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Curious Posted: 09-21-07 11:05am
Jaylon is 6 months old today! I can't even
believe how fast time has gone by.
Crazy....
Anyway, he's been eating food for 2 months
and believe me he loves loves his food.
He likes nearly everything.
My issue is that he has cut his formula
intake a lot. He on average gets around
20-24 ounces of formula a day. He eats 3
meals with breakfast and supper being the
big meals. Is that enough formula? He's
growing and has plenty of wet diapers, so
I don't worry about hydration. I am more
concerned with his calorie/fat intake.
He goes to the ped on Monday for his check
up and shots, and I'll ask there, but I
like to get mother's opinions on things
too.
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Bridget
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Posted: 09-21-07 11:09am
i think if they're getting 3 meals a day
they should be getting no more than 25 oz
a day. does that sound right?
finn gets 18oz a day and lunch and dinner
and he's growing and gaining just fine.
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Mommy35
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Joined: 23 Sep 2006 Posts: 3165 Location: Vacationland, USA,
Posted: 09-21-07 11:28am
I have researched online and get a mixed
bag of messages. Some say they should get
32 oz of formula plus their meals . That seems like a
lot. Some say 24 oz of bottle is plenty.
Finn has certainly grown quite well so I
guess I'll stop fretting at least until
Monday. Thanks B!
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hopefulmjz
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Posted: 09-21-07 12:51pm
Adriana drank about 24oz a day when she
was Jaylon's age. She was started on
solids rather early, so after 7 or 8
months her formula intake became less and
less. And as long as he's getting enough
nutrition from his solids I don't think he
needs 32oz of formula. Adriana started
table foods early too. We just mushed the
heck out of our food. Jaylon looks like a
healthy little man, so with 3 meals a day
plus formula he should be all good.
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rosejackson
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Posted: 09-21-07 13:23pm
as long as hes growing dont worry. hes
bound to drink less formula as hes eating
more solids, but make sure if he wants his
milk, that its there for him. william
started early on solids and was exactly
the same
i have really no clue on this one,
jordynnes 9 mths next week and she doesnt
really like solids much, shed rather her
bottles. i try and feed her different
foods all the time. she take sa couple
bites and pushes it away. I think joseph
was alot easier, if he ate like an actual
meal then he didnt reall yhave a bottle.
like well by like 11 mths he only had a
bottle at 1am of formula and drank milk
and stuff during the day with his food. I
think as long as they arent losing weight
all is good. kids go through phases of
only liking one food when theyre toddlers
and its totally fine.
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Sandbox Party
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Posted: 09-21-07 18:41pm
found this...
Multiply your baby's weight times 2.5
ounces
If your baby isn't eating any solids (as
he shouldn't before 4 to 6 months of age),
the general rule of thumb is to offer him
2.5 ounces of formula per pound of body
weight each day. So if your baby weighs 6
pounds, you'll give him about 15 ounces of
formula in a 24-hour period. If he weighs
10 pounds, he should drink 25 ounces in a
24-hour period.
Consider your baby's age
How much formula your baby needs depends
not only on his weight but also on his
age. If you're starting a newborn on
formula, try giving him only an ounce or
two at each feeding for the first week.
Let his hunger guide you.
By the time he's about 1 month old, he'll
probably be up to 3 or 4 ounces at each
feeding and will consume 18 to 32 ounces
in one day. From the age of 2 months to 6
months, you should be feeding your baby 4
to 6 ounces at a feeding, and he'll take
in 23 to 32 ounces a day. (Some parents
find that an increase of about one ounce
per month works out about right.)
Once your baby reaches 6 months, you can
feed him 6 to 8 ounces at a feeding, up to
around 32 ounces of formula per day. At
this point you should start adding solid
foods to his diet, if you haven't already.
You'll find that as your baby gets older,
he will drink fewer bottles with more
formula.
Once you start adding solids to his diet,
his daily intake of formula milk should
gradually decrease to about 720ml / 24oz.
Once your baby is established on solids,
he should be having approximately 600ml /
20oz or one pint of formula per day
alongside a varied diet until he is a year
old. After the age of one, he can move
from drinking formula to full-fat cow's
milk.
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tigresacanela24
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Posted: 09-21-07 19:00pm
My doc told me that with solids he
shouldn't get any more than 24oz of
formula a day.
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Mommy35
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Joined: 23 Sep 2006 Posts: 3165 Location: Vacationland, USA,
Posted: 09-21-07 21:00pm
Thank you all for your facts and
information. God, it's been so long since
Brianna was a baby it seems all brand new
to me again. He's definetely gaining and
growing. I just don't want him eating too
much and not getting what he needs from
the formula.
