7 month old, feeding routine ...

[haych86]

We went to see the HV yesterday and I mentioned that Alfie is having 4 bottles of formula a day at the moment but is playing with his 3rd bottle of the day and not really seeming like he wants/needs it so it gets wasted. So I have come up with a new feeding routine for him. Testing it out today.

Does this seem ok? the times are not always exact we do give or take half an hour but its a rough routine, I feed Jars and home made depending on situation (where we are etc)

7am - wake
7.30am - 7oz bottle
8.30am - Breakfast (toast/porridge) few sips of water
10.00am -Snack of fruit (only if seeming hungry)
12.30pm - Lunch (equivalent of 1 stage 1 Jar) Water
2.30pm - 7oz bottle
4.30/5pm - Dinner ( Equivalent of 1 stage 1 jar meal and 1/2 a stage 1 jar of pudding)
6.50pm - 7oz Bottle
7pm - Bed (sleeps through until morning)

I will also offer water if he seems thirsty through out the day (only sips)

 

[Amy_J]

sounds good to me, ifhe was toying with a bottle its deffo worth dropping it & see how it goes. i experiemented for a good week or so with my lo as he was only taking a few onxes of completely refusing his afternoon bottle, and now he only has one 9oz bottle at bedtime, and one 6oz bottle when he wakes around 8. i also make his cereal etc with milk to get a bit more in him that way! good luck let us know how it goes!!!

 

[Lacey's Mummy]

That looks perfect to me. It def sounds like he want to drop that bottle.

 

[haych86]

Well so far so good on this routine, he's coping well, seemed bit thirsty around lunch time so I gave him some extra water but other than that he's doing well. Only thing I keep worrying is he will get dehydrated lol

 

[Lacey's Mummy]

He'll be ok. Charley only drinks around 2-3oz's of juice a day.

 

[haych86]

He'll be ok. Charley only drinks around 2-3oz's of juice a day.

How much FF or BF does he take hun?

 

[Lacey's Mummy]

He's on 3 8oz bottles x x

 

[Yodabo]

Thats the same routine we have with Drake. It works for us! He loves water so i do offer him quite a bit especially with it being warmer, i'm not worried about his water intake as he obviously needs it and it doesn't affect him drinking his milk at all.

 

[twinkle84]

Gosh after reading your LO feeding routine im a bit worried! does my 7 month old have enough?!

7am - 7oz bottle
9am - breakfast made with milk
11:30 - dinner (equivalent) half a jar with pudding (yogurt or fruit) and 3 to 4oz bottle
3:30 - tea (equivalent) half jar with finger foods and yogurt or fruit (opposite to dinner) 3 to 4oz bottle
7pm - 8oz bottle!

Obviously offer juice regulary and sometimes give him bits of what I'm having to try inbeteeen! This doesn't seem a lot but he sleeps 7:30 - 7am and is happy and content and weighs 20lbs x

 

[Snappykat]

My boys are coming up for 7 months and dropped a bottle down to 3 about 4 weeks ago. Our routine is virtually the same except I must have hungrier babies as they eat and drink more

 

[haych86]

Gosh after reading your LO feeding routine im a bit worried! does my 7 month old have enough?!

7am - 7oz bottle
9am - breakfast made with milk
11:30 - dinner (equivalent) half a jar with pudding (yogurt or fruit) and 3 to 4oz bottle
3:30 - tea (equivalent) half jar with finger foods and yogurt or fruit (opposite to dinner) 3 to 4oz bottle
7pm - 8oz bottle!

Obviously offer juice regulary and sometimes give him bits of what I'm having to try inbeteeen! This doesn't seem a lot but he sleeps 7:30 - 7am and is happy and content and weighs 20lbs x

Alfie is just a mega hungry boy but always seems thirsty lol, he weighs 21lb 7oz and is 76cm in length so very tall and slim lol looks like a 1 year old.

 

[Lois]

I'll write how we're doing it now, we've JUST switched routines but seems to be working so far

7am - Wake up
7-8am - Breakfast (Porridge, made with follow on milk and then a rusk) and a bottle (follow on milk for first drink of the day 9oz)
9am - Half an hour nap
Then this is where I would go out, when he wakes up at 9.30/9.45 because theres nothing to do for a while, but keeping him awake.
12- nap time
2.00 - Lunch - Sandwich or toast, and a pureed meal (he eats better at lunch so try and get as much down him as possible with lunch meal and a beaker of 4oz water (he'll drink about 2oz)
2.30- Infant milk 8oz
Then nothing until...
5 - dinner - Meat and veggies, pureed.
6- bath, bottle (infant milk 9oz) and in bed about 7

I've added on naps and stuff, even though you didn't ask for it Just seemed easier to just write it out so i remembered where the food fits in lmao x