I am having trouble getting my 5 month old on a feeding schedule.?

Question

He has tried all of the cereals and we are making our way through fruits. Do I offer him his bottle at the same time? Or schedule it at different time than his bottle. I offer 30 ounces a day, he usually eats @ 25. The pediatrician said to still off him that amount. Do I give the fruits twice a day until we move on vegetables along with the cereal? Any suggestions would be great.

Answer 1

Have you started introducing a sippy cup at meal time? It is a nice little 'toy' almost at this time, but the sooner they get used to using it at meals, the better.
I would feed my boys the cereal/fruit first, then give them a 4 oz bottle. If they still acted hungry, I'd offer more food.
Also, as to what to feed when, keep the cereal in the morning for breakfast, and then at lunch feed the fruit and dinner also. Then when you bring in veggies(although I did veggies first then fruit) you can either do 1/2 of each jar at each meal, or alternate them. But always follow with a bottle to suppliment those nutrients. (offering the sippy while feeding the food though. no bottle until done!!again..the sooner they learn to use the sippy at MEALS...the better)
Hope this helps a little. Just remember, there is no RIGHT way of doing it. He will be just fine, as long as you feed him something.
So:
Breakfast:
Cereal(can add a jar of fruit)
sippy
4oz bottle

snack
8oz bottle

Lunch
1/2 fruit 1/2 veggie
sippy
4oz bottle

snack 8 oz bottle

Dinner
1/2 fruit 1/2 veggie
sippy
4oz bottle

Bed time 8oz bottle

Answer 2

My sister fed her 5 month old son cereal in the am and a 4oz bottle then for lunch he had a jar of fruit and a 4 oz bottle But at dinner he was already on squash so she fed him that at say 5pm then at around bed she made him a small amount of cereal and then gave him 6 oz bottle then put him in bed.

the doctor told her he was fine as far as weight he is now 11 months old and weighs 18 pounds.

Answer 3

this is the schedual for my 6 1/2 mo old

in the morning when we wake up i breast feed her then we go down stairs and eat cereal and a fruit applesauce, pears, or peaches

then through out the aftenoon she just gets breastmilk
if she is hungry aroung 4 i maybe give her a little bit a vegies

but by 630 700 when the family is sitting down for dinner i feed my daughter her dinner i give her a full thing of veggies or untill she shows me shes full!! carotts,squash, sweet potatos

and the next morning we do it all over again
today i will be starting her on juice for the first time!!!
1 more thing i have found even though she is getting veggies and fruit she still wants the same amount of breast milk she has wanted since she was born i havent noticed her decline in the milk area i still feed her the same as i did when she wasnt eating solids!!!! im sure the solids wil start filling her more when i move on to stages 2 or 3 but right now she gets stage 1 and the same amount of mlk as she did when she was born!!!! its very important to get on a schedual i know with my daughter she looks foward to morning when she gets her breakfast we eat together in the morn and at night for dinner she enjoys eating with us!!! good luck i hope that helped

Answer 4

Babies are funny that way sometimes. Try and get on a schedual. Don't be too picky when to feed the baby at that exact time everyday. Your baby will let you know when its hungry...Let your baby explore different foods, don't always offer the bottle, just because it is convenient.

My son loves his fruits and veggies. Give a variety like bananas, peaches, soft fruits first, mixed in with cereals even. I gave my son Milupa cereal with Iron, I always put bananas in it or peaches. Fruits and veggies are good for them anyways. I would say offer the bottle in awhile after you try and feed it different foods. Just so that they are not dependent on the bottle for comfort to transitions to new foods.