I know this will be different depending for everyone and feeding methods.
We tried 2 meals today for the first time and she was super not feeling breakfast but then ate lunch well as usual. I feel like she is ramping up consumption but very slowly. I plan on nursing for awhile, definitely past a year so I'm not worried about her being on mostly solids by then or anything, but I do wonder if she is eating enough and if this is normal. Does it just ramp up quickly closer to a year?
Today for lunch she ate 2 large peeled cherry tomatoes (her new fav), most of a big slice of avocado (maybe 1/8th of a small avocado) and a little scrambled egg. This is good day normal. I let her eat until she starts melting down.
We are still doing purées primarily. She gets 1-3 servings depending on our schedule. She's been sick so it's been 1-2.
I fed her three meals one day and she ended up not pooping for 3 days. She was so miserable. Pears fixed the problem.
I'm struggling with knowing what is okay to give her for real food. I let her gnaw on cucumber slices and she liked that. But it's hard to know what table food is okay.
We are mostly doing stage 2 purees 2-3 times a day. It depends on how much he eats. Sometimes he'll polish off container and a half and sometimes he'll only eat a few bites. He still takes 5-6 bottles a day, 4 of bm and 2 of formula, so I'm not overly concerned about pushing solids.
Post by sunshineshades on Oct 14, 2016 20:01:18 GMT -5
I missed your actual question lol. My first was not into solids at this age at all. It increased a lot between 9-12 months. It all depends on the kid. I can't get over E and food. Nothing like her sister this young. But by a year she was screaming for dinner too and has always been an amazing eater since.
Post by rachelilly23 on Oct 16, 2016 8:04:38 GMT -5
We typically only do one 2-oz. container a day of puree. Yesterday she ate a 4-oz. container in 1 sitting at dinner, but she was hungry from not really wanting to nurse a lot due to flying/traveling/seeing a ton of people. She snacks on puffs a lot though. I was hesitant to give her more food because I thought it was giving her tummy trouble, but I think she's used to it more now and that's less or an issue.
When we get back from our trip, I'm going to try her on 6 oz. a day. 3 oz. twice a day. When she's had a 4-oz. container she's too full, so we'll try 3 oz.
We do a little bit of BLW by letting her try things we eat too, but she never gets much of it down.
Post by lindy04aggie on Oct 17, 2016 13:12:38 GMT -5
6:00 AM - 4 oz bottle 9:30 AM - 4 oz bottle, 4 oz of baby food 1:30 PM - 4 oz bottle, 4 oz of baby food 4:00 PM - 1 oz water 6:00 PM - 4 oz bottle, 2 oz of baby food (pedi said they could have 4 oz, but we half it because we play on the floor right after that and 4 oz = messy tummy time) 9:30 PM - 4 oz bottle
We had a few days where she ate a really decent amount. Enough that she only pooped 1x per day twice (usually goes like 5 times) and one of those was like the consistency of a frosty. But the past 2 days she has eaten almost nothing and just smushes everything with her hand and then throws it. I'm assuming this is normal too...
Post by cinnamonsmiles on Oct 17, 2016 15:17:59 GMT -5
We are still at no solids. DH is on a long business trip and I've been waiting to start until he gets back, but he's wanting to wait until she's closer to 9 months (age we started DS).
Food before one is just for fun, so I'm not worried.
What time is dinner? I feel that it gets too late once we get home for him to eat dinner. I sometimes don't eat dinner till 8-9pm nite because our schedule is so busy. I get out by 430pm. I pick him up by 5pm. We get home by 6pm usually if I run an errand. By that time I'm getting him ready for bath and bed time.
What time is dinner? I feel that it gets too late once we get home for him to eat dinner. I sometimes don't eat dinner till 8-9pm nite because our schedule is so busy. I get out by 430pm. I pick him up by 5pm. We get home by 6pm usually if I run an errand. By that time I'm getting him ready for bath and bed time.
Our evenings are so hard. DH is off at 4, home by 4:20ish, showers, and goes to pick up kids from daycare. He starts dinner when he gets back, by then I am just getting home at about 5:15. I feed Brady usually around 5:45/6 and he's ready for bed close to 7. I can't really get a real bedtime routine in for him because there's really no time? That probably explains his crappy night time sleep but taking the 30 mins to get him ready upstairs doesn't leave me with much time with DD1 (she goes to bed at 8). So he falls asleep in my arms downstairs. Anyway, I feel like we're always rushing in the evening.
What time is dinner? I feel that it gets too late once we get home for him to eat dinner. I sometimes don't eat dinner till 8-9pm nite because our schedule is so busy. I get out by 430pm. I pick him up by 5pm. We get home by 6pm usually if I run an errand. By that time I'm getting him ready for bath and bed time.
We get home at like 5:45ish and usually go for a walk or DH and the kids play and I make dinner, depending on what we're having. Dinner at 6:30, bedtime routine starts at 7:20 and they're both down by 7:45.
