OHbaby! Forums : Solids before Milk - routine?? https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 17:15:03 +0000 Fri, 16 May 2008 08:56:27 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=16240 <![CDATA[OHbaby! Forums]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[Solids before Milk - routine?? : bumped for kylahsmum our routine...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=385193&title=solids-before-milk-routine#385193 Author: popcorn
Subject: 16240
Posted: 16 May 2008 at 8:56am

bumped for kylahsmum

our routine now is roughly and very changeable

7pm: Breakfast. a jar and a piece of toast
8.30: sleep
10: bottle when wakes, morning tea if hungry
11.30:lunch usually home cooked meal, sandwiches, fruit
12-3:sleep
3:30ish bottle when wakes and some afternoon tea if hungry
6pm:dinner as family he has whatever we are having basically
7pm:bottle and bed

we are still working on the morning tea and afternoon tea thing he is not really interested, i tried bottles an hour after meals but not interested either so thats whats workign for us at the moment for how long who knows...
]]> Fri, 16 May 2008 08:56:27 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=385193&title=solids-before-milk-routine#385193 <![CDATA[Solids before Milk - routine?? : Kate used to go nuts for her bottle...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=377035&title=solids-before-milk-routine#377035 Author: aqua36
Subject: 16240
Posted: 07 May 2008 at 10:15am

Kate used to go nuts for her bottle first thing in the morning as well so I was surprised when she wasn't too fazed not having it.  She'll even sit happily playing on the floor while I make her breakfast.

I literally swapped everything aroung.  Sometimes I give her a bottle before her afternoon sleep, sometimes not it really depends on her cues..  I'm finding that she is eating more of her solids now as well. 

]]> Wed, 07 May 2008 10:15:34 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=377035&title=solids-before-milk-routine#377035 <![CDATA[Solids before Milk - routine?? : ok might try it and see how it...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=376595&title=solids-before-milk-routine#376595 Author: popcorn
Subject: 16240
Posted: 06 May 2008 at 8:37pm

ok might try it and see how it goes, so better start snacks now too! such an ongoing process!]]> Tue, 06 May 2008 20:37:44 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=376595&title=solids-before-milk-routine#376595 <![CDATA[Solids before Milk - routine?? : Yeah try it and see, if you drop...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=376578&title=solids-before-milk-routine#376578 Author: cuppatea
Subject: 16240
Posted: 06 May 2008 at 8:24pm

Yeah try it and see, if you drop the bottle he may eat more solids for lunch and you can always offer him water at 11.
I still give Spencer milk first thing in the morning, if I turned up without a bottle he would go mental, no way he would let me change his bum and stick him in his highchair for breakfast without having his bottle first!!!!
Our routine is one of the ones above.]]> Tue, 06 May 2008 20:24:52 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=376578&title=solids-before-milk-routine#376578 <![CDATA[Solids before Milk - routine?? : he loves his milk! He goes crazy...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=376542&title=solids-before-milk-routine#376542 Author: popcorn
Subject: 16240
Posted: 06 May 2008 at 7:52pm

he loves his milk! He goes crazy for it first thing in the morning, do you think it would be ok to try miss the 11oclock bottle? he doesnt seem to be particularly interested in that one and I could do an earlier lunch ?]]> Tue, 06 May 2008 19:52:38 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=376542&title=solids-before-milk-routine#376542 <![CDATA[Solids before Milk - routine?? : I found that when I swapped to...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=376540&title=solids-before-milk-routine#376540 Author: cuppatea
Subject: 16240
Posted: 06 May 2008 at 7:49pm

I found that when I swapped to solids first Spencer just dropped the morning bottle and then a little while later when eating more at meals and snacks he dropped the afternoon one. I would just follow his cues and expect that sometimes that may still want extra bottles, like when they are ill and don't each as much solids etc.]]> Tue, 06 May 2008 19:49:51 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=376540&title=solids-before-milk-routine#376540 <![CDATA[Solids before Milk - routine?? : T turns 8 months tomorrow, so...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=376529&title=solids-before-milk-routine#376529 Author: popcorn
Subject: 16240
Posted: 06 May 2008 at 7:41pm

T turns 8 months tomorrow, so I am thinking of how to attack the whole cutting out a bottle thing also. What have others done? ]]> Tue, 06 May 2008 19:41:19 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=376529&title=solids-before-milk-routine#376529 <![CDATA[Solids before Milk - routine?? : Thanks for sharing your routines...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=354648&title=solids-before-milk-routine#354648 Author: aqua36
Subject: 16240
Posted: 14 April 2008 at 11:51am

Thanks for sharing your routines - it really helps to know we are pretty similair to other babies.  ]]> Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:51:54 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=354648&title=solids-before-milk-routine#354648 <![CDATA[Solids before Milk - routine?? : You could try doing milk before...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=354301&title=solids-before-milk-routine#354301 Author: Nikki
Subject: 16240
Posted: 13 April 2008 at 10:09pm

