son and his eating?

Question

my son is 8 and a half months old....what is your typical feeding schedule like for your baby close to my son's age?? Detailed answers please

my son has a bottle in a.m. then some ceral soon after...then around 130 p.m. another bottle..then 4 p.m. a jar of baby food and then 7 p.m. last bottle of the day

the jar of baby food i give him at 4 p.m. is a jar of baby dinners

Answer 1

My Daughter is also 8 and a Half months old born 8th February 2006.

7.00am 6oz Milk (sma white)

10.00am 1 weetabix or readybreak
6oz bottle of water

12.30pm small pot of puree fruit
6oz bottle of milk

3.45pm potatoes, chicken & gravy blended
bottle of juice

5.30pm sits with the family and has toast and jam & cup of juice.

7.80pm 8oz bottle of milk & bed.

Answer 2

At 8 months old my daughter was having a bottle in the AM (about 6-8oz) then cereal (one TBSP of either Rice or Oatmeal) mixed with a fruit. Lunch was a bottle and a jar of a meal (mac and cheese or one of those combo jars) dinner was cereal and a mixed jar and a fruit. She still had various other small bottles throughout the day. Soon after that she started on table foods.

Answer 3

Stage 1 (6-9 months)

At 6 months solid foods can be introduced but the weaning process should not be hurried if baby is content with breast milk alone. Pay attention to the signals baby gives out e.g. baby will probably be ready for solid food if they cry after breast-feedings or chew on the nipple. Even then, breastfeeding should be continued (alongside the introduction of solids) for as long as is comfortable for mother and baby.

The best time to introduce solid foods to baby is just before breast or bottle-feeding. Starting solids is a very gradual process so be patient and go slowly. The classic 'first food' is mashed banana, which is very digestible, sweet and a good introduction to foods. Suitable first foods are baby rice or pureed vegetables. Fruits are usually introduced after vegetables in order to allow acceptance of vegetables before the sweet tastes of fruits is experienced. Other popular first foods are carrot, sweet potatoes, parsnip, apples, bananas and pears. When they have had enough babies will turn away their head, clamp their mouth shut or spit the food out! These are signs that they have had enough.

When introducing solids to baby offer one type of food only and then observe how well it is tolerated. Start with around 1-2 tsp of food and gradually increase up to 6 tsp. How is fed to baby depends entirely on how much they will eat. A rough guide might be a quarter of a very ripe mushy banana for a few days (or for a week) and the following week another soft fruit such as apple sauce. This gives the baby's digestive system time to get used to each new food before the introduction of additional ones. If two or more foods are introduced at the same time and baby has diarrhoea, colic or other digestive problems, it will be difficult to identify the culprit. The foods during this first stage should be bland with a smooth consistency.

If the baby is not interested the first few times solids are introduced it is advised to try again in another week. When baby is ready they will let you know. Baby might be hungry at any time of the day or night. Babies cannot tell the time but they know what they need.

Prepare cooked vegetables plainly, do not add salt, sugar or spices. Good introductory vegetables are parsnips, sweet potatoes, yams and carrots. Still start feeds with breast or bottle but now very gradually increase the amount of solid food given afterwards. Solids should only be given by spoon or hand and never added to a bottle of feed.

Typical feed for one day at stage 1 (6-9 months)


* 1st feed - breast or bottle
* 2nd feed - breast or bottle
* 3rd feed - 1-2 tsp baby rice mixed with 1 tbs milk from feed or 1-2 tsp unsweetened fruit puree
* 4th feed - breast or bottle
* 5th feed - breast or bottle

Answer 4

All the babies I nannied and raised, we had breakfast once we were all up and going. Baby usually had cereal with some baby food in it (the fruity kind), and a bottle to follow.

Lunch was usually a jar or close to it of meaty baby food, and/or some veggie baby food. Some small finger foods to practice with (cheerios or cut up fruit) and a bottle if one was wanted. Usually by 8 months I'd try to get a sippy cup going at meal time.

Dinner is more of the same, some small finger foods from my plate, or anything else he/she can practice with, sippy cup.

Usually I try to hold off on the PM bottle until closer to bed time if possible, that way baby can nurse himself/herself to sleep a little on its own.

Bottles between meals if needed.

Theres been variations obviously, since theres been so many kids, but thats the basic routine i try to set up.

Answer 5

He should be eating lunch at lunchtime and dinner when you eat dinner with small snacks inbetween. 1:30 is too late for lunch and 4PM is too early for dinner.

Feed him formula and cereal when he wakes up and a snack a few hours later.
Lunch should be around Noon with a snack at around 3.
Dinner should be whatever time you eat (hopefully 6-6:30)

Answer 6

See your family physician. WebMD may also be helpful. ......Visit with friends or family that can help.......Best wishes to you with your circumstances right now.