Help, when to feed

Cindy May - posted on 07/03/2010

I am on a resembling adult eating 'schedule' breakfast, lunch and supper are solids. The breastfeeding inbetween - pre-breakfast, morning tea, afternoon tea and bedtime.
Breakfast is cereal and sometimes fruit, lunch is veggies and sometimes fruit for pudding and then cereal for supper with fruit for pudding - or sometimes some veggies if there was leftover from lunch. But we will be introducing protein this month - My baba Jasmine is 6 months - but that will be after a clinic visit.

Sherri - posted on 07/02/2010

i have never scheduled my babies, & i have 4. i have always been told the formula or breast milk feedings should stay the same as b4 starting solids, 6 month olds need MORE than that, which is why they should start getting solids. solids should not replace bottles yet, just supplement. my 6 month old eats twice a day, cereal in the morning (mixed with fruit after a few days of plain for allergy testing) and veggies in the evening. some babies eat more :) i just keep feeding her until she stops opening her mouth when i put the spoon to it. that's babies way of telling u they're full. the best way to make sure that your baby is still getting the milk s/he needs is to feed a bottle before solids. i was told to do this until about 9 months, and then switch the order, feeding solids first, and finishing up with a bottle (or cup). i started with one meal of cereal a day, and have just started to give her 2. just remember, formula or bm is still your baby's #1 food source.

Ashley - posted on 07/01/2010

My son is 7 months old and he eats his breakfast at 8am and he had fruit w/ cereal and 4 oz of formula then he eats his lunch at noon and he has fruit w/ cereal and 4 oz of formula then he eats dinner at 4pm and has his veggies w/ cereal and 4 oz of formula then at around 7:45 pm i give him his bath and he gets 6 oz of formula before he goes to bed and he sleeps through the night from about 8:30pm to about 7:30 am

Jennifer - posted on 07/01/2010

My daughter is 6 mths and this is how our schedule goes..

8-9 (depending on when she wakes up)-8oz bottle with 3 scoops of cereal
1:30-fruit or vegie with 4oz bottle
6:30-6oz bottle
9:00-cereal bottle

She goes to bed by 10 and sleeps all night..

Amanda - posted on 07/01/2010

Aaden is on his own schedule which is usually every 3-4 hours. This is what a normal day looks like:
6-6:30am 8oz bottle w/ cereal
9:30-10:30 8oz bottle
1:30-2:30 baby food a veggie and a fruit with juice
5:30 same as feeding before only with water instead of juice
8:30 8oz bottle w/ cereal
hes out for the night right after this feeding or no later than 10pm

Best,

Amanda

Ann-Marie - posted on 07/01/2010

my pediatrician said my daughter can have solids as long as she continues to consume a minimum of 24oz of formula a day.

(11am)Breakfast: 2tbsp oatmeal & 4oz jar of fruit w/4oz bottle
(3pm)Lunch: 8oz Bottle
(7pm)Dinner: 4oz jar of veggies & 4oz Bottle
(11pm)Bedtime: 8oz Bottle w/ 2tbsp of cereal

Sam - posted on 07/01/2010

hi, my baby girl is 6 n 1/2 mnths and her feedin routine seems 2 help.
8.30-8oz bottle
10.30- nap
12.30-lunch porridge n fruit
1.00-6oz bottle
2.30-nap
4.30-meat n veg
6.00- 8oz bottle
6.30-Bath
7- Bed

Ujoure - posted on 07/01/2010

Hi Jasmine,I don't have a schedule everyday for us is diffrent as I am a working mom. My lil Poena is 6 months but I try so that all she eats someting in the morning that could be from cereal,yougurt,fruit or veggie........I also give her baby juice wish she drinks very well so if in that day she does not want to eat a fruit I know she will get the supplement from the juice.She alos drinks 125 ml of water a day and 270 ml of formula during the day.At nitght she takes another 270 ml of formula or more.

I suggest you take each day as it comes as long as you try to fit everything in the day.Hope you find a sollution soon.

