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Title: Anyone else do more than 3 meals a day?
Post by: woopster on May 16, 2006, 16:07:31 pm

Just wondering...
Lydia and Sam have a bottle when they wake, then cereal. Then another bottle and cereal around 3 1/2 - 4 hours later, then another bottle and veggies 3 hours after that.  If they are awake when we have our evening meal they will have some off the plate.
A couple of times I've had to go and get another bowl of cereal for their 2nd meal as they are just so hungry.
Do you give 4 meals and when?

Thanks

Title: Re: Anyone else do more than 3 meals a day?
Post by: datallan on May 16, 2006, 18:58:51 pm

I do three meals and look at what she is like. I f showing hunger in between meals I give a rusk/ rice cakes bit fruit. Nothing more so that she will eat at mwal times.
How old are they?
Do they have carbs and protein. If not getting enough carbs/protein and too much veggies/fruit they will not get as full.

Debs

Title: Re: Anyone else do more than 3 meals a day?
Post by: *Natasha* on May 17, 2006, 00:15:05 am

I agree stick to 3 meals a day and perhaps a afternoon snack if they are hungry in the afternoon.

Title: Re: Anyone else do more than 3 meals a day?
Post by: Lana on May 17, 2006, 15:37:05 pm

At that age Ewan was eating three pretty big meals and then he would have his bottle as a sort of snack  in between.  I found  that this way he was never fussy due to hunger.

Title: Re: Anyone else do more than 3 meals a day?
Post by: woopster on May 17, 2006, 17:03:21 pm

Debs, they are 11 months, but were 3 months ealry, so 8 corrected.  I always get confused. Should I treat them as a year, or 8 months old  ???

Title: Re: Anyone else do more than 3 meals a day?
Post by: rooby-rooby-roo on May 17, 2006, 20:12:48 pm

Hey Wendy,

I think they are probably hungry as they are not getting much protein (milk aside LOL) or any more age-appropriate foods. As for how you should treat them - i would go by their abilities. They can sit up in their highchairs right?? Maybe start some finger foods? I know you are scared by them  ;) ;) :-* :-* but they will never learn if they don't get to try it! I started Red with breadsticks, steamed carrot sticks, pasta pieces, fruits, toast, cheese. Give them these along with their puree. Are you doing meat/ fish yet? Are you intending to? If you are then maybe you could add some chicken to their puree??

With Red we do:

Milk
breakfast (cereal and toast and fruit)
snack (only if wingy - fruit, rice crackers, milk)
Lunch
snack (as other snack!!)
dinner
Milk

HTH x x

Title: Re: Anyone else do more than 3 meals a day?
Post by: woopster on May 18, 2006, 08:53:32 am

Hi Ladies,
Clair, they do eat some finger foods.  L better than S.  They have strips of chicken, toast, potato, cheese, veg, blah, blah!  But they have a hard time picking it up, esp Sam.
Lydia LOVES spag bol and garlic bread.  They are really keen on salmon too.
Sam seems to have a problem with swallowing lumps.  I know this is natural, but it's not funny when he throws up all over DH!  Well, I think it is  ;)

Title: Re: Anyone else do more than 3 meals a day?
Post by: Katet on May 18, 2006, 09:30:30 am

Wendy, it was when Liam was about 8/9months old that I was getting sick of the meal times all over the place with Aiden & Liam & us.
So Liam started eating when we eat, apart from Dinner.... so much easier
bf on waking (sometime between 5.45 & 7am)
Breakfast 7.30
Snack (cracker biscuit) + milk from a sippy -10.30 (after first nap)
Lunch 12.30/1pm
snack (fruit) + BF 3.30 (or when he wakes from 2nd nap between 2.30-4pm)
Dinner 5.30pm
Bedtime bf - 7pm