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AnnieinPA
07-21-2006, 09:08 PM
My son's schedule goes something like this: 6 am nurse for twenty minutes (ten on each side) 9 am nurse for twenty minutes, noon nurse for twenty minutes, three pm nurse for twenty minutes, 6 pm he eats about three tablespoons of rice cereal mixed with warm water and a small jar of pears and then nurses for about fifteen minutes before bed around 8 or 8:30. Is eating six times a day too much? I absolutely love his chubby thighs but he is BIG, I mean BIG and I just want to make sure that I'm not overfeeding him which I believe is possible at this point. He just LOVES to eat! :)

Aleisha's_mom
07-22-2006, 10:03 AM
DD just turned 7 months but since she was 6 months our schedule goes something like this:
7am- breastfeeds
9am- cereal 2-3 tbsp (either rice, oats, barley, or wheat with fruit) She loves variety.
11:30- breastfeeds, if she is still hungry has at most 4oz of formula.
12:30-1:30- 1 tbsp of fruit (different kind everyday)
3pm- breastfeeds first somedays she is still hungry so again at most 4 oz of formula
6pm- has 1 teething biscuit while we eat our supper. Then 1-2 tbsp cereal,
1-2 tbsp veggies, 1 tbsp fruit.
8-9pm last feeding breastfeeds first and then usually drinks 4 oz of formula.

Everyday is different though, just like every baby. Somedays she eats less,
others more. In the hotter weather I also offer her diluted apple juice or plain water. My daughter is a little on the chubbier side too, but is also losing it because now she is more active. She is 7 months, 18 Lbs 11oz and 26.5 Inches.
I dont know if it helped you any, but atleast its something to compare it too.

friday13
07-22-2006, 04:41 PM
Wow your babies eat OFTEN! well my DD is 6 months on july 30th.

6am 8 oz. bottle of formula (usually drinks 7-8 oz)

10am - 8oz. bottle of formula (drinks 7-8oz)
cereal rice is the only kind she likes with fruit if she will eat it.

2pm 8oz. bottle of formula (drinks 7-8 oz).

6pm - rice cereal with fruit or veggie if she will take the fruit or veggie
and an 8 oz. bottle....

7pm - bed time.

My girl is very chubby too - probably around 18lbs. and 26"
I just purchased a jumper for her this morning so I am hoping to get her exercising! LOL!!

sweetea13
07-22-2006, 04:50 PM
Sounds like we all have babies around the same size. Ds was weighed about 2 weeks ago and was 18lbs 10 oz. He is 28.5 inches, he is very long!
Well his schedule is ALL MESSED up cause of teething and he wants to nurse all the time. But I think on the days his teeth arent' bothering him as much he is nursing about every 3 hours. Used to be close to 5 before the teething. He just started eating solids for lunch and usually has oatmeal and fruit at noon and then for dinner he eats alot. Usually oatmeal and applesauce, veggies, and a meat dinner. He loves dinner and eats until I stop giving him something. Then I nurse before bed. At about 3 months he stopped eating in the night but has since started to nurse during the night.

 
 
 




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