Not drinking much at second bottle

[scucci1979]

Hi ladies

My DD has been drinking 6ozs in the morning then 2tbspns of cereal one hour later.  I am not sure if I should reduce the amount of cereal because when it comes to her second milk feed.  She only drinks 2-3ozs out 0f 6.

7:30 bottle 6oz sometimes 7
Solids 8:30 2tblspns of cereal
Bottle 12:pm (here is where we struggle)
Solids 1-2tspn of veggies
Bottle around 5pm 5oz
Last bottle between 7-7:30pm 7-8ozs

Any suggestions?

[K's mom]

Since I've started giving my DD breakfast every morning I've noticed her 2nd bottle has gotten smaller too.  At 8:00 a.m. she'll eat anywhere from 6-8 for her first, then have her oatmeal & fruit around 9:15 which moves her "lunch" bottle to 12:30.  Oftentimes she's still full from her oatmeal and will then only eat 5 oz.  It's frustrating but then her 3rd bottle around 5 p.m. usually ends up being drained (8 oz) and she'll eat another big bottle right before bed around 8:15 p.m.  If I've given her solids for a "dinner" after 6 p.m. I definitely notice her last bottle is smaller.  She seems to regulate her milk intake based on how much solids she's had.  Could your DD be doing the same?

[~*Nicole*~]

Do you mix the cereal with formula/breastmilk? That's another thing to take into consideration. They may be taking in ounces you aren't thinking about if you do....which would lead me to not worry...if on the other hand you make the cereal with water or juice, then maybe try cutting back.

Also, how old are your los? My DD is 8 months and she has been on 3 solids meals a day for maybe a month and a half or so....she did great until a few weeks ago...then suddenly she started losing interest in finishing her mid-day bottles and we combined them. She went from bottles at 7, 11, 3, and 7 to bottles at 7, 12/1 ish and 7...with a snack and water or juice around 3. Sometimes I try to sneak in another 4 ounces if I think she's up for it, but overall I don't stress as she still takes 8 oz for each of her three bottles.

[scucci1979]

My lo is six months and does the exact same thing as tess5b's DD. I mix the cereal with water and I am sure she can eat it until she explodes. She does drain her 3rd bottle around 5pm and then another big bottle around 7:30pm.  I have just introduced 1-2 tspn of veggies at lunch.  It is very frusterating.