What time is dinner? I feel that it gets too late once we get home for him to eat dinner. I sometimes don't eat dinner till 8-9pm nite because our schedule is so busy. I get out by 430pm. I pick him up by 5pm. We get home by 6pm usually if I run an errand. By that time I'm getting him ready for bath and bed time.
We're lucky because dh works at home and I'm on leave. Even when I'm not I'm home by 4 . So right now we walk at 4ish. Dinner between 5-5:30. Then go to the park till 6:20. Home for bedtime routine. Both are in bed at 7ish (dd1 more like 7:15).
Once it gets cold and dark out earlier we're going to have come up with something because dd1 is crazy after school and needs things to do.
What time is dinner? I feel that it gets too late once we get home for him to eat dinner. I sometimes don't eat dinner till 8-9pm nite because our schedule is so busy. I get out by 430pm. I pick him up by 5pm. We get home by 6pm usually if I run an errand. By that time I'm getting him ready for bath and bed time.
We get home at like 5:45ish and usually go for a walk or DH and the kids play and I make dinner, depending on what we're having. Dinner at 6:30, bedtime routine starts at 7:20 and they're both down by 7:45.
Do you feel 630 is a good time? I'm worried he will be too full for bed. He usually gets a 6oz bottle for bed time at 730pm.
What time is dinner? I feel that it gets too late once we get home for him to eat dinner. I sometimes don't eat dinner till 8-9pm nite because our schedule is so busy. I get out by 430pm. I pick him up by 5pm. We get home by 6pm usually if I run an errand. By that time I'm getting him ready for bath and bed time.
We're lucky because dh works at home and I'm on leave. Even when I'm not I'm home by 4 . So right now we walk at 4ish. Dinner between 5-5:30. Then go to the park till 6:20. Home for bedtime routine. Both are in bed at 7ish (dd1 more like 7:15).
Once it gets cold and dark out earlier we're going to have come up with something because dd1 is crazy after school and needs things to do.
Ideally I'd like dinner to be close to 6pm. My work schedule will be changing soon because the semester ends early December so hopefully then we can have a better routine.
What time is dinner? I feel that it gets too late once we get home for him to eat dinner. I sometimes don't eat dinner till 8-9pm nite because our schedule is so busy. I get out by 430pm. I pick him up by 5pm. We get home by 6pm usually if I run an errand. By that time I'm getting him ready for bath and bed time.
Our evenings are so hard. DH is off at 4, home by 4:20ish, showers, and goes to pick up kids from daycare. He starts dinner when he gets back, by then I am just getting home at about 5:15. I feed Brady usually around 5:45/6 and he's ready for bed close to 7. I can't really get a real bedtime routine in for him because there's really no time? That probably explains his crappy night time sleep but taking the 30 mins to get him ready upstairs doesn't leave me with much time with DD1 (she goes to bed at 8). So he falls asleep in my arms downstairs. Anyway, I feel like we're always rushing in the evening.
This is us too. I feel my evenings fly by and I'm exhausted by 9pm.
We get home at like 5:45ish and usually go for a walk or DH and the kids play and I make dinner, depending on what we're having. Dinner at 6:30, bedtime routine starts at 7:20 and they're both down by 7:45.
Do you feel 630 is a good time? I'm worried he will be too full for bed. He usually gets a 6oz bottle for bed time at 730pm.
I usually nurse her a little before dinner, she eats (blw), halfheartedly nurses again after dinner, then has an ounce or so in a cup while we read books at 7:30. It feels like a lot, but she almost always finishes the ounce in the cup and since we started that she dropped her 10pm feeding. She usually makes it till 12:30 or 1 now. I figure I'll stuff her and she will be good for a while. Lol If you want to do a 6:30 dinner and a 7:30 bedtime, maybe spilt the bottle and give him some before dinner and then the rest at bedtime to space it out a little? That's what I feel we do and it's working so far.
Post by xxkimmy8xx on Oct 18, 2016 12:07:52 GMT -5
We just started solids at daycare.. I feel like this might be his only solid of the day during the week. He's usually exhausted and a mess by the time we get home from DC around 6 and doesn't want to sit in his highchair to eat. He usually falls asleep in his carseat and I was bottles till around 6:15, then we'll go for a walk until 6:45. We hang out as DH starts dinner until 7. Then we start bed and he's sleeping by 7:30. DH and I eat at 7:30 and get ready for the next day. Usually done with chores by 8:45. This gets easier right STMs?
Do you feel 630 is a good time? I'm worried he will be too full for bed. He usually gets a 6oz bottle for bed time at 730pm.
I usually nurse her a little before dinner, she eats (blw), halfheartedly nurses again after dinner, then has an ounce or so in a cup while we read books at 7:30. It feels like a lot, but she almost always finishes the ounce in the cup and since we started that she dropped her 10pm feeding. She usually makes it till 12:30 or 1 now. I figure I'll stuff her and she will be good for a while. Lol If you want to do a 6:30 dinner and a 7:30 bedtime, maybe spilt the bottle and give him some before dinner and then the rest at bedtime to space it out a little? That's what I feel we do and it's working so far.
