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EAT => Feeding Solid Food => Topic started by: chesterella on March 25, 2012, 14:56:50 pm

Title: 5mo wants more more more
Post by: chesterella on March 25, 2012, 14:56:50 pm
Hello
DS is 5mo and has been eating solids for 5 weeks now. I am not sure how to space out his bottles and his solids at this point because even though he is eating a whole lot of fruits/veggies/grains at each meal, he still screams for more. I was doing this:
6am wake 5oz bottle
6:30-8:30 sleep
9 solids (4.5oz fruits and 2 tbspns oatmeal but now wants more!)
10:30-11:30 sleep
12 5oz bottle
1:30-3:30 sleep
4 solids (4.5oz veggies and 2 tbspns oatmeal but screams for more!)
5:30-5:45 catnap
8:00 bottle and bed

Now he wants this!:
6am wake 5oz bottle
9 solids and bottle
12 bottle
4 bottle
6:30-7 solids
8:30-9 bottle

????
What do I do?
Title: Re: 5mo wants more more more
Post by: RachelC on March 27, 2012, 01:47:26 am
Hi,

At this age, the milk is still most important.  What you describe as him wanting, is great for this age.  At 5 months, that's a lot of solids and the milk has way more nutritional value than the solids.  You can probably scale back on the solids too and replace with milk.
Title: Re: 5mo wants more more more
Post by: chesterella on March 28, 2012, 11:56:00 am
So should he always have a bottle after each solid? Thank you for your feedback :)
Title: Re: 5mo wants more more more
Post by: RachelC on March 28, 2012, 12:44:53 pm
I think right now as he is still showing hunger, a bottle with the solids is best.
Title: Re: 5mo wants more more more
Post by: Buntybear on March 28, 2012, 18:48:56 pm
Hi, I agree with Rachel. Milk has more calories than fruit and veg  :)