more solids - less milk?

[pawre]

Hi Mums,

Not sure if I should post here or in BF.  Anyways, my DD is 6 months, BF.  It's been 2 1/2 weeks of solids.  Going well, she gobbles up everything and likes her food.  We are on 2 cubes for lunch and 2 cubes + 5-6 teaspoon of rice cereal for dinner.  I haven't noticed the milk feeds reduced at all.

Question, how will I know when to up the amount of food? should I now? when and how will I know to drop a milk feed?  when do you introduce breakfast?

Thanks for your help!

If there are any older threads with info, please send, greatly appreciated!

[Jonahs Mom]

I beleive that you up the amount once your dd starts waking in the middle of the night again from hunger, or is waking from naps early from hunger. It is usually around 7mths that you up the intake. Where we live, the nurses suggest at 7-9mths old that a LO should be eating:
8-11Tbsp cereal
6-9Tbsp fruit
4-6 Tbsp veggies
4-6 Tbsp proteins (you would reduce the cereal by 3Tbsp if you give more than 3 Tbsp of protein)
the occassional egg yolk and some finger food for snacks.

Hope that helps - it is something to work towards.
Remember that milk is most important and solids are more practice than anything at this age. Also, reduce solids if milk intake is consistently reduced.