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Is 32oz of formula too much for 4mth old on food.
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dmc
LIF Infant
Member since 4/06 133 total posts
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DANIELLE 'D&D'
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Is 32oz of formula too much for 4mth old on food.
My son's schedule goes as follows:
breakfast is 3 tblsp of oatmeal about 6- 8oz of formula and 1/2 -full jar of veggie or fruit
lunch is 8oz bottle
late afternoon bottle of 80z
dinner is same as breakfast...
can't seem to get him lower than 32oz ...otherwise he won't sleep through the night. Peds wanted me to get him down to about 27 b/c he is over 19lbs...what do you think?
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Posted 2/18/09 8:50 AM  |
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MrsFlatbread
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Baby Momma
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Re: Is 32oz of formula too much for 4mth old on food.
i think you should feed your son if he's hungry. Every kid is different and has different needs. your son will tell you when he wants to drink less than 32ozs.
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| Posted 2/18/09 8:59 AM |
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Kelly9904
Mommy to 2 amazing little boys
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Kelly
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Re: Is 32oz of formula too much for 4mth old on food.
My DS was always a big eater, still is!
He was 16lbs at 10 weeks!!! I think about 23lbs by 5 months. At one point he was up to 40oz of formula a day.
Your DS is ahead of where my DS was in regards to food as it wasnt until 5 months that we introduced fruits/veggies. But at that age I would say DS was having 4-8tbsp of cereal a day and six 6.5 oz bottles.
If you feel that he is eating too much maybe try giving him a fruit with lunch and lowering that bottle to 6 oz.
I never worried too much about my DSs food intake as he was always proportionate height and weight wise and my ped never made a point of saying anything (well except when he was on 40oz of formula)
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| Posted 2/18/09 9:02 AM |
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CrankyPants
I'm cranky
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Re: Is 32oz of formula too much for 4mth old on food.
I think that is fine. DD was eating that when she was that age too. I believe in feeding on demand at that age-if she's hungry she'll eat.
They don't over stuff themselves. It's not like us with girl scout cookies where you just keep eating because they taste so good.
When they transition to more solids you'll start to see the formula consumption decrease.
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| Posted 2/18/09 9:06 AM |
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lovemy2boys
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Re: Is 32oz of formula too much for 4mth old on food.
I think you should feed him whatever he wants 
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| Posted 2/18/09 9:16 AM |
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cluprncs3
LIF Adolescent
Member since 8/08 782 total posts
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Katie
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Re: Is 32oz of formula too much for 4mth old on food.
Posted by MrsFlatbread
i think you should feed your son if he's hungry. Every kid is different and has different needs. your son will tell you when he wants to drink less than 32ozs.
I agree. My son was a big baby at birth and has been a healthy eater ever since. If he's full, he'll let you know!
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| Posted 2/18/09 9:17 AM |
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dmc
LIF Infant
Member since 4/06 133 total posts
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DANIELLE 'D&D'
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Re: Is 32oz of formula too much for 4mth old on food.
Thanks ladies....I feel better now
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| Posted 2/18/09 9:20 AM |
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