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LoveBeingMrsT
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how much solids does your 5-6 month old eat?
ds started solids 2 weeks ago and he's now eating:
breakfast: 1/2 tablespoon oatmeal & 1/2 stage 1 container
dinner: 1/2 tablespoon oatmeal & 1/2 stage 1 container
he nurses about 5x a day.
is this enough?
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Re: how much solids does your 5-6 month old eat?
Your son is adorable!!!
My son is almost 5 months old, and he is eating 2 tbsp cereal, and 1/2 a jar of food for breakfast and dinner. Even though we just started fruits/veggies, he has been on cereal since he was 2 1/2 months.
He eats 5 bottles a day, but now that I have added fruit to his cereal, he seems to be eating less ounces.
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| Posted 10/16/07 9:45 PM |
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LoveBeingMrsT
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Re: how much solids does your 5-6 month old eat?
thanx! 
i'm going to try to up his cereal i guess. and maybe add some veggies next week.
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| Posted 10/17/07 10:21 AM |
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Cookiegobbler
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Re: how much solids does your 5-6 month old eat?
DD will be 6 months on Monday... she eats:
3-4 Tbs of cereal and 1/2- 1 jar of fruit in the morning
3-4 Tbs of cereal and 1/2- 1 jar of veggies and 1/4 - 1/2 jar of fruit in the evening
ETA- We started Solids at around 3 1/2 months...
She also BF's...
Message edited 10/17/2007 10:31:52 AM.
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| Posted 10/17/07 10:31 AM |
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cgdg61606
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Re: how much solids does your 5-6 month old eat?
DS is 6 months today!
He eats about 2 tablespoons cereal with one container of Stage 1 fruit for breakfast and about 2 tablespoons cereal with 1/2 container stage 1 veggies and 1/2 container stage 1 fruits for dinner. We just started veggies and he won't eat them without fruit on each spoonful!
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| Posted 10/17/07 10:37 AM |
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LoveBeingMrsT
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Re: how much solids does your 5-6 month old eat?
i guess i'm not feeding him enough? 
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| Posted 10/17/07 10:49 AM |
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Cookiegobbler
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Re: how much solids does your 5-6 month old eat?
Posted by LoveBeingMrsT
i guess i'm not feeding him enough?
Every baby is different... does he seem like he's still hungry or opening his mouth to eat once he's done?
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| Posted 10/17/07 11:12 AM |
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LoveBeingMrsT
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Re: how much solids does your 5-6 month old eat?
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Posted by LoveBeingMrsT
i guess i'm not feeding him enough?
Every baby is different... does he seem like he's still hungry or opening his mouth to eat once he's done?
most of the time he whines to let me know he's done (that could be after 1/4 jar of food.) once in a while he finishes the 1/2 jar but i don't offer more b/c he has GI issues (GAS & reflux.) the gas keeps him up ALL night so i'm scared to push him. i've also only gave him prunes & oatmeal (as per the gi to make him have more bm's.)
when u mix fruit with cereal how much water or formula do u add to make it a smoother consistency?
thanx!
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Cookiegobbler
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Re: how much solids does your 5-6 month old eat?
I honestly dont measure how much formula... I just add enough so that its really smooth....
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| Posted 10/17/07 11:24 AM |
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LoveBeingMrsT
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Re: how much solids does your 5-6 month old eat?
Posted by Cookiegobbler
I honestly dont measure how much formula... I just add enough so that its really smooth....
ok, thanx! 
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| Posted 10/17/07 11:24 AM |
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Re: how much solids does your 5-6 month old eat?
DS is 6 months and has:
1 whole stage 1 fruit for breakfast with 4 oz bottle with oatmeal in it.
1 whole tage 1 veggie for lunch.
1 whole stage 1 veggie for dinner with 4 oz bottle with cereal in it.
He has 2 other 6oz bottles during the day with 2 tblsps oatmeal in each for reflux.
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| Posted 10/17/07 11:56 AM |
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Re: how much solids does your 5-6 month old eat?
my dd will be 7 months on saturday but she eats 1-1 1/2 containers of stage 2 fruits or veggies a day along with 30 or so ozs of formula (over 5 feedings)
eta: according to my peds chart...6 month olds should be getting 30-40 ozs of formula or breastmilk a day 
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robcoll1002
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Re: how much solids does your 5-6 month old eat?
DD is 6 months today and she eats...
5- 5oz bottles a day
2tbsp of cereal with her second bottle
1 jar of fruit with her third bottle
1 jar of vegetables with her fourth bottle.
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| Posted 10/17/07 12:18 PM |
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DandN
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Re: how much solids does your 5-6 month old eat?
DD will be 6 months in a week.
She has 4-5 bottles a day (6oz) beginning at 5am and the last one is right before bed at 6:30pm
She has some rice cereal for breakfast - around 2 tablespoons
Lunch - container of stage 1 fruits, plus bottle
Dinner - container of stage 1 veggies plus bottle.
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| Posted 10/17/07 1:12 PM |
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LoveBeingMrsT
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Re: how much solids does your 5-6 month old eat?
i'm thinking i should try to increase his food. oy, why didn't he come with an instruction manual!?!!
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| Posted 10/17/07 9:08 PM |
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MrsBlueSash
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Re: how much solids does your 5-6 month old eat?
Posted by LoveBeingMrsT
i'm thinking i should try to increase his food. oy, why didn't he come with an instruction manual!?!!
hahaha! i know! where's the manual?? hahaha! too funny!
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| Posted 10/17/07 9:21 PM |
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Re: how much solids does your 5-6 month old eat?
Posted by LoveBeingMrsT
i'm thinking i should try to increase his food. oy, why didn't he come with an instruction manual!?!!
It's so confusing isn't it!! After having one already, you would think I would know what to do with #2, but I was clueless!
DD eats cereal mixed with fruit or just plain fruit or plain cereal for breakfast with a bottle, has a veggie mixed with cereal for lunch with a bottle and for dinner has a veggie or a fruit with a bottle. She has two other bottles in between all that. She JUST recently started eating a whole Stage 1. I look at the Stage 2 containers and think holy cow that's a lot of food!
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