That might work. I have noticed that he gets pretty gassy at nite. So not sure if he's full or what's the problem. Because his farts wake him up
Post by xxkimmy8xx on Oct 18, 2016 12:29:55 GMT -5
Reading all of our evening schedules reminds me of this blog I read the week before E was born. I was all like "meh, how hard can it be?!" Now I'm all like, YUUPPP.....
We eat after LO goes to sleep and it's so nice and relaxing after the day... it will definitely be the last meal we add. I also think she will need to go bed a bit later if we are gonna do dinner
We just started solids at daycare.. I feel like this might be his only solid of the day during the week. He's usually exhausted and a mess by the time we get home from DC around 6 and doesn't want to sit in his highchair to eat. He usually falls asleep in his carseat and I was bottles till around 6:15, then we'll go for a walk until 6:45. We hang out as DH starts dinner until 7. Then we start bed and he's sleeping by 7:30. DH and I eat at 7:30 and get ready for the next day. Usually done with chores by 8:45. This gets easier right STMs?
It gets easier, yes!! I remember those nights scrambling around trying to do everything. I am trying to think of what made it easier... no bottle washing, kids learn to feed themselves, kids get better at entertaining themselves so they can play while you make dinner and they can eat together, and let me tell you one day you will cherish that 7:30 bedtime and allllll the spare time you have after your kids are in bed. Then you'll have plenty of time for getting frisky and #2 will come along and you'll start all over again. Bahahaha!
We just started solids at daycare.. I feel like this might be his only solid of the day during the week. He's usually exhausted and a mess by the time we get home from DC around 6 and doesn't want to sit in his highchair to eat. He usually falls asleep in his carseat and I was bottles till around 6:15, then we'll go for a walk until 6:45. We hang out as DH starts dinner until 7. Then we start bed and he's sleeping by 7:30. DH and I eat at 7:30 and get ready for the next day. Usually done with chores by 8:45. This gets easier right STMs?
It gets easier, yes!! I remember those nights scrambling around trying to do everything. I am trying to think of what made it easier... no bottle washing, kids learn to feed themselves, kids get better at entertaining themselves so they can play while you make dinner and they can eat together, and let me tell you one day you will cherish that 7:30 bedtime and allllll the spare time you have after your kids are in bed. Then you'll have plenty of time for getting frisky and #2 will come along and you'll start all over again. Bahahaha!
We just started solids at daycare.. I feel like this might be his only solid of the day during the week. He's usually exhausted and a mess by the time we get home from DC around 6 and doesn't want to sit in his highchair to eat. He usually falls asleep in his carseat and I was bottles till around 6:15, then we'll go for a walk until 6:45. We hang out as DH starts dinner until 7. Then we start bed and he's sleeping by 7:30. DH and I eat at 7:30 and get ready for the next day. Usually done with chores by 8:45. This gets easier right STMs?
It gets easier, yes!! I remember those nights scrambling around trying to do everything. I am trying to think of what made it easier... no bottle washing, kids learn to feed themselves, kids get better at entertaining themselves so they can play while you make dinner and they can eat together, and let me tell you one day you will cherish that 7:30 bedtime and allllll the spare time you have after your kids are in bed. Then you'll have plenty of time for getting frisky and #2 will come along and you'll start all over again. Bahahaha!
This is me. And I think you have a 2ish year old as well? It was much easier when she was this age, just her and the 2 of us. Now we have 2 against 2 and I'm not sure how I haven't ripped my hair our yet lol. She is attempting to potty train too which is so so much fun.
It gets easier, yes!! I remember those nights scrambling around trying to do everything. I am trying to think of what made it easier... no bottle washing, kids learn to feed themselves, kids get better at entertaining themselves so they can play while you make dinner and they can eat together, and let me tell you one day you will cherish that 7:30 bedtime and allllll the spare time you have after your kids are in bed. Then you'll have plenty of time for getting frisky and #2 will come along and you'll start all over again. Bahahaha!
This is me. And I think you have a 2ish year old as well? It was much easier when she was this age, just her and the 2 of us. Now we have 2 against 2 and I'm not sure how I haven't ripped my hair our yet lol. She is attempting to potty train too which is so so much fun.
This except that 3-4 days a week dh works until after the kids are asleep so it's them against me. Dinner/bath/bed are exhausting with two kids on my own.
Maybe this is flammable but I don't really see the point of a bedtime routine for a baby this age. I get it for a toddler, etc. unless I don't really understand what a routine is. I mean I always change her diaper and put her in pjs and then nurse her and put her in her sack and in her crib. But I don't really think of it as a routine... I guess it's the bare essentials routine?
Maybe this is flammable but I don't really see the point of a bedtime routine for a baby this age. I get it for a toddler, etc. unless I don't really understand what a routine is. I mean I always change her diaper and put her in pjs and then nurse her and put her in her sack and in her crib. But I don't really think of it as a routine... I guess it's the bare essentials routine?
Yeah...I mean I read about people reading books and singing and rocking, lotion, baths etc every night.....I don't have time for that? He'll have a total meltdown if I prolong getting him settled for bed. We never did any of it with DD, she's 2 1/2.
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