Hi everyone
DS is just over 9m old and HV said at last weigh in that I should be dropping one of his milk feeds now, and the Mum's I know from BF group with LOs same age are all pretty much down to BF am and pm, snacks in the day.
I swapped BFing in afternoon for a bottle at 7 months as DS was so distractable, and then the midmorning BF for a bottle at 8 months, and I never fed on demand, always had a feeding routine, so DS doesn't 'ask' for milk, but gets excited as soon as he sees the bottle and is always hungry for it, however in the day he only has small feeds, sometimes only taking a couple of ounces. He eats solids really well most days, especially b/fast & dinner - lunch is a bit more hit and miss.
I don't want to drop the am milk, as it suits us to have a later lunch, and the milk sees him through, and the pm milk really isn't affecting his food intake, so why drop it?
So - my question is this - should I be dropping a milk feed yet? If not, when should I drop it, and how much 'snack' do I replace it with? - Thanks

Current EASY
6.15 - 6.45 wake up
7am - 6 oz bottle
8.30 - about 6-8 Tbs cereal in cow's milk (120ml/6oz) plus fruit eg 1/2 a banana
11.30 - I offer 4oz milk, he usually drinks it all, but occasionally not
12.30/13.00 - finger foods eg 1 slice bread with cream cheese, fruit, plain yogurt
15.00 - I offer 3oz milk, usually drinks all
17.00 - usually about 90ml (6 tbs)of home cooked food mashed up plus cooked veg pieces followed by fruit pieces
18.45 - BF plus top up of formula (takes between 1-3 oz of the top up)