am I feeding DS enough solids?

DS started cereal almost 3 weeks ago. We started with just a teaspoon and now he's up to a heeping tablespoon. He gets the cereal as his "dinner" and then he gets a 6 oz bottle. After having cereal for 2 weeks, we've now started with fruits and veggies. He had applesauce for 4 days and now he's onto carrots. I give him a slightly overflowing teaspoon of fruit/veggie at lunch time and then his 6 oz bottle.
Should I also be giving him cereal in the am for breakfast?

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This is Steve's menu. He eats all the stage one fruits and veggies, with exception of peas. They are way too gassy for him.

5am-4oz
7am-2 tablespoons cereal, 1/2 jar of fruit and 4 oz
11 or 12 - 4 oz and 1/2 or whole jar (depending on how hungry...if he eats 1/2 and wants more, I give him the rest) of veggies. Little fruit for "desert."
1, 1:30 - 4 oz
5-4 oz
6-2 tablespoons cereal, 1/2 jar of fruit and 2 or 3 ozs
8-6 oz

Wow, now that I write it down, it looks like a lot. I thought he wasn't eating enough

He wont take more than 4 oz at a bottle since he has been eating the solids (he used to drink 8 oz bottles, so I don't get it ) and he looks for another 4 oz about an hour after his solid meal. Sometimes I feel like I'm always feeding him!


I think Luka is eating enough. You can try giving him cereal and apples at night before his last bottle. Then, if he likes that after a week or two, give him the veggies at lunch. that is what I did. Now, Steven gets mad if he doesn't get his veggies at lunch

ETA: Oops, I see thaty ou give him the cereal at dinner. Maybe try giving him some in the morning.

Message edited 3/21/2007 3:05:43 PM.

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How old his he?

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He'll be 5 months this week.

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Considering lots of people do no solids until 6 months, whatever amount you are giving is fine. Its just practice at this point, the nutrition is still from BF/Formula.

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my dds are 5 months, here is their schedule.

8am 7 oz and 2 tbsp of cereal and 1/2 tbsp of fruit
12pm 7 oz and 1 and 1/2 tbsp fruit or veggie
4pm 7 oz and 2 tbsp of cereal and 1 and 1/2 tbsp of veggie
8pm 7 oz

We just introduce the fruit with the morning cereal a couple of days ago.

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sorry to invade, but how do you girls know when to start solids? my ds turns 5 mos. at the end of the month---

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My dd will be 6 mos 4/6. She is getting two teaspoons of cereal in the am along with 2 teaspoons of apple sauce. Then for lunch and dinner I give her at least two teaspoons veggies...maybe more depending on how hungry she is.

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