How much food for a 7 month old?
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Topic: How much food for a 7 month old?
Posted By: denny25
Subject: How much food for a 7 month old?
Date Posted: 29 March 2009 at 7:12pm
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Ava has been on solids since she was 5 1/2 months. How much should i be giving her at each feed (she has watties babyfood).
Should i be feeding her until she turns her head away or should i be feeding her a set amount? The reason why i ask is because she has been rejecting her milk lately. |
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Posted By: LeahandJoel
Date Posted: 30 March 2009 at 9:07am
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Joel started not drinking his milk, and then not wanting his solids after his milk so I swapped them around and he has his solids at least 1/2 to 3/4 hr before his milk. He is still drinking at least 180mls per feed. For his solids he has at least the equivelent of 1 and a half small jars plus either soft fruit/cruskit with marmite/girl guide biscut/toast......the boy can eat!!!! -------------  
 
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Posted By: angel4
Date Posted: 30 March 2009 at 9:15am
| Do you give her milk first? My son henry eats huge amounts (its unbelievable). Though sometimes i tell him that he's had enough. I would feed her untill you think shes had enough. Keep in mind though she may want quite a bit. On a typical day Henry eats 1 wheatbix with apple for breakfast, 5meatballs, a marmite sandwhich and a pear for lunch, and half a cup of meat with a cup of mashed veges for dinner. And sometimes he has an afternoon snack. Seriously i never knew a baby could eat so much. And i don't think im over feeding him. |
Posted By: denny25
Date Posted: 30 March 2009 at 3:53pm
| Yep Ava has her milk first. Sounds like Henry is eating really well - meatballs and sandwiches - Ava cant even handle mashed with soft pieces very well!!! |
Posted By: angel4
Date Posted: 30 March 2009 at 4:23pm
| hes been on solids since 4 1/2 months though and he also has 8 teeth so he can chew. I dont know if henry has been drinking less milk though cuz he is breastfed. Plus he's a guts lol |
Posted By: Luckymama23
Date Posted: 01 April 2009 at 11:44am
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Yeh Jack is rejecting milk too, I give him a breast feed first, then he has 1 can/jar of baby food 3times a day, and sometimes some toast or a cruskit too.
We were told to try giving him milk out of a sippy cup instead. As he seems to prefer them to bottles. |