feeding schedule??

Lori - posted on 03/02/2009

My schedule went out the window too once i started solids.  It gives me much anxiety. lol  My daughter doesn't want formula any more.  She went from 30 oz, 6oz every 3 hours to the minute.  Now, shes a mess only taking a few oz, yesterday only 12.  My doc says between 16-24 oz a day of formula.  I don't know what to do

Leanne - posted on 03/01/2009

My son is 19.4 pouncds or 8.8kg) as we use in Australia. We have him on a 4 hour feeding routine, basically at approximately 6.30am, 10.30am, 2.30pm and 6.30pm, I offer solids as well as milk at the 10.30 and 2.30 feeds (usually rice cereal or banana at one and pureed veg at the other). He is breastfed,

Victoria - posted on 02/27/2009

Well my boy is 5 months. He eats every 3-4 hours and has 6 ounces at a time. He also has 1 package of the Gerber stage 1 food twice a day...usually lunch and dinner, as well as the bottle. At his 4 month checkup he was 17lbs.

Andrea - posted on 02/27/2009

I don't normally count stuff anymore I just make sure I feed her at least 2 times solid food and when she wants formula then I give it to her!

Sarah - posted on 02/27/2009

Maddie is 5 1/2 months old and at her 4 mo appt was 16.8 pounds. I weighed her tonight and she was 17 pounds, so she has not gained too much weight since 4 mo. but she is more active now. Here is her schedule, which varies from day to day depending on her mood.



5:30-6:30 am wake up 5oz bottle

7:30-8 am rice cereal w/ 2 tsp fruit (just started this feeding 2 days ago)

9:30-10:30 5 oz bottle

1:30-2:30 5 oz bottle

5 pm 1 tablespoon cereal with fruit and veggie

6-6:30 pm 6 oz bottle and goes right to bed for the night until next morning

** She was drinking 5 bottles a day until a few days ago. She has between 21-26 oz per day formula.Hope this helps!

Melissa - posted on 02/27/2009

Hi Lauren, Here's our schedule, but like Katherine my son let's me know when he's hungry which is about the same time each day:

7-8am wake up

7oz bottle

play

4-5oz bottle, nap 9/10am (depending on what time he woke up)-11am/12pm

2oz of fruit and veggies and juice from sippy cup about 3oz

4-5oz bottle

play

4- 5oz bottle

1pm/2pm - 3pm/4pm nap

4-5oz bottle

play

3-4oz bottle

6pm/6:30pm 2oz each fruit and veggie (he's a little piggy!)  3oz juice from sippy cup

play/read, try to relax

8:30 bath, followed by 5-6oz bottle then in bed and asleep by 9pm.

Our last well baby vist last month (4 months) he was 26 inches and weighed 15lbs 14oz.

Hope this helps!

Joy - posted on 02/27/2009

My boys 5 months 3 weeks. I am not sure what he drinks in oz as I am in Australia and we measure in ml's....sometimes he leaves a little in his bottles, the nurse said this is good as it means he is satisfied with the feed.

7am wake and feed milk 200mls

8am B/fast, rice cereal mixed with fruit puree

9am sleep

11am wake and feed milk 200mls

12pm lunch savoury course and sweet course

1pm sleep

3pm wake and feed milk 200mls

4.30pm dinner savoury course and sweet course

4.45pm nap

6pm bath

6.30pm milk feed 250ml

7pm Bedtime

Windy - posted on 02/26/2009

Our's isn't a SET schedule, we let him guide us.  He recently started eating a lot more thsi past week! 

6:00 Wake Up
7:30 8oz Bottle
8:30 Cereal w/ 1/2 Fruit
11:00 8oz. Bottle
12:30 Cereal w/ Half Veggie & Rest of Fruit
3:00 8oz. Bottle
5:30 Cereal w/ 1/2 Green Veggie & 1/2 Orange or Yellow Veggie
7:00 Bed

Usually wakes around 10 for a bottle then sleeps through night!

Katherine - posted on 02/24/2009

I'm not really sure yet if I can call it a schedule. She usually lets me know when she is hungry and she is almost always ready to eat at the same times every day.

8:00am wake up,

9am 6 oz formula

10am - 12pm nap

between 12pm & 1pm 6 oz formula

2pm - 4pm nap

4pm - 6 oz formula

6pm - about 1\2cup prepared rice cereal

7pm - 6 oz formula

8pm - bath and bedtime

4am - 6 oz formula

We are still trying to figure out how to satisfy her in the evenings. Tonight I gave her her cereal earlier and the formula right after to see if she could make it longer between feedings...we'll see.

Michelle - posted on 02/24/2009

7am oatmeal w/ 1 ounce of fruit babyfood
8am 7 ounces of formula
noon 2 ounces of veggie and 6 ounces of formula
four pm 7 ounces of formula
8pm 2 ounces of veggie and 7-8 ounces of formula

Jennifer - posted on 02/23/2009

My daughter turned 5 mos. on the 18th and she's 17 lbs. This is our feeding schedule during the day. I don't know how many oz. she is getting b/c I breastfeed though.



8:00 wakes up

9:00 breastfeed

10:00 nap

12:00 3 tsp. of oatmeal cereal and breastfeed

2:00 nap

3:00 breastfeed

(she has one nap starting anywhere from 4:00 until 6:00)

6:00 breastfeed

9:00 2 Tablespoons of rice cereal and breastfeed

9:30 bedtime

3:00 a.m. breastfeed



We just started the cereals at our pediatricians recommendation (rice, oatmeal, then barley) then at 6 mos. we'll be starting the other solids.