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How much should my son be
eating?
| NAME: |
Kris
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| BABY'S NAME: |
Keston |
| BABY'S AGE: |
7 months
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|
BIRTH WEIGHT: |
5 lbs, 14 oz
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|
CURRENT WEIGHT: |
16 lbs
|
How
much should my son be eating within a day? He has at least six
wet diapers and has a BM almost everyday. I am still nursing but
I work full time, pump twice at work (only about 3-4 oz each
time). He has two bottle feedings at the babysitter's about 2-3
oz each time and I nurse him at lunchtime. He nurses at bedtime
and about 2-3 times in the night (family bed). This has been his
schedule and amounts since he was 8 weeks. I have replaced the
dinnertime nursing with 1 jar of veggies and 1/2 jar of
fruit-(last couple of days he will only eat 1/4 jar of veggies)
(he was bored with cereal). The last couple of days I have tried
giving him breakfast (cereal w/ fruit). Does all of this sound
normal? I keep getting contradicting information. I am a first
time mom, please help!
The
pattern you are describing sounds normal for a 7 month old.
Each
baby is a little different, so a mother must be guided by her
own infant. There are no rules about when and how much to feed.
It really depends on the family and the baby. When a mom is
working you need to adjust the eating pattern to her work
schedule. It is great that you get to feed Keston at lunch time!
It is time to introduce Keston to solids, but this will take a
bit of adjustment. Replacing the dinnertime breastfeeding with
solids is an excellent approach. And then moving to adjusting
the breakfast feeding to solids, too, is appropriate. The
pattern that you describe sounds very normal. I would suggest
that you just continue to listen to your baby's cues.
Also, since there is a babysitter, often times nursing mothers
will have the babysitter give some of the solids. Baby's often
prefer this to a bottle, then you can focus on breastfeeding!
This is often a good way to add solids into the picture over
time. You are doing a great job!
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