dina08
07-22-2008, 04:24 PM
I really would like to know what you 4-8 month old is eating/drinking? For example, I would like to know the age of your baby, weight of your baby, how much formula/breastmilk they take, and how many solids. For the solids, if you say they take a stage 2 container twice a day, are they eating it all or half of it, for example?
I have a 6 month old, weighs about 14.10 pounds and she drinks 28-35 ounces of formula and eats 2/3rds of a stage 2 in the morning and 1/2 or 2/3rds of a stage 2 at night before bed.
Thanks.
I have a 6 month old, weighs about 14.10 pounds and she drinks 28-35 ounces of formula and eats 2/3rds of a stage 2 in the morning and 1/2 or 2/3rds of a stage 2 at night before bed.
Thanks.
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G8r4evr
07-23-2008, 07:06 AM
My 4.5 month old weighs just over 16 lbs. She averages about 35 ounces of formula (on 4 feedings, sometimes 5). She usually has a bottle at 7:30,11:30, 2:30 and 6:30. We just started her on solids last week and so far she has only had a tiny bowl of Oatmeal with her midmorning bottle. Today, I am going to start oatmeal with her mid morning bottle and then a Stage 1 fruit or veggie with her late afternoon bottle.
She seems to have an endless appetite and it sometimes worries me how much she eats....jusy yesterday, for her morning bottle (I just switched from Enfamil AR back to Isomil, so it isnt as thick), but she at 13 ounces at one sitting! I would much rather give her Stage 1 fruit and just a 6 oz bottle, but so far, the oatmeal doesnt seem to satisfy her like her bottle does.
She seems to have an endless appetite and it sometimes worries me how much she eats....jusy yesterday, for her morning bottle (I just switched from Enfamil AR back to Isomil, so it isnt as thick), but she at 13 ounces at one sitting! I would much rather give her Stage 1 fruit and just a 6 oz bottle, but so far, the oatmeal doesnt seem to satisfy her like her bottle does.
Accutane2X
07-25-2008, 10:39 AM
My baby is 4 months. She drinks 32 oz of formula a day. 4 - 8oz bottles. At her 4 Month well-check last week, they told us we could start with yellow vegetables and rice or oatmeal cereal. I have started her on the oatmeal cereal in the morning with her 8oz bottle. I have been giving her about half of the bottle to take the hunger edge off and then spoon feed and then the rest of the bottle. I found that she likes the oatmeal with water better than mixing it with formula. Haven't tried the veggies yet. One thing at a time. I gave her grape juice watered down today and she loved it. She weighed 15 lbs 1oz at her appt, which is the 75th percentile.
G8r4evr
07-25-2008, 11:46 AM
Just a quick update...Taylor will be 5 mths on 8/6, so technically it was her 4 3/4 visit today. She weighed 15 lbs 14 oz which was in the 72nd percentile and she is in the
75th percentile for height. She has been on oatmeal for 2 weeks and she gets her first taste of sweet squash today!! =)
75th percentile for height. She has been on oatmeal for 2 weeks and she gets her first taste of sweet squash today!! =)
dina08
07-27-2008, 09:17 AM
Thank you for the responses. I am trying to figure out if my 6 1/2 month old is getting enough and the right stuff.
Does anyone else also have a baby in this age range that could comment on their food intake?
Does anyone else also have a baby in this age range that could comment on their food intake?
joemamma22
07-28-2008, 01:47 AM
my little guy is 6 1/2 months too. he is still BF but he get cereal about 2-3 times a day and usually 1 puree'd food item (usually a veggie).
Viktorria
07-30-2008, 08:04 PM
My DD turned 7 months today. She drinks about 26-30 ozs of formula a day. One of those bottles has cereal in it at night time. She also eats about 2 of the large containers of fruits and veggies per day and drinks about 2 ozs of juice mixed with 2 ozs of water.
I've just started introducing soft table foods, but she doesn't manage to eat too much of them, so minimal amounts of that.
She weighs 17lbs 11ozs and is 26 1/2 inches long (she's a big girl - was 9lbs 7ozs at birth).
I've just started introducing soft table foods, but she doesn't manage to eat too much of them, so minimal amounts of that.
She weighs 17lbs 11ozs and is 26 1/2 inches long (she's a big girl - was 9lbs 7ozs at birth).
southern_belle
08-15-2008, 11:44 PM
My baby boy will be 7 months tomorrow. He weighed 10 lbs 8 oz and was 22 ins long at birth. He now weighs 27lbs 5 oz and is 30 ins long.
He is a big boy, we have actually seen a specialist recently to make sure there are no hormonal issues making him grow so fast. So far, they think he is just going to be a big man.
Breakfast-2 oz dry oatmeal mixed with water and he nurses
Mid morning snack-1 fruit and nurses
Lunch - 2 oz dry cereal with water, and 1 veggie; he nurses some but only for a few minutes
Mid afternoon - just breastmilk
Dinner 4 oz dry cereal mixed with water, 1 veggie, then he nurses.
I actually got this 'menu' from something that gerber sent in the mail. I wasn't sure what to give when, so I just followed what it said, although he is getting more cereal than it suggest, but he isn't going over in calories per day, according to the dr.
Just remember, like anything else, each child is different. I was so confused when he first started to eat solids because the nurses all seemed so vague about what to give him, kind of like I was just suppose to know on my own. You just have to feel the baby out.
Belle
He is a big boy, we have actually seen a specialist recently to make sure there are no hormonal issues making him grow so fast. So far, they think he is just going to be a big man.
Breakfast-2 oz dry oatmeal mixed with water and he nurses
Mid morning snack-1 fruit and nurses
Lunch - 2 oz dry cereal with water, and 1 veggie; he nurses some but only for a few minutes
Mid afternoon - just breastmilk
Dinner 4 oz dry cereal mixed with water, 1 veggie, then he nurses.
I actually got this 'menu' from something that gerber sent in the mail. I wasn't sure what to give when, so I just followed what it said, although he is getting more cereal than it suggest, but he isn't going over in calories per day, according to the dr.
Just remember, like anything else, each child is different. I was so confused when he first started to eat solids because the nurses all seemed so vague about what to give him, kind of like I was just suppose to know on my own. You just have to feel the baby out.
Belle