A normal day for Gavin who is 8 months would be-
Breakfast:
1-2 T cereal
1 jar of fruit (stage 2)
1 type of finger food (I like to give him at least 1 food he can feed himself at each meal so he can get in practice,plus he loves it and it keeps him busy...I usually switch between cheerios,gerber puffs,zwieback toast and biter biscuits)
Lunch:
1 jar of vegetable/meal/meat (stage 2)
1-2 T of cereal or 1 jar of fruit/dessert (stage 2)
1 type of finger food
Supper:
1 jar of vegetable/meal/meat (stage 2)
1 jar of fruit/dessert (stage 2)
1 type of finger food
Also at each meal I give Gavin a sippy cup or just a regular cup with water or juice just to start getting him used to drinking from a cup,even though I think more goes down his chin then down his throat,but hey a mom can hope right! Gavin will usually have 2 bottles in the morning and about 2 bottles in the afternoon and then a bottle before he goes to bed,but of course this changes a lot depending on his mood,sickness,etc...I'm just going to be starting some table foods so we will see how that goes.I hope this helps!
Discussion Topic
Solid food
Posted on 07/20/08, 09:43 pm
OK, I know this an issue that comes up over and over again, but I was wondering what your babies are eating/drinking and when and how old they are. I like specific - exactly HOW MUCH cereal and HOW MUCH fruit, veges, etc. and is it Stage 1 or 2, etc. What about "real" food? I keep feeling like I'm doing it wrong with Ben - he half the time doesn't want his solids, or if he does take more than 2 Tbsp of cereal or more than half a jar of Stage 1, he yaks them up. Yet, he seems so hungry in the middle of the night. Thank, ladies!
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Reply #1 07/20/08 11:26pm
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Reply #2 07/21/08 10:21am
The girls are now 9 months old (Well, on Thursday, they will be) Her's how it goes:
6AM:
nusre
1/2 yogurt
1/2 piece of toast or waffle
9AM:
6oz bottle
4tbsp oatmeal
1/2 container fruit (stage 3)
12PM:
1 container Veggies (stage 3)
4tbsp oatmeal
1/2 container fruit (stage 3)
4oz cut applejuice in sippy cup
3PM:
6oz bottle
6PM:
nurse
1 container veggies/rice meal
we sample club crackers, yogurt puffs, cheese, mashed potatoes, pasta, mushed veggies
8:30PM:
nurse
They also sip water at night from a big girl cup after we go for a walk since it's so hot out. I am checking with their doctor at their next visit whether they can start with meats yet.
Hope this helps! -
Reply #3 07/21/08 10:22am
Oh, we do banana slice in the morning and popsicles at night too. -
Reply #4 07/21/08 10:50am
6 8oz bottle
9 2tbl cereal w/ bananas mixed in
1 8oz bottle
4 veggie or fruit stage 2 (usually 2packs)
7 8oz bottle
9 8oz bottle
This is a rough idea of how our day goes. He will usually have a random applesauce thrown in there somewhere too! Noah LOVES applesauce. We have recently introduced the sippy cup with water but hasn't really gotten too far with that yet, basically he just plays with it more then anything. -
Reply #5 07/21/08 6:59pm
I wish we had an established routine! Peyton is breastfed on demand. But here is kinda what we are doing and she is 6 1/2 months old now.
6:30-7ish wakes up and breastfeeds
9:30ish breastfeeds
11:00 cereal (one ounce breast milk mixed with oatmeal and lately a little apple juice)
1:30 breast feed
4 ish veggie
6:00 breastfeed
7:30 breastfeed to sleep -
Reply #6 07/21/08 8:41pm
With all of my kids, including Lukey who is now 7 months we feed when he wants to be fed. If he is really looking like he wants food we will give him a jar of stage 2 food. I dont start a routine until 8 months and I have followed what their pediatrician reccomends. If Ben just really doesnt want it, maybe back off for a little while and see if he is more interested in a week or so. -
Reply #7 07/22/08 10:33pm
Jackson is 6.5 months old and this is his schedule:
8am- morning bottle (8oz)
9am- 1/4 cup of either rice cereal or oatmeal w/ a 4oz jar of a stage 2 fruit
12pm- bottle #2 (8oz)
4pm- bottle #3 (8oz)
6pm- 4oz jar of a stage 2 veggie or veggie/meat mix
8pm- bedtime bottle (8oz) and then sleepy time -
Reply #8 07/24/08 1:41am
My Little Vince is 8 months old and this is the schedule that we try to follow:
Mornings-
I breastfeed him first and then I give him Beech Nut Chaquita Stage 2 bananas mixed with rice or oatmeal cereal.
Afternoon-
I give him 2 oz. of juice and 2 oz. of water, if he gets hungry then I give him a 4 oz. bottle or formula and then some Stage 2 fruits or veggies mixed with cereal.
Evening-
I give him 2 oz. of juice and 2 oz. of water, if he gets hungry then I give him a 4 oz. bottle and then some Stage 2 fruit or veggies mixed with chicken (I just started trying to give him his meats), then I usually breastfeed him before we put him to bed -
Reply #9 08/01/08 10:03pm
I breastfeed on demand throughout the day, and offer solids when he seems to want them.
Ben (6 months) usually has oatmeal mixed with breastmilk and fruit (usually nectarines or apples) in the morning; sweet potatoes, peas, or carrots and rice cereal mixed with breastmilk in the afternoon;
and half of a mashed banana in the evening.
I have been making his food myself (I balked at the idea at first- but it really is easy and so much cheaper) and one thing I found that really works is freezing it in one ounce cubes. I just thaw one at a time, and that really cuts down on waste if he ends up refusing it. Also, Ben gobbles up the homemade food whereas he refused the jars. A few people have told me their kids did the same thing, I think the jarred food tastes a lot stronger. It's worth a shot.
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