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EAT => Feeding Solid Food => Topic started by: Jodileen on October 20, 2012, 06:54:38 am
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Hey girls,
I have a 6.5 month old who is rather hungry. He has been on aptamil hunt try since 8 weeks. he is now on solids 3 times a day and receiving 32 Ozs x 3 6ozs and x1 8ozs at 7pm.
I am still giving the bottle before food but when do I start offering the food before the milk? And also I have reduced the day bottles by an ounce this week which we have had a few early mornings. Is this all correct? When should I reduce more?
My health nurse told me that I should go back to aptamil 1 at 6 months. Has anyone else done this? I'm just getting through my last tub of aptamil 2 then was going to do it. Hopefully it won't make much of a difference.
He has a super diet. Has a range of vegetables, meats, fruits, porridge etc.
Super looking forward to your replies xxxx
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You don't need to reduce his milk at this age! Up until he is 1 he will get the majority of his nutrient needs met from his milk, it's more important than solids for now. Most babies are taking around 30 ish oz of milk at 6 months - some more, some less.
What you will find is that as he gets closer to 1 and is eating bigger amounts of solids he will naturally reduce the amount of milk he wants and most babies drop a bottle around 9/10 months and then drop to 2 bottles around their first birthday.
If you have reduced milk a bit and he has been waking a bit earlier I would increase the bottles back to where they were and see if that helps. Offering milk first is exactly what you should be doing and he's taking a great amount of milk, if he is happy and settled on the milk you are using I don't think there is much point in changing, so that's up to you really, do what you feel is best.
Keep up the milk, it's what fills him!
Laura
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Ok thanks so much for the advice xx