DS will be 8 months this week. He has not been regularly on solids until this week, due to allergies (FPIES), reflux and a severe tongue tie. This week it all seems to be going much better. He is having pears and lamb. He is eating solids before getting his formula feeds because he was refusing all solids for a while and that was the only way to get him to eat anything.
He still has a NF and is generally drinking a large amount of formula (35 oz average).
This is a typical day:
NF 4:00 6 oz
Solids 7:30 2 oz of pears
Bottle 8:30 7 oz
Solids 12:00 1 oz of lamb and sometimes some pears for desert (usually is not that hungry for this)
Bottle 1:00 7 oz
Bottle 4:00 7 oz
Bottle 7:30 7 7oz
Some days he will take smaller feeds.
Is the quantity of solids reasonable? I find the lunch is small, especially considering that he's having it prior to his milk feeds. I've decreased his bottles from 8 oz to 7 oz yesterday to try and reduce his overall amount, but then I realized maybe I should instead try to wean his night bottle now that he's more established on solids? We're trialling Quinoa starting Tuesday so hopefully if that works, his meals would be even more filling than they are now.
I know that solids are not important for his nutrition in the first year, but considering his difficult history with them, I want him to be able to enjoy eating and make it a fun experience, and I want him to see solids as a good way to get his calories as well. We had a while of solids refusal and now it's going well so I'd like to continue that and have him see his solids meal as fun!
