How many bottles and how many oz of formula is your 8mo old drinking?

Switching from EBF so have no idea what he normally eats in a day. Just looking for the average.

And, if u have time and feel like posting your solids schedule too that would be great!!

Re: How many bottles and how many oz of formula is your 8mo old drinking?

Caden is 8 months...

He gets 4 8oz bottles..sometimes only 3 it depends on if he wakes up for the early early morning bottle or not.

Breakfast
Yogurt with fruit 6-8oz of food
or
Toast with preserves and fruit

Bottle

Lunch
Tofu with Veggies
Gerber meat sticks with Veggies
Pasta with meat and Veggies

Snack
Piece of Cheese or Puffs

Bottle

Dinner
Same Variety as Lunch but with a dessert of fruit

Snack

Bottle

We have a general routine not a schedule..it keeps changing depending upon his needs..he keeps wanting more food and less bottle. Caden doesnt get baby cereal b/c he wont eat it but he gets 2 Tablespoons of Rice Cereal in each bottle b/c of his reflux.

Re: How many bottles and how many oz of formula is your 8mo old drinking?

my 7 month old drinks about 20 oz a day.

Re: How many bottles and how many oz of formula is your 8mo old drinking?

My dd is 7m right now but will be 8m on the 22nd.

Schedule:

breakfast- fruit and cereal, whats left of a 4oz bottle after making cereal (usuallly doesnt want any of the formula)

about 2-3 hours later - 6-8 oz bottle of formula

lunch- vegetable and fruit

about 2-3 hours later- 8 oz bottle of formula

dinner- vegetable, fruit and cereal and whats left of the 4 oz bottle after cereal (again usually doesnt want)

2-3 hours later after bath- 6-8 oz bottle of formula

I have my peds appointment in 2 weeks and hopefully find out if this schedule is okay and when to add meats.

eta: i figure shes averaging about 20-24 ounces.

Message edited 5/4/2008 10:26:51 AM.

Re: How many bottles and how many oz of formula is your 8mo old drinking?

Charlie's schedule is this:

7-8am (depending on wake time) - 3 tablespoons cereal 1/2 container of fruit & 6oz bottle (reduced by whatever I use for the cereal)

12pm 6oz bottle

sometimes we do a lunch/snack in here, but he is never really hungry so I skip it sometimes...otherwise its a container/jar of fruit

4pm 6oz bottle

6pm stage 2 or 3 veggie/meat

7:30-8pm (depending) 6oz bottle

Re: How many bottles and how many oz of formula is your 8mo old drinking?

Thanks ladies this is very helpful!

Re: How many bottles and how many oz of formula is your 8mo old drinking?

My DS will be 7 month tomorrow and drinks 20- 24 ounces a day of formula.

Re: How many bottles and how many oz of formula is your 8mo old drinking?

DS is 7.5 months and this is his schedule:

6-8am - 8 oz. bottle

10-11am - 3-4 tablespoons of cereal (usually oatmeal) mixed with formula and a 4oz. jar of fruits

2-3pm - 8 oz. bottle, or, if my mom cooks him soup, he has appx, 5-8 oz. of home cooked soup

6pm - 4 oz. jar of veggies or a 6 oz. bottle if given soup

8pm - 8 oz bottle

Re: How many bottles and how many oz of formula is your 8mo old drinking?

4 7oz bottles but most of the time only eats 6.