You could try doing milk before breakie for a while still. Thats what I do (but more because its still a BF and I can do it in bed). If you do dinner slightly earlier that may get her to take more at the last feed too. Or just add formula on the cereal and some other dairy products like yoghurt/cheese. 500-600mls is fine, so I wouldn't worry as long as its about 500mls in total. Jakes a little older but has had this routine for about a month or so: (very much like Spencers actually)

6.45/7am - Up and breastfeed
8am - Breakfast (Cereal, toast, fruit)
9.45/10am - Morning Tea (Yoghurt / dairy food)
10-12 - Nap
12.30 Lunch (Meat/veges, dessert/fruit/mashed banana and avocado, curskets / crackers plus other finger food)
2ish - Bottle
2.30-3.30 - Nap
3.30/4 - Afternoon Tea (rice crackers / apple juice "ice block" / bikkies / fruit)
5pm - Dinner (Meat and veges, finger food etc)
6.30 - bath
6.45/7pm - Bottle and bed.

He is also getting ready for one nap I think -- he was doing about 1.5 hours in the morning - but now its 2-2.5 hours most days .... and his afternoon nap can be as short as 20 mins in the car some days (but usually an hour if we're at home).
]]> Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:09:34 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=354301&title=solids-before-milk-routine#354301 <![CDATA[Solids before Milk - routine?? : The only thing I would suggest...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=353136&title=solids-before-milk-routine#353136 Author: miss
Subject: 16240
Posted: 12 April 2008 at 1:39pm

The only thing I would suggest is that you give an extra bottle before the second nap, to get an extra 100mls into bubs. Milk before bed is also a good sleep association at this age I find.]]> Sat, 12 Apr 2008 13:39:04 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=353136&title=solids-before-milk-routine#353136 <![CDATA[Solids before Milk - routine?? : I live in hope! I get the occassional...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=352574&title=solids-before-milk-routine#352574 Author: Jessica
Subject: 16240
Posted: 11 April 2008 at 7:46pm

I live in hope! I get the occassional longer one, like Mum2ella, said no rhyme or reason for it]]> Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:46:59 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=352574&title=solids-before-milk-routine#352574 <![CDATA[Solids before Milk - routine?? : Jessica, you may find he starts...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=352572&title=solids-before-milk-routine#352572 Author: kebakat
Subject: 16240
Posted: 11 April 2008 at 7:44pm

Jessica, you may find he starts stretching out one of the sleeps. This is what Daniel has done I think in prep for wanting 1 day sleep (eeeek!)]]> Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:44:36 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=352572&title=solids-before-milk-routine#352572 <![CDATA[Solids before Milk - routine?? : Interesting to see everyones routines,...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=352569&title=solids-before-milk-routine#352569 Author: Jessica
Subject: 16240
Posted: 11 April 2008 at 7:42pm

Interesting to see everyones routines, I am still giving milk before solids but think i will change soon. Also nice to see that others have little darlings who don't have big sleeps during the day. Lachie is good at night and has 2 one hour sleeps a day. He wakes up happy so I have got over worrying about it. But I hope that he might stretch them out sometime - probably dreaming!]]> Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:42:43 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=352569&title=solids-before-milk-routine#352569 <![CDATA[Solids before Milk - routine?? : Spencer&#039;s rough routine 7.30am...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=352513&title=solids-before-milk-routine#352513 Author: cuppatea
Subject: 16240
Posted: 11 April 2008 at 6:19pm

Spencer's rough routine

7.30am Bottle (180-200ml)
8.30am Breakfast
10am bed
11.30am awake
12pm lunch
1pm bottle (180-200ml)
1.30pm bed
4pm awake
5pm Dinner
6-7pm bottle and bed (180-200ml

We only went down to 3 bottles last weekend up until then he was still having a bottle normally in the afternoon but sometimes in the morning depending on how the day was going.
Also some days Spencer only has the afternoon nap and sometimes that nap doesn't last very long. Yesterday across the whole day he only had one nap of 1.5hrs, I just think that they are starting to not need the sleep as much everyday. He had more naps today and always naps well on Monday after swimming. ]]> Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:19:35 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=352513&title=solids-before-milk-routine#352513 <![CDATA[Solids before Milk - routine?? : We are still giving Sam 4 bottles...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=352395&title=solids-before-milk-routine#352395 Author: Mama2two
Subject: 16240
Posted: 11 April 2008 at 4:42pm

We are still giving Sam 4 bottles as she only drinks about 100-150ml per bottle. She has between 500-600mls in total a day too.
Plunket has told us to drop a bottle, but I just nodded at them and then did what is best for Sam.
It sounds like Kate's routine and intake is just fine to me ]]> Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:42:44 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=352395&title=solids-before-milk-routine#352395 <![CDATA[Solids before Milk - routine?? : Kate is eight months, she sleeps...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=352350&title=solids-before-milk-routine#352350 Author: aqua36
Subject: 16240
Posted: 11 April 2008 at 4:17pm

Kate is eight months, she sleeps through the night so shouldn't worry about huh?

