Weaning df before solide fully established?

[Saskin]

Hi, I started offering solids to my lo this week. He will be 5 months on the 16th.  He drinks... A lot!!  And that's why I introduced solids early.  He's on a 4hr easy.  I am currently offering him 1 oz solids only once a day around 8-830.  I can't give him his pears fast enough!!  I have reduced the DF from 7-8 to 6 only because he was starting to not take as much in the morning but waking up hungry from his nap.  He is often eating full 8oz bottles at his feeds so I'm wondering if I can reduce oz in the DF and instead of offering him more milk at his feeds since he's already at 8oz, start to add another solid meal of an oz at a time? 

[RachelC]

How much is he actually drinking?  Solids won't fill him up anymore, but maybe he needs more formula during the day and doesn't need it so much at the DF.... is he sleeping through other than the DF?

[Saskin]

He is drinking 7-8 oz at every feeding.  7am, 11am, 3pm and 7pm.  He has been sleeping through since very early on... he doesn't even wake for his df.  I'm not necessarily trying to fill him up more... Just wondering if he taps out his four bottles at 8 oz... where will those extra oz go? 

[Nauvoo]

We weaned the df way before solids became established.  We weaned at 5 months, DD was taking about 4-5 ounces a feed 5 times a day plus we had just barely begun solids, and had no problem dropping the df.  Dropped all night feeds at 12 weeks and never looked back even weaning the df early on.

[Saskin]

Yay!!  Thank you!  I will continue reducing by an oz every 4 days while bringing it 30 min earlier.