Parents of 8-12 month olds--Feeding

Hi Ladies,
I haven't posted a question in a while! I was just curious to see what your children are eating, how much formula, too.

Matteo's eating lately 3 bottles a day only, then oatmeal with fruit 2 times and veggies once, and meat w/ veggie or fruit once.

What are your kids eating? Does this seem like an OK amount of formula, should he bet getting more (he gets about 24 oz, sometimes a little less)

Re: Parents of 8-12 month olds--Feeding

my dr said 18-24 ounces of formula or breastmilk is fine

my son is eating cereal in the morning, fruit for lunch, and cereal and veggie for dinner, we are just starting little finger foods too, like gerber puffs, bananas and cheerios. He'll be 8 months tommorow.

Message edited 2/7/2007 10:04:28 PM.

Re: Parents of 8-12 month olds--Feeding

Matteo's girlfriend, Lauren, gets 3 bottles a day - when she wakes, beofre her afternoon nap and before bed. Each are 6-7 ounces, so I would say she averages 20 ounces a day of formula.

She eats 3 meals a day. She has cereal with 1 jar of fruit for breakfast. For lunch, 1 jar of something, plus table food like cheese or something I am intorducing. Dinner is 1 jar of meat with 1 veggie.

She eats Gerber puffs all day long and is eating Cheerios too. Plus wagon wheels. And other stuff too.

HTH! I miss your posts!!

Re: Parents of 8-12 month olds--Feeding

My son is 10 1/2 months. He nurses right when he wakes up, before his morning nap, before his afternoon nap, and before he goes to bed. I don't know how much milk he gets. He eats three meals a day. For breakfast I give him adult oatmeal with banana, lunch is usually steamed veggies and applesauce, and dinner is the same, but usually also either a mashed baked or sweet potato (about half of one) or chicken, or a boca burger as well. He snacks on cut up fruit, or the organic O cereal. He is a hungry boy! I can not believe how much food such a little guy can pack away.

I think it sounds fine! I think the amount of milk he is getting sounds right.

Re: Parents of 8-12 month olds--Feeding

DD is 8 mos and our schedule us about the same, 3 & 3.

Re: Parents of 8-12 month olds--Feeding

Thank you ladies! Much appreciated.

Trish--Your little Lauren (aka, Matteo's girlfriend!) is going to have to teach him how to pick up the Gerber Puffs, right now he just smacks them around, not interested!

Re: Parents of 8-12 month olds--Feeding

Gianna is 9 months old

She has 4 6 oz bottles
Eats twice a day
cereal with stage 2 fruit in the am
Dinner 1/2 jar stage 2 meat, 1/2 to whole jar stage 2 veggie and or 1/2 jar of stage 2 fruit.

She also munches on Puffs and Cherios throughout the day.

Re: Parents of 8-12 month olds--Feeding