He is currently taking two 8 oz. bottles, one in the morning and one at night. During the day he eats about 3 servings of fruit, 3 servings of veggies, 1 serving of meat, and about 5 oz of juice, he also snacks on cheerios and other finger foods. He is gaining weight steadily, but is not overweight by any means. Our Dr. gave us a very vague answer. I'm worried about him not getting enough formula, but I just don't know where to fit it in.
2007-02-27 04:45:55 · 7 answers · asked by Tiff G-O 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
I personally don't think that 16 oz. a day is near enough for an 8 month old. I'm not a dr. but that is just my opinion. My suggestion would be to cut out the juice altogether and replace that with formula. Fruit juice is completely not needed at all. He will get much more nutritional benefits from his formula than he will from the fruit juice...I made the same mistake with my son...gave him fruit juice as a baby and a toddler, and now he is 4 years old, HATES milk and has 8 cavities. His dentist told me that ONE serving of fruit juice is equal to 8 tablespoons of pure sugar. Anyway, hope that helps. Good luck :)
2007-02-27 04:53:24 · answer #1 · answered by Angela S 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am going by what my doctor told me and what my kids ate. At 8 months, my kids were eating pretty much 3 meals of solids a day and about 4 8 ounce formula bottles in between meals. I think your baby should be having more bottles than he is. I also did not give my babies juice at that age. It is loaded with sugar and fills them up so as not to take the formula. I also gave my kids their bottles before the food because it is more important to get the formula in first. Your child probably need at least 2 more bottles during the day.
2007-02-27 13:29:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My 9 month old has the following, and it's the same as when he was 8 months:
Baby oatmeal made with formula in the morning (and applesauce) accompanied by about 4 ounces of formula in a sippy cup, given in sips between bites. This is a GREAT time to teach your baby to drink from a sippy if you haven't yet.
Lunch is a veggie and yogurt, and another 4oz. cup of formula taken in sips.
after nap he has about an 8 oz. sippy of formula for a snack.
Dinner (whatever we are having, and a fruit usually), is again accompanied by a 4 oz. sippy of formula.
So altogether he gets about 24 oz. of formula a day including the 4 oz or so I use to make his breakfast cereal.
2007-02-27 13:56:29 · answer #3 · answered by toomanycommercials 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are doing fine. Thats exactly what we did with our oldest, hes 16 months old now. Just keep it up until hes a year old, then cut that morning bottle out, leaving just one before night time. Ours is off the bottle now.
2007-02-27 12:49:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I might him one more at lunch time, but if he's doing ok, then I wouldn't worry too much. Or perhaps you might give him some baby cereal that's got the proper vitamins he needs in the morning. Sounds like you're doing a great job....good mommy!
2007-02-27 12:50:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
To me, it sounds like your baby is thriving. Call the doctor's office and ask them. Maybe you can add a bottle just before the afternoon nap, after lunch, after playtime. Maybe you can add yogurt as a supplement.
2007-02-27 13:03:32 · answer #6 · answered by Darby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like he is getting enough. As long as he is gaining weight you are doing great. Babies will let you know if they are hungry so as long as he is happy don't try to feed when they don't need it.
2007-02-27 12:49:48 · answer #7 · answered by Ryan's mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