Hi
Thanks for replying!
The reason we don't want to cut down on the solids is on the advice of the HV, as she said that solids should become the main source of intake coming up to their first year, and as he's never liked milk, that we should push on with the solids, and try to get calcium into him in this form.
A couple of times when he's not taken his milk, we've not offered the solids, and it hasn't seemed to have made any difference to his intake of milk at the next few feeds.
We have a daily routine, but amounts vary enormously for both milk and solids, as some days he doesn't eat much of either!
6.30am wake
7.00am bottle
8.00am breakfast at nursery (usually yogurt, as has gone off rusks/cereal!)
11.30am bottle followed by solids
4.00pm bottle followed by solids
8.30pm bottle and bed
As you can see, we are already 4.5hours apart for feeds, and bed is already quite late at 8.30pm, but by giving him 4.5hours from last feed, it's best chance of getting him hungry enough to take some!