Need examples of Daily Feed Schedule for 6 month old Please

[romomma]

Hi,
I've lurked on this wonderful site for awhile but this is my frst post.I am a Breastfeeding mom whose DS has made the transition to some solids but I would really love to see what other moms are doing as far as their schedule. I am pumping mainly now so I know exactly how much milk he is getting but I'm having trouble figuring out exactly how much solids he should be getting. He's loving bananas, sweet potatoes, and carrots right now. He loved rice cereal and oatmeal but both made him violently ill. My Dr. says that's extremely rare but just to try again later.
Thanks in advance fopr any help!

[shelliz]

My daughter just turned 6 months on the 15th and I have just begun veggies. I held off on fruits b/c I didn't want her to get too much of a sweet tooth. My daughter is breastfed, but I don't pump so I don't know exactly how much she is getting. Here is my schedule.

7:00 a.m.  Wake,
7:10  BF
8:00 solids (2 tbs of veggie and rice cereal)
9:00 Nap (1 1/2 hrs)
11:00  BF
12:00 Solids (same as above)
1:30 Nap (1 1/2 hrs)
3:00 BF
4:00 Solids (same as above)
6:00 bath
7:00 BF
7:20 bed time

DD also gets a dreamfeed at 10:30 and one other feeding around 5:00 a.m.

In between the times after waking and eating, my daughter has activity time. My dd also enjoys a bit of water in a sippy cup with her meals. So far we have tried Zucchini, Squash and avacados. She did not like the avacados...but we will keep trying.  DD only bf for about 10 minutes. She chug-a-lugs!  During the day she is extremely distracted so I usually try to take her into my room and dim the lights and make it really quiet. I worry that she isn't getting enough breastmilk. She weighed 14.1 lbs at her 6 month check-up. The Dr. said not to be too concerned, but I just make sure she still gets most of her feedings somewhere where she isn't too distracted. kwim?

Hope this helps!

Shelby

[LŠuren]

Welcome to the boards 

Here is our routine from 6months until now

7.00am wake up
7.30am milk feed 7oz
followed by breakfast (1.5 tablespoon of readybreak and 2 small icecubes of fruit)
12.00 milk feed 6oz
followed by lunch (either 2 large or 3 small ice cubes of veggies and pasta/rice/chicken) + 1/2 to a full petite filous or jelly
4.30pm milk feed 6oz
followed by tea (same as lunch with no dessert)
6.00 I have started giving him a snack when DH and I eat our tea; either small sandwich, small rusk or organix rice cake.
7.15 - 7.30 pm milk feed 10oz
No dreamfeed or night waking for feed.

We have tried most veggies and basic fruits (not much available at this time of year), also introduced pasta, rice, chicken and beef
HTH's

[*Natasha*]

At 6months we had just introduced meal 3 this is what it looked like:

7am - Wake
7.30am - Bottle 8ozs
8.15am - Cereal mixed with milk
Nap
12pm - Lunch yoghurt or custard mixed with fruit
1pm - Bottle 8ozs
Nap
5pm - Dinner Veges and just introduced meat at this time.
Bath
6.30pm - Bottle 8ozs
7pm - Bed for the night

[romomma]

Thank you all so much for your help in sharing your shedules.
It makes me feel a bit more sane to see I'm not that off. 
I do have a couple questions if you don't mind-
*To Calums_Mum- Can you tell me more about the small and large ice cubes of fruit?
*To Natasha Wells- I've only heard not to give cow milk before one year. Are there exceptions or have you found a special type of yogurt or custard?

Thanks again!

[LŠuren]

romomma

Ok, its nothing technical, it just depends on where I have bought my icecube trays, some are in the shaoe of heart ot stars,etc and a little smaller. 

[KellyC]

Hi

It's fine to use cow's milk as part of your baby's diet from 6 months (eg. milk on cereal, in yogurt etc.) but you shouldn't use it as your baby's main drink until they're a year old as it doesn't have all the nutrients they need.

HTH
Kelly x

[Sarahboh]

This is what Ella has been following now since just before 6 months.
7:30am wake and bottle(6-7ounces)
9:00am 1 tbsp rice cereal or oatmeal+5 tsp total fruit and veggies+1 ounce formula
10:00am-11:45 nap
11:45am 5-7 ounces
12:30 rest of formula if didn't take up to 7 at 11:45am
1:00am 5-9 tsp veggies
2:00(2:15)nap-3:45 nap
3:45 6-8 ounces
5:30 2tbsp rice cereal, 2-3 ounces formula, 3-6 tsp veggies/fruit total
6:30bath, massage
6:45 bottle 6-7 ounces
7:00pm bed
no dreamfeed and no nightfeedings. I hope this helps! Feel free if you have any questions to ask 

[*Natasha*]

Dito to what Kelly said