Hi Moms of 6-7 Month Olds/food ?

My son is 10 months now, but when he was 6-7 months old he was drinking three 5 Oz. bottles a day, one 7 Oz. bottle (22 Oz. formula in one day), and then 3 solid meals. He would get an extra little bit of formula mixed in to his cereal making him a daily amount of formula of 23-24 Oz. tops. I asked my doctor if I should be concerned about him reaching a certain amount of formula in a day and she said not to be concerned about meeting a daily quota but to concern myself more with is he growing, healthy & happy. My son has always been a chunk and in the 75th percentile for height and weight. I wouldn't worry about it. I know there are some out there who think that babies need to have so much more formula but I disagree. Yes, formula is important, but babies are really good about regulating their own diet and eating and drinking what they need. If she is growing, healthy & happy I say you are doing a fine job and shouldn't worry!!

You're right that it varies GREATLY among babies. Some resist food alot. Others, like my son who is only 5 1/2 months (and only started solids a week ago) cannot get enough of it. As long as they continue to pee and poop regularly and are gaining weight, they are fine. Increase the formula if any of this is not true; give her prune juice if she's constipated (2oz is more than enough). Otherwise don't worry. Babies are very good at knowing what they need to eat/drink. Much more in tune with their bodies than adults, or even young kids.

Unless she goes on for days, she just might be too hot, or have a slight tummy ache..........just try to find new foods she might like and maybe ad some water or something that she might drink in between bottles........she's getting older, so she will start showing her likes and dislikes a bit here soon....

Take care

Do you give the bottle first? That is what I do. And yes, formula/breastmilk should be their primary "food" the first year.

Yes, according to my dr the first 12 months baby gets all of his/her nutrition from breast milk/formula. The baby food is just practice for learning how to eat. He said that 24 oz of formula/day will fulfill the nutritional needs (vitamins/minerals).

Our son, 6.5 months, eats between 2-6 tbs of food/day and drinks about 30 oz of formula/day.

My dd is 6.5 months old and did the same thing for awhile. I decided to alternate offering a bottle and food. For example, her first meal is a bottle, then a few hrs later I offer breakfast cereal, next meal is a bottle etc. I do that all day. This way she takes both. Now, I only give her 4 oz bottles due to severe reflux and she has to eat smaller portions more ofetn, so I'm not sure if this will work, but it's a thought! I also (like a mama below) offer a sippy with water throughout the day. She mostly chews on it (yay teething!) but she does drink some too. That way I know she's well hydrated. Good luck!

Measuring how much babies get is a new invention. Don't worry about it. They know what they need.

I have no clue how much my baby drinks ( breastfed), and in terms of food? I don't know, she has between 4-6 ice cubes of food at a meal. ;-)

Seriously, don't worry about. There will be a major shift in drinking at 6 months and then again at 9 months. I know breastmilk actually changes at 6 months to meet the changing needs of the baby.

She will start to drink less. It's okay as long as it isn't a lot less. I also started to give my daughter water and a teeny, tiny bit of juice mixed with water at that age from a sippy cup so that she could have something to drink between meals and also so she would get used to using a sippy cup for when it was time to come off the bottle. She transitioned really well and her development and weight have been fine. I freaked when she started to drink less formula/milk, but was reassured that it does happen and it's supposed to happen.

Since a six month old should just be starting food, and the food is just for tasting - it gives very little nutrition, the breastmilk or formula gives all the nutrition she needs - it's important to give her the milk first, and then the food after as a supplement. It's great if she enjoys the food and tasting differnent things but the milk should always be first :)

This is also happening with me and my 7 month old daughter. She used to eat 4 6-7 oz bottles along with her food but latley she has been refusing or jsut drinking 2-3 oz. There might be something else going on with her thats making her not want to eat - in my daughters case she cut a tooth over the weekend.... As long as she isn't loosing any weight she will probably get into a new routie with food/formula, just try not to worry too much!

You could make your own formula with goat's milk, whey protein, molasses, etc....there are recipes online for this. Water.....plenty of water. She'll direct you with what her needs are. Maybe there's stuff in the formula her body doesn't like?