl is 9mos. and her schedules goes like this for the most part...

4am- bottle (6 oz.) back to sleep never wakes up totally until 8:30ish

9am- breakfast (cereal/formula and fruit)

10am- bottle (6oz.) followed by nap

12pm-1230- lunch (veggie and fruit)

1pm-2pm- bottle (6 oz.) followed by nap

5-6pm- dinner (meat, veggie and fruit)

8-9pm-bottle (6 oz.) followed by bed

Sometimes we add a bottle here or there depending on what Emma wants or needs.

What I am slightly concerned with is the fact that she does not eat much for finger foods. She eats baby food like a champ but the puffs and other things like that make her gag the second she puts it on her tongue. I believe it is a texture thing. I am not sure what to do about it though does anyone else have this issue with their LO?

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