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How much food (puree)

Devbo18Devbo18 member
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Hey there! How much puréed food are you feeding your babies? I've been making my own and I give him a tablespoon of fruit or veggie, 1/2 tbs of oatmeal and a little breastmilk, twice a day. When I'm done feeding him, he cries for more, so I've been giving him more, but I definitely don't want to overfeed him, obesity runs in my husbands family and I want to avoid that for my son if I can. TIA
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Re: How much food (puree)

  • FtrMrsCFtrMrsC member
    My son is almost 7 months and in the 11% for weight. according to my pedi, if LO is still acting hungry, offer more. Mine is eating about 4oz of purees 3 times a day.
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  • VPGIRL06VPGIRL06 member
    My daughter is around 19 lbs at 28 weeks, and has about 2 ice cubes of homemade puree 2-3x a day. . she also gets 2-3 big slices of baked sweet potatoes or chunks of steamed carrots to practice eating as well.  her formula intake is about 24-26 oz-she's not a big eater.

    It probably comes out too...IDK 2+ tablespoons of veggie per serving. homemade purees especially aren't very calorie dense, so i wouldn't worry. we don't do oatmeal and we're starting fruits this week.  if we're out and about, i only give her half a pouch of food.
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  • Devbo18Devbo18 member
    Thanks! I guess it sounded crazy to worry about obesity already, I just really want to set him up to be a healthy kid. And if he wants more fruit, 6 months or 6 years, it's a healthy option. So many worries when you're a new momma!
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    i hear ya! i remember when she was a couple months old, i thought we were over feeding her (formula fed) due to reflux and then 2 months later i had the EXACT opposite worry-that she wasn't eating enough!  you're doing great ,momma.

    I think the only rule of thumb with feeding is that breastmilk/formula should be the main source of nutrition, so as long as their getting AT LEAST 24 oz of BM/Formula than they can have however many solids they want. i only watch her solid intake when her formula intake goes down, since she's getting much more nutrition per oz for formula than with veggies
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