Christine - posted on 06/30/2010

my daughter who is 6 mths but been on solids since four months now eats:
6.30-7.00 5 oz milk
8.00-8.30 porridge/fruity breakfast/yogurt
11.00-11.30 5oz milk
12.00-1.00 yogurt/pudding/fruit
3.00-5oz milk
5.00-main meal-meat potatoe and veg
7.00 yogurt/fruit and 5oz milk but however much she will drink before falling asleep and going to bed
she will also have juice between this 2 so i agree with you claire-feeding all day!!

Claire - posted on 06/30/2010

I was worried bout this also, my little man 7mths tomorrow has:
7.30/8am - 8oz botttle
8.30 - porridge
11 - 4/5oz bottle
2 - lunch, meat and veg
3.30 - 3/5oz bottle (sometimes he doesn't take this)
5/5.30 - tea, fruit puree
7 - 8pz bottle
he has cooled boiled water with his lunch and tea. it seems as if i am feeding him all day!

Brittany - posted on 06/30/2010

between 8:30-9:30 : breast milk
between 10:30-11:00 : oatmeal & banana cereal mixed with milk, and a fruit to eat with it
between 11:30-12:00 : lay her down for her nap till between 2:30-3:30
When ever she wakes up i will usually breast feed her and then feed her the same thing i did for breakfast
between 5:00-6:30 : oatmeal & banana cereal mixed with milk and instead of fruit to go with it i will give her a vegetable instead, and then again after i give her juice mixed with water
between 7:30-8:30 : bed

Ashley - posted on 06/30/2010

Well, my 6 month old eats a little differently than everyone else. He strictly only eats 4 times a day. My ped. said that was fine and my son is not hungry in between so I am not concerned. He sleeps 10 or so hours through the night too!

8:30 - Breastmilk
9:15 - Cereal with Apple Juice
11:00-1:00 - Nap
1:00 - Breastmilk followed with a 4 oz jar of veggies
3:00 - 5:00 - Nap
5:00 - Breastmilk followed with a4 oz jar of fruit
9:00 - Breastmilk
9:30 - Bed

Stephanie - posted on 06/30/2010

7:30 1/2 jar fruit & 4 tablespoons of cereal
9:00 6oz. bottle
12:00 6oz. bottle
3:00 6oz. bottle
5:00 1/2 jar of veggies & 4 tablespoons of cereal
7:00 6 oz. bottle

Erica - posted on 06/30/2010

Barbara~ with our little one we had to ween him off a middleof the night feed as well. We slowly started making each bottle smaller for that feed until it was eliminated. We also started giving him his last bottle around 9-9:30pm and 2 tablespoons of rice cereal (spoon fed) about 8pm. This keeps him satisfied most nights. He still wakes off and on some nights, but we give him his pacifier and he falls back asleep until 6:30 or 7:30. It took a week or so to ween him, so we had some sleepless nights of crying off and on, but our ped told us he was getting plenty of calories during the day and to ween him off the middle of the nigth feed. She said the longer we waited the harder it would get. Good luck!!

Barbara - posted on 06/30/2010

Hi my daughter isn't a big eater, she has

7:00 Milk

8:45 Baby Cereal with fruit puree mixed in

she then goes down for a nap till about 11:30 roundabouts

12;00 Lunch puree veggies with a drink of water

2:30 another milk feed and then another nap till about 4:30- 5:00

5:00-5:30 Dinner more puree veg (I will start adding meat to this feed
soon)

6:30 bath time

7;00 another milk feed

7:30 Bed


She has also very annoyingly started waking up at about 4 am for a feed. It started before she was weaned properly and now I can't seem to get rid of it

She doesn't have desserts or snacks as this would fill her up too much an she'd throw up x

Maryssa - posted on 06/29/2010

My son Preston gets:

- cereal when he wakes up in the a.m.
- breastfeeding/bottle right after cereal or up to 2 hours later
- then lunch, he gets his fruit and vegetable, then water
- then 2 hours later breastfeeding/bottle
- then dinner aprox 2-4 hours after followed by water
- then breastfeeding/bottle
- then before bed he gets cereal and a fruit, then a bath, then breastfeeding/bottle, and he sleeps excellent through the night!

