How much food for a 9mt old

[newbabe]

Not sure if this is an eating issue but our 9mth old who was a fantastic night sleeper is now not!  Im wondering if he is getting enough food. He seems very hungry, he finishes everything I give him and I wonder should I be giving him more.

He takes (about) 6 oz (6 ice cubes) per meal, three meals a day. Snacks in between are fruit (half banana or kiwi etc) or toasted bread (half slice) or rice cakes.

3 formula bottles (7 oz) and water in between (3-4 oz per day).

Last meal 5.30 pm, bed 8pm-7am (until last 10days)

Husband resorted to a bottle last night at 3am when lo wouldnt settle after 3hours, lo drained it in 2 min!

[sarahjoy]

Hi Newbabe.  My lo is 9 months as well and doesn't eat nearly as much as your lo does so I think it's all about each baby!  My lo maybe takes 2 oz per meal, with some finger food too.  He loves avocados and fruit as finger foods.  I think night time can get pretty wonky at this age since they're learning lots of new stuff.  I also think that if your lo is still getting enough milk than I would try and give him more food, it sounds like you're giving him good stuff.  My doc told us to let my lo be the judge of how much food he needs to eat at this age, babies at this age are good at lisening to their bodies about when they are full.  So I'd say offer him more milk or food and see what happens!  I would just be nervous about adding a night feed since you don't want to encourage night wakings (I know last night it was necessary!).  Maybe your lo needs a bottle right before bed?  Good luck!

[newbabe]

Thanks for that, did just that today (poor child had food in his mouth all day!!), he took nearly double amounts... so we will see how tonight goes. True it may be an age thing also. Yes, def dont want to get into a bottle at night. Will keep an eye on his weight he is in 90th centile so dont want him overweight either!

[~inbalance~]

Maybe he's going through a growth spurt!
Great that he loves to eat.