How much milk should an 8 month old baby be drinking?

Question

I have an 8 month old baby who is having both solids and milk.Quantity wise how much milk should the baby atleast be taking along with the solids?

Answer 1

formula intake is dependent on weight
for an 8 month old
* Obtain infant's weight in kg. If measurement is taken in pounds, convert ounces to a decimal value of a pound (each ounce is .0625 of a pound) and multiply by .454.
* Multiply weight in kg by 98 kcal/kg to get estimate of total energy needs.
* Divide by 20 to get number of ounces of 20 kcal/oz formula.

for when your baby is digestively ready to start solids:
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 2

Your baby at this time should NOT be on regular milk...but breast milk or formula. If you have her on number 2-3 foods, she should already turn away when full. My baby is 7 1/2 months, drinks 4-5 8-10 ounces bottles a day (some thickened w/ baby ceral) and 2 or three jars of #2 food. She plays with the spoon when she decides she is full, or worse yet spits it at me lol. If she is eating a lot smaller amounts of carrots say versus peaches.....that is a food preference, and depending on if you have a picky or stubborn child (like mine) will also depend on how much she eats of that one thing, so you might have to mix it, or end the meal in something more attuned to his/her tastes. My fiancee' explained it to me like this (he has a healty 4 year old he raised in infant years pretty much himself)...a baby is like a car gas tank....you put in too much, it will come out on ya (overflow).

But all in all about 10-12 ounces a time every 5 hrs roughly...according to my doc. (no real milk til almost 12 months!)

Answer 3

There are no hard and fast rules when it comes to feeding an infant.
Some infants are robust eaters, while others are picky eaters! Some
babies are more active than others, abd some have a higher metabolism.
I have posted a BMI calculator further down in this post, allowing you
to see if your son's height and weight are in the expected range.
Check with your pediatrician to see if s/he thinks your son is at his
expected weight if you are concerned"

"Please let your baby guide you in determining quantities. As long as
you are giving the types of foods outlined above (and not puddings,
desserts, etc.), it is really impossible for you to overfeed your
baby. Try to give solid foods first and then follow with breast-milk
or a bottle. Breast-fed babies are generally down to 3-4 feedings
per day by 9 months and formula intake should be down to the 24-32 oz
range on average, but depending on your baby's size and metabolic
rate, he or she may vary from this range."
http://www.nic.com/~dis/feed.htm#Four

http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=521931

Answer 4

My son is 7 1/2 months old and here's his routine

6am 6 ounces of milk
9am 6 ounces of milk thickened with cereal
12pm 1 4oz Stage 2 Baby Food jar and 2oz of fruit (stage 2)
2:30pm 6 ounces of milk
5pm 1 4oz Stage 2 Baby Food jar and 2oz of fruit (stage 2)
7:30pm 6 ounces of milk
Then he goes to sleep and sleeps through the night.

Answer 5

My 8 month old drinks 28 ounces during the day and has 3 meals.

Answer 6

You're talking breast milk or formula right? Mine is 10 months and drinks about 25 ounces. The norm is 25-32 ounces.

Answer 7

About 150-210 ml per feed, with a feed every 4 to 6 hours.

Answer 8

well i have 3 lil boys n it just depends on him what ever he wants just make sure that u feed him 3 times a day solids n then u can give him as much as he wants dont limit his food cuz every baby is different u know?

Answer 9

600-800ml around 4-6 feeds is fine.

Answer 10

As much as she can of course!!!!!!!!