How many jars of baby food & how much formula? (7 Months Old)?

Question

My son is seven months old and will eat practically anything I'll let him have. He has severe milk and soy allergies, so we are limited on finger foods. What I want to know is how many jars of food should he be eating per day/meal? How much formula? Should I serve formula with the baby food or dilluted juice? RIght now he eats a 1/4 cup of cereal and a jar of fruit for breakfast, 1 1/2 jars for lunch and 2 jars for dinner, with an 8 oz bottle between breakast/lunch and lunch/dinner, and one at bedtime. He also drinks very little dilluted juice from a cup with meals. He is pretty chubby at 20 lbs. Is he eating too much? My doc only gives me abstract answers. Please help! :)

Answer 1

Rule of thumb.... they'll need between 24 - 32 oz. of formula or breast milk
4 tbsp. of cereal (split between the day)
1 1/2 jars of fruit
2 jars of veggies.

My doctor said to keep the feedings at no more than 6 oz. for meals (not including formula).
I don't give fruit juice, because my son is also a big boy. I always gave water. He was 21 lbs. at 7 months... and now is 25 lbs. 2 weeks shy of his 1st B-day. Both me & my husband are sticks... so I'm not worried that he'll be chubby. He's just big like yours.
Hope this helps.

Answer 2

I'd say to cut down on all those 'jars' of food you've been giving him! My son is 1 year, but wasn't long ago when he was only 7 months. He got cereal twice a day & 1 dinner (jar of food). I don't know how much formula to give, since I nurse him. I think about 3 bottles may be enough. (my daughter got the bottle and breast, but It's been a few years so I've forgotten to be honest). If he is 20 pounds at 7 months then He is a bit overweight. Save the juices until after your baby is done with dinner just to quench his thirst and give formula during only during the 'in between times'. not during meals. Increase cereal during breakfast and use the fruit as a snack instead. AT this age a baby should have to eat 5-6 times a day. (which is either food or a bottle not both at the same time)
For example,

Morning: Milk bottle
Breakfast: cereal & diluted juice bottle
Lunch: 1 jar (why not try a little WATER in bottle?)
Snack: fruit & milk
Dinner: 1 Jar (water to drink)
Bedtime: cereal & milk (he may only need a half of bottle of milk with this)

At about 10-11 months (depending on your baby) you can introduce sweet crackers (baby cookies-crackers) and small pieces of bread to get him used to eating bread. Hopefully he has some teeth.
Hope this helps atleast a little.

Answer 3

Your doing just fine with him 8ox bottles is were he should be and as far as the food goes it's sounds like he has got a good healthy appetite which is great considering his allergies.

Make sure he is eating either oatmeal or mixed cereal at this point and when he is eating his jars be sure that at breakfast id is a fruit, at lunch it is a veggie and a fruit and that at dinner he is getting a meat jar whether it be meat and veggies or pasta or another mixture and a veggie.

What I would also recommend instead of a bottle at night maybe a small amount of fruit and water that way the milk doesn't sit on the gums all night and put you at risk for early tooth decay

Good luck and don't worry about your Dr if your child is hungry feed him

Answer 4

A baby at that age up to a year should get 26-32 oz of formula a day. The amount of jarred food you feed sounds good to me but if he does not finish at least 26 oz of formula then I would cut back on the solids a bit. Do keep in mind that somedays he will be hungrier than others.
This is what my Dr told us.

Answer 5

the reasons the answers are abstract is because only you really know your childs signals as to whether or not he's full. My daughter was a chunky baby and now as a toddler she's really thined out. Don't worry about his weight for now as long as he's eating healthy. Don't fall into the trap of giving him flavors in his soy milk or syrup in his water or snacks.

My daughter nursed when she was hungry, drank sippies of water or juice/water mix and had timed meals of baby food.
Breakfast: rice cereal and a can of fruit
Lunch: can of vegis and can of fruit
Dinner: can of supper mix (chicken and rice etc) and can of fruit and sometimes a vegi can too if she was still hungry.

Just try out some different combinations and see what works for him.

Good luck.

Answer 6

I'm not sure on this answer, but my only suggestion to you is to ask your doctor to clarify his answers to you if you don't answer them. You should never leave the doctor's without feeling you have your answers completely answered. This goes for any doctor, not just your pediatrician. If you feel that your doctor is annoyed with your questions or you feel he 'doesn't have the time for you'; then you should look to find a new doctor. Ask whatever question you have, and let him respond. If his answer makes you ask another one, that is okay. Even if you get home and start pondering what he has said, call the office back and leave a message for the doctor to call you back. If you ask a question and your doctor can't answer or you feel that is a bad answer, get a second opinion. Or ask your doctor to check with some of his colleagues to get a better answer for you.
Again, make sure you have a clarified answer that you can understand and feel you were successful at answering whatever question you had. Just remember you are paying him as your doctor to answer these questions.....
good luck

Answer 7

sounds like he is on his way to a healthy life and just limit the juice more and read the ingredients on food and feed him fruits and veggs more.

Answer 8

a child that young wont eat if he isnt hungry. feed him until he is done. if you feel like he is getting too much try substituting water instead of formula for a couple of his bottles.

Answer 9

he sounds fine. my son at 6 months weighed 25 pounds, he sounds like a healthy baby boy. he will tell u when hes had enuf

Answer 10

Ask your Mother,she should be experienced