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Offline becky1969

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How to balance formula & solids at 8 months?
« on: August 27, 2006, 14:30:04 pm »
LO will be 8 months old tomorrow (how did THAT happen??). Anyway, I'm trying to figure out if he's cutting back on his formula too much.

About a month ago we ditched the DF, so he's down to 4 bottles a day. He used to drain 5 bottles when he was taking the DF. Now, after a month without it (and steadily increasing solids) he's taking two 6 oz. bottles and two 8 oz. bottles (both 8 oz. bottles are duirng his last awake period). He's having between 4-5 Tbs of solids at each of 3 meals. Is the fact that he's taking two 6 oz. bottles a sign that we should ease up on solids, or is this a natural step at 8 months? I don't want to decrease his formula intake too fast/too soon.

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Re: How to balance formula & solids at 8 months?
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2006, 14:42:25 pm »
At that age, average formula intake is around 26-32 oz per day, so it looks like he's doing just fine!
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Re: How to balance formula & solids at 8 months?
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2006, 15:29:43 pm »
do you think it's ok for me to keep increasing the amt of solids I offer?
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Re: How to balance formula & solids at 8 months?
« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2006, 18:13:32 pm »
Becky...

My Ds is 8months and on 3 bottles of 210ml and 3 solid meals a day.
He sleeps from 8pm-7am every day.

We just changed from 4 bottles to 3 about one week and hasn't effected him at all.

Andrea...