*this schedule works out perfectly for him, he's gaining weight, height, brain normally, and he's above average in many things.... and if he shows signs of hunger before the "time" for one of the meals, he will get a breastfeeding/bottle. but usually, he doesn't.

Stephanie - posted on 06/29/2010

Rylan just turned 6 months yesterday and here is our schedule right now:

6:30 AM - 5oz Bottle

10:00 AM - 5oz Bottle with Tblsp of rice cereal and half jar of a fruit

12:00 PM - 2oz Juice

2:00 PM - 5oz Bottle

4:00 PM - 2oz Juice

6:30 PM - 5 oz Bottle and a jar of veggies or fruit

9-10 PM we start with 2oz formula and make the rice cereal pretty thick, then a bath and then right before bed he eats a 4-5oz bottle. Sleeps all night

And he never cries about being hungry so we have just kept him on this schedule. Even in the mornings he just lays in his crib until it's time to get up and eat.

Just try a few different things and see what works for you and your child. All babies are different. Good Luck!!

Neima - posted on 06/28/2010

Wow, you guys are great! I am having trouble keeping my 6 month old on a regular schedule.

6:30 breastfeed until he stops
9:30 breastfeed and 1/2 jar of fruit with cereal
12:30 breastfeed until he stops
3:30 1/2 jar fruit breastfeed
7:00 breastfeed

**this means he is really only getting one portion of cereal and 2 portions of fruit per day. I tried homemade carrots and peas and added some meat to his cereal for a week but he hated it, then came down with a cold...

I am wondering if he should not just be breastfeeding exclusively...I have the milk supply (just barely).

Any suggestions?

Emma Jane - posted on 06/27/2010

5.30 5oz bottle
8.30 3.5oz bottle & Baby Rice or Porridge mixed with fruit
11.30 3.5oz bottle & fruit
2.30 5oz bottle & mixed veg
5.30-6pm Bath
6.30pm 8oz bottle & bed
Then sleeps through to morning
hope this helps

Joanne - posted on 06/27/2010

My son eats every 3 to 3.5 hours which translates to 5 feedings a day with a 6th feed as his "dream" feed at 9:30. I breastfeed him at all his feedings first, and after his 2nd feed of the day I give him fruit mixed in with rice cereal (sometimes oatmeal) and then after his 4th feed, I'll give him a veggie option, we're on peas this week. It seems to work out so far and I feel like he's getting a bit of everything that way.
Best of luck to you! :)

Cara - posted on 06/26/2010

I`m confused too, I`ve been starting my baby on solids, just first tastes for the last few weeks. I also started bottle feeding him every 4 hours, rather than 3,(on the advice from my mum and mum in law!) but looking at these schedules it seems to work with the babies eating every 3 hours or so. I`ve just been trying to give him a bit before or halfway through a bottle if he will take it, but sometimes he`s too hungry or tired.And then I worry about him getting enough water inbetween or with meals, but i guess if you eventually cut out a bottle or two he`s more likely to take the water with a meal. So confused but i guess we`ll all eventually get our own routines, led by the baby.

Brittany - posted on 06/26/2010

My ped reccommends 24-32 ozs of formula per day, so as long as you manage to get that in it's up to you how you want your schedule.

I breastfeed & at six months this is our schedule:
We feed on demand, which works out to be every 2 hours from 7am-7pm (7 times a day), & once a day I give her a jar of fruits or veggies. My daughter isn't really into the whole solid thing yet though, my son at the same age was already eating 2 jars of food (one fruit, one veggie) with 4oz of formula mixed with baby cereal in the mornings.

