6 month old night waking often

[Colin Macs Mom]

that's what I get for not scrolling up 

How much does she eat?

[saree's mom]

I dont know?
I am BF, so it is hard to tell, this is her eating schedule:

8 am BF,
12 pm EBM (she eats alot at this feeding, i think she is overeating here alittle, but am not sure if i should stop it since she is not big for her age at all (she is 15 and half lbs.) she'll at a good 7 oz. usually and today she ate 9 oz.!)
4 pm - formula - she eats less here prob abt 4-5 oz. (she gobbles all my EBM by 1st feeding, none left
6pm - cluster feed - BF
7 pm - solids (veggies or fruits mixed with cereal)
followed by bath and bed
10:30 - DF
Her nursing is usually abt 5-7 min of  gulping, followed by a lot of twisting and turning while she snacks for another 10 min. after that i figure she is just not hungry. I try not to force her too much if she is acting very disinterested i give up. Maybe i should start giving her solids twice a day
whadya think??

[Colin Macs Mom]

I guess I'm wondering about hunger... solids don't always help too much since they're more about bulk than calories, but it can't hurt to try!

[saree's mom]

i hear what your saying, however i feed her till she is no longer interested so other than giving her more solids what more can i do??

[Colin Macs Mom]

Not much unfortunately. Are you sure that you don't have a supply problem or anything like that? Just trying to think of possibilities.

[saree's mom]

I pump twice a day and when i drink normally (which i often forget to do) i yeild about 4 oz. each time, hard to tell bec the bottle i pump into and the bag i pour it into to store,  show diff amounts, i guess anywhere between 4-5 oz. Is that good? She drinks almost all of my EBM per day in one sitting (thats 7-9 oz., but by her 2nd bottle of formula she drinks alot less), but i read a diff thread where they often overeat a little with bottles over BF so i figured that was y she drinks so much by bottles. I would think 5-6 oz. is abt how much she should on average be drinking each feeding, is that right?

I would offer her a bottle after a feeding if i thought it was a supply issue however i usually stop BF bec she isnt interested anymore, she keeps pulling away every second. So i figure she is full....   Am i figuring incorrectly ??

[Colin Macs Mom]

I don't think so. I am not able to BF so I'm no expert, but if she's pulling away like that, I think it's safe to assume she's full.

[saree's mom]

Yeah i agree, so u think i should give her more solids? Start twice a day? Dont want to give her too much.
I see ppl posting their EASY routine and their lo eats a few Tbs. of solids, she eat almost a 4 oz. jar when i offer it to her.

[saree's mom]

Do you think i should post by the thread about solids...to see if i shoud be giving it to her more than once a day? How do i know when to increase her intake?

[Colin Macs Mom]

That's great that she's such a good eater already!! Posting on the solids board can't hurt - I may not be the best person to ask since we started solids at 4.5 mo and DS has always eaten everything not nailed down. Weaning was a piece of cake, he pretty much did it himself.

[saree's mom]

Yeah she also started around that age and she loves food, but she does have some nites where she is totally not interested, i think she is just too tired those nites bec i give it like after 6 
i want to start giving her fruit in those mesh bags, she would love that and i have to make her some soup with ground up veggies and chicken. I guess i should give her solids in the am as well.
Its so selfish of me, i dont want my nanny to give her her food. I guess i have to get over myself and deal with the fact that i just cant be there for all the fun stuff. 

[Colin Macs Mom]

Those mesh bags are awesome - Colin adored it because he so badly wanted to be able to feed himself but was nowhere near coordinated enough yet. But with those, he could.    Good things that worked for us in them was avocado, banana, mango... basically anything squishy. They're good for anything with seeds too, like raspberries since they filter out the seeds.

[saree's mom]

oooh hadnt thought of avocado, yumm gotta buy some fruits this weekend, ill just have to try one a day bec they are new foods, yay so much fun!!!
Rasberries i would think are too sour, no?

[Colin Macs Mom]

Avocado was one of the first things we gave Colin and he loved it - and still does    He loves raspberries too, just taste one first and make sure it's not tart.

[saree's mom]

Lol thanks, cant wait!
Ill keep u posted.......