Kate will only have 100-150 mls at any one milk feed. Before we changed she was having 4 bottles of 150-180mls. Has never drunk 200mls consistently, so I suppose I can't really expect her to do so now either.

Thanks for sharing your routines - has put my mind to rest.]]> Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:17:44 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=352350&title=solids-before-milk-routine#352350 <![CDATA[Solids before Milk - routine?? : That sounds similar to our routine...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=352303&title=solids-before-milk-routine#352303 Author: ShellandBella
Subject: 16240
Posted: 11 April 2008 at 3:29pm

That sounds similar to our routine (we have just started solids before milk and its going well). Bella's routine is something like this...

6-6.30am Wake and breakfast
7.30 - 8am Bottle (200mls)
9am Nap
10.30am Snack
11.30am Lunch
12.30pm Bottle (200mls)
2-3pm Nap
3-4ish Snack
5.30pm Dinner
6.30pm Bottle (200mls) and bed

Lots of water offered throughout the day too (at every meal and snack time)

She has put on over a kilo in the last month since the change, so I'm happy. As for the day sleeps, can't help you - Bella is a crap sleeper during the day, but sleeps 12 hours at night, so I guess there has to be a bit of give and take!!

Hope that helps! ]]> Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:29:07 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=352303&title=solids-before-milk-routine#352303 <![CDATA[Solids before Milk - routine?? : That sounds almost exactly like...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=352276&title=solids-before-milk-routine#352276 Author: kebakat
Subject: 16240
Posted: 11 April 2008 at 2:57pm

That sounds almost exactly like Daniels routine apart from the night bedtime. When he was doing catnaps like that I put him to bed before 6:30pm. Now though I have extended out his naps to be from 10am-11:15 and 2:30-4pm]]> Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:57:55 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=352276&title=solids-before-milk-routine#352276 <![CDATA[Solids before Milk - routine?? : How old is your bubs? Ella&#039;s...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=352264&title=solids-before-milk-routine#352264 Author: Mum2ET
Subject: 16240
Posted: 11 April 2008 at 2:44pm

How old is your bubs?

Ella's routine is

Between 5-6am- milk and then back to sleep
7 wake up and b/fast
9 am milk and then sleeps until 10.30
10.30 small snack
12 lunch
1/1.30 milk
1.30-3 sleep
3 afternoon tea
5pm dinner
6.15 bath
6.30 milk, then story and in bed by 6.45

don't know how many mls she is currently drinking as she is b/f but I have got told by plunket to drop a feed...but I can't see that happening in the near future.

No ideas sorry how to extend the daytime sleeps, Ella seems to go through cycles where sometimes she will only sleep for 45 mins and other times will sleep up to 2 21/2 hrs (no rhyme or reason to it).



Edited by Mum2Ella]]> Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:44:21 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=352264&title=solids-before-milk-routine#352264 <![CDATA[Solids before Milk - routine?? : Yep that routine sounds good to...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=352248&title=solids-before-milk-routine#352248 Author: Kellz
Subject: 16240
Posted: 11 April 2008 at 2:23pm

Yep that routine sounds good to me! Although ours always has been more like 6.15am- 6.15pm!

Kids sleeps vary heaps tho. Isla has never slept longer than 11 1/2-12 hrs at night, and 2 hrs in the day sounds good to me! But I think the recommneded is 1 1/2 hrs twice. No idea how to stretch it out tho.
]]> Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:23:34 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=352248&title=solids-before-milk-routine#352248 <![CDATA[Solids before Milk - routine?? : Last week plunket line suggested...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=352240&title=solids-before-milk-routine#352240 Author: aqua36
Subject: 16240
Posted: 11 April 2008 at 2:17pm

Last week plunket line suggested I change my bubs routine to solids before her milk. So far she seems to be coping but is only drinking between 400-500 mls over the day, and the reccommended amount is 600mls.
Her day goes like this:
7am Breakfast - cereal, fruit and toast
8.30 Milk
9 am bed
10 am - wakes (a catnap child!) Give her a drink of water and snack in here
11-30 - 12 Lunch
1.30 bed (only sleeps an hour)
3pm Milk
Has a snack in here somewhere - depends on her
5.30 Dinner
7 pm Milk and bed

Plunket said not to give her milk in her mid day wake time but have been giving her a bottle to help build up milk amount

What routines do other people have? Needing to see if on the right track. Also any suggestions for sleeping longer during the day. Thanks

Edited by aqua36]]> Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:17:43 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16240&PID=352240&title=solids-before-milk-routine#352240