Every child is different....I'd just follow your child's lead. :)

Althea - posted on 06/25/2010

My twins are 6months and take their eating and sleeping very seriously. Here's what a typical day looks like



7am 8oz bottle



8:15 they split 4-6oz baby yogurt w/mixed in Cheerios, or rice cereal mixed with liquid yogurt or formula



9-11 nap



11:15 they split 4-6 oz of pureed fruits and/veggies followed immediately by 6oz bottle



1-2:30 nap



2:45 6oz bottle



4:30-5:30 nap



5:45 they split 4-6oz pureed veggies and/or fruit followed immediately by a 6oz bottle



7pm bed



Sometimes they get yogurt melts as an after meal treat. And they've started eating chicken as a protein My dr told me to stagger the bottles and solids. But since they're only awake for 2hr intervals max, they mostly do all their feeding in one swoop. This way we can spend the rest of their time playing. They seem happy and healthy, so i'm not concerned about it

Vicki - posted on 06/20/2010

my daughter is 6months.
9-930am breakfest porridge.
10am bottle.
back to bed.

1230pm lunch. fruit,juice.

3pm. bottle.
4pm sleep.

6pm. heinz dinner.juice.
bath.

8pm bottle.
830pm bed.

then she does not wake threw the night. do not hear a sound from her till 9am.

hope that helps some what.
good luck
x

Tracie - posted on 06/20/2010

Every parenting style is different of course, and I know that some parents swear by schedules, but I never scheduled any of my children.
With this youngest one I have found that she prefers BF in the early morning, but eats her solid breakfast of fruits and oatmeal or fruits, or fruits and mixed grains around 10am, and then around 12-2 she might 'snack' on BF and eat some good veggies, or snack on veggies and drink some good BF, and then around 5-6pm she eats a good mixed meat and veggies, or meat and gravy, or meat and potatoes, and then some light BF. Around 8pm we give her a rice bottle, and then she BF's around 9pm before she goes to sleep for the night. She also may have 1-2 juice bottles during the day and 1-2 water bottles....
I look for her cues and feed her accordingly. She knows what she wants, when she wants, and how she wants it....
I figure what has worked for my teens will work for this one as well. ;-D Good luck!

Amber - posted on 06/19/2010

3am-4am 5 oz bottle
8-9 2 tbs oatmeal and 2-3 tbs fruit and 2 oz bottle
11-12 4-5 oz bottle
2-3pm 3-4 tbs veggies
5pm 5 oz bottle
7pm 3-4 tbs rice cereal
9pm bed time with 5 oz bottle

all times are different each day

Dawn - posted on 06/17/2010

6am, she gets a 7oz, then 10am, gets 7oz, noon... 2tbs of oatmeal, half a jar of fruit, and some water/juice, 4pm 7oz bottle, then 6pm, oatmeal, and juice, then bout 8pm last bottle of the night :)

Darlene - posted on 06/17/2010

We do a 6oz bottle at 7,11,3:30 and 8:00. He gets 1 tbsp. of cereal and a jar of fruit at 7:30, then 2 tbsp. of cereal and a jar of vegetables at noon and 5:00. I also give him some puffs or a mum-mum at each meal.

Maggie - posted on 06/17/2010

Ayden has been on solids for a while now.

6.30am oats with banana or blueberries
12.30 avocado and cucumber
5pm all sorts of veggies with cereal or hes just started rice and soup.
inbetween he'll have apple or pear, watermelon what ever is in the fridge really.

im also still BF so he has milk whenever he wants. Normally still his regular 3-4 hourly. a right lil piggy

Emma - posted on 06/17/2010

twins

6am 8oz bottle

9am baby porridege or rice

12 noon 8oz bottle

3pm food jar or my own plus pudding

between 6pm and 7pm 8oz bottle

sumtimes thy may have an extra bottle as sometimes they not in mood for solids plus i try and give them a bit of cooled boiled water or baby juice with there meal!

i was told when they start taking meals at least twice a day and to try and cut one of there bottles out! also they dont always take the full 8!

Keren - posted on 06/17/2010

5:30 bottle 7 oz (210 cc)
8:30 bottle 4 oz
10-10:30 fruit
12:30 veg and meat
15:30- 16:00 Porridge from formula 6 oz
19:00 bottle 200.... he drinks as much as he is awake... 140-180 on average