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How many ounces should a 6 month old be drinking...
A 6 month old who is also eating solids? DS is currently doing 20 oz. a day. Not counting the milk I use for the cereal. Doctor said 20 oz is ok. However lately he's been wanting less than what he usually takes. Don't know if he is full on the solids or what. Or also the fact that he's teething.
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preciouslove
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Re: How many ounces should a 6 month old be drinking...
How much solids should a 6 month old have?
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| Posted 12/13/06 10:37 AM |
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pharmcat2000
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Re: How many ounces should a 6 month old be drinking...
Posted by bedda26
DS is currently doing 20 oz. a day. Not counting the milk I use for the cereal.
This is about what Marron is getting and sometimes she doesn't even finish all of that.
ETA: she is 7.5 months old.
Message edited 12/13/2006 10:42:01 AM.
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| Posted 12/13/06 10:41 AM |
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Re: How many ounces should a 6 month old be drinking...
Posted by bedda26
How much solids should a 6 month old have?
When Marron was 6 months, she was getting about 2 tbsp of cereal in the morning; 1/2 jar of meat in the evening; plus 1/2 jar of fruit or veggie at each feeding. Then for the 2 feedings during the day, it was just a 6 oz bottle. When she was around 6.5 months old, we added a solid meal at lunchtime of cereal and 1/2 jar of veggie.
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| Posted 12/13/06 10:44 AM |
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Re: How many ounces should a 6 month old be drinking...
Andrew has 24 oz a day of formula.
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| Posted 12/13/06 10:45 AM |
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preciouslove
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Re: How many ounces should a 6 month old be drinking...
DS has 3 tbsp of cereal with half a jar of a stage 2 fruit.
Then in the afternoon he has about 3 tbsp of Veggies (less when he's being introduced to something new) with half a jar of a stage 2 fruit.
In the evening he has the same thing as in the morning. He also normally has 4 bottles. He was doing 6oz but then that decreased to 5. Which is fine.
But now lately he doesn't want to do 5oz. He gets full after 2 or 3! I don't know if he's having too much solids or if he is teething. He already cut one tooth. Don't know if more are coming in soon...
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| Posted 12/13/06 10:49 AM |
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preciouslove
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Re: How many ounces should a 6 month old be drinking...
Posted by 5ofClubs
Andrew has 24 oz a day of formula.
That is what Matty was doing before he was having solids...
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| Posted 12/13/06 11:23 AM |
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Re: How many ounces should a 6 month old be drinking...
Lauren is 7 months. She gets anywhere from 18-24 ounces a day, depending. She is also eating 3 meals a day.
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| Posted 12/13/06 11:27 AM |
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Re: How many ounces should a 6 month old be drinking...
Posted by chmlengr
Lauren is 7 months. She gets anywhere from 18-24 ounces a day, depending. She is also eating 3 meals a day.
Is that counting what she has in her cereal...
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| Posted 12/13/06 11:32 AM |
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Re: How many ounces should a 6 month old be drinking...
Posted by bedda26
Posted by chmlengr
Lauren is 7 months. She gets anywhere from 18-24 ounces a day, depending. She is also eating 3 meals a day.
Is that counting what she has in her cereal...
Yes, she only has cereal in the morning, its about 2 ounces worth.
For lunch she gets 1/2 fruit, 1/2 veggie and for dinner she gets a meat, veggie and fruit (however much she'll eat).
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| Posted 12/13/06 11:34 AM |
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preciouslove
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Re: How many ounces should a 6 month old be drinking...
I think DS is on a bottle strike. He just had only 3 ounces and that took one hour! But he did eat his fruit and veggie.
He just cries when he sucks the bottle. He'll stop after 2 ounces and even if he burps he still cries when you try to give him more...
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| Posted 12/13/06 1:22 PM |
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Re: How many ounces should a 6 month old be drinking...
Posted by bedda26
I think DS is on a bottle strike. He just had only 3 ounces and that took one hour! But he did eat his fruit and veggie.
He just cries when he sucks the bottle. He'll stop after 2 ounces and even if he burps he still cries when you try to give him more...
This is Ryan lately...I think it's from teething. I went to the next size nipple last night so he gets more milk per s uck, I'm hoping he'll take more milk this way.
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| Posted 12/13/06 2:11 PM |
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Natay
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Re: How many ounces should a 6 month old be drinking...
DD gets about 20-27 oz each day and eats cereal mixed with veg or fruit (2-3 Tbsp combined) twice a day. Yesterday she only drank 16 oz so it varies quite a bit. She hasn't been very interested in her bottle the past few days and its been a struggle to get her to eat more than 3 oz. She will eat her food though. I'm going to try the next stage nipples.
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| Posted 12/13/06 2:50 PM |
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Re: How many ounces should a 6 month old be drinking...
I couldn't really even tell you how much Ellie is drinking unless I write it down for a day b/c it has changed so much. She is drinking far less now that she is having 3 meals a day. She takes anywhere from 5-7 oz in her wake up bottle. Then whatever gets mixed in with the breakfast cereal, probably like 3 oz. Then 2 2 or 3 oz bottles in b/w meals and whatever is mixed in with lunch, again probably 2 or 3 oz. Then her bedtime bottle is 8 oz and sometimes she finishes it and then other nights not. Last night she only drank 4 oz out of it. But like I said she just got upped to 3 meals and she's got a cold so who knows?
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| Posted 12/13/06 7:01 PM |
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preciouslove
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Re: How many ounces should a 6 month old be drinking...
Posted by Natay
DD gets about 20-27 oz each day and eats cereal mixed with veg or fruit (2-3 Tbsp combined) twice a day. Yesterday she only drank 16 oz so it varies quite a bit. She hasn't been very interested in her bottle the past few days and its been a struggle to get her to eat more than 3 oz. She will eat her food though. I'm going to try the next stage nipples.
We are having the same struggle to get him to have more than 3 oz. as well.
Last night he actually had 6 oz...I was shocked. He is eating his food though.
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| Posted 12/14/06 9:49 AM |
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preciouslove
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Re: How many ounces should a 6 month old be drinking...
Should I upgrade the nipple size?
I use the avent bottles and he has been on size 3 since 2 months. Should I increase it to 4?
Message edited 12/14/2006 2:34:29 PM.
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| Posted 12/14/06 2:34 PM |
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preciouslove
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Re: How many ounces should a 6 month old be drinking...
anyone?
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Re: How many ounces should a 6 month old be drinking...
Posted by bedda26
Should I upgrade the nipple size?
I use the avent bottles and he has been on size 3 since 2 months. Should I increase it to 4?
ds is 9 months old and he's on stage 3. i think you're fine to stay with 3. i know that ds is able to suck the whole bottle down in just a few minutes so i don't think the hole needs to be bigger.
i have a chart the hospital gave me and it says
age / # of feedings / total oz per day
birth-4 6-8 18-32
4-6 4-6 28-45
6-9 3-5 24-32
9-12 2-4 28-32
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| Posted 12/14/06 8:53 PM |
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Re: How many ounces should a 6 month old be drinking...
at 6 months Isabella was taking about 30ounces.
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