How much solid food for a 7 month old?
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hi, i saw u guys feeding quite often. i was wondering. 'cause i went to the nurse yesterday. she told me feeding every 3hrs is too much. my baby is 6mths + and weight is top of the line. not over weight yet.
she told me b/w 4hrs is good. and one solid food a day to replace 1 milk time. so only need 4 milk each day.
but i never know if she is full or still hungry. as she dont cry or yell for food. and if i feed her, she just eat.
for milk, she rejects even not finishing it. but i think she is not full just loads of water in the stomach.
it seems everyone is doing differently so i am still finding out what best for her.
she told me b/w 4hrs is good. and one solid food a day to replace 1 milk time. so only need 4 milk each day.
but i never know if she is full or still hungry. as she dont cry or yell for food. and if i feed her, she just eat.
for milk, she rejects even not finishing it. but i think she is not full just loads of water in the stomach.
it seems everyone is doing differently so i am still finding out what best for her.
kake00 you must do what is right for you and your baby, there's no magic formula that works for all babies and the nurse can give you advice but she doesn't know your baby.
I say this every time a mum brings this up on here but don't pay too much attention to the line/percentiles, it's just one tool to tell if your baby is happy and healthy and should be looked at alongside behaviour, happiness, sleep, development and feeding.
Solids should be introduced slowly alongside milk feeds, like anything your baby does it takes time for your baby's digestive system to mature to the point where she will start getting benefit from the solids. It takes months for them to learn to walk so we cannot expect their digestive system to go from getting all their nutrition from milk to getting it all from a solid meal in a few weeks.
Go with your instincts and what your baby needs.
I say this every time a mum brings this up on here but don't pay too much attention to the line/percentiles, it's just one tool to tell if your baby is happy and healthy and should be looked at alongside behaviour, happiness, sleep, development and feeding.
Solids should be introduced slowly alongside milk feeds, like anything your baby does it takes time for your baby's digestive system to mature to the point where she will start getting benefit from the solids. It takes months for them to learn to walk so we cannot expect their digestive system to go from getting all their nutrition from milk to getting it all from a solid meal in a few weeks.
Go with your instincts and what your baby needs.
Gataloca
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My 7 month old still feed every 3 hours, but he only takes like 4oz at a time.
I guess for breastmilk, it is fine.. but not sure if he should increase the amount when combined feeding, as he will be drinking formula as well (I just started working, and I am expressing milk just two times a day).
I guess for breastmilk, it is fine.. but not sure if he should increase the amount when combined feeding, as he will be drinking formula as well (I just started working, and I am expressing milk just two times a day).