Formula Fridays (6/12)

[dreemkin]

Sorry I'm starting this a day late (I worked yesterday)! Let's chat about our sweet eating machines. I'm adding solids to the list because we will all be there soon.

Age:

Formula amount/bottles a day:

Solids (amount, times a day, what your giving):

Comment section:

NBR GTKY: what is your favorite album to listen to?

[WittyLittle]

Wahey!

Age: 17 weeks apparently. Yikes!

Formula: 5.5oz 6x per day (though he probably leaves about 2oz total per day. Maybe a bit more.

Solids: allowing him to taste banana from my finger and tomorrow we start with a spoon full of brocolli purree. He generally takes a while to get in to new things so we're starting slow so he eats a bit better by the time he actually needs it.

Comments: still having issues with him stopping drinking after 1oz and crying. Have to wait 15 mins every time and then try again. This happens maybe 3x per day. We're still trying to move on to the 3+ month nipples to see if that helps but he refuses so far.

Fav album: foo fighters learn to fly. Csnt remember if thats the album title but the one with that song on it for sure!


This turned in to a mini essay for sure. Sorry!

[miniwheat]

Age: I think 18 weeks?

Formula amount/bottles a day: 6 to 7 6oz bottles. He hasnt been finishing them recently.

Solids (amount, times a day, what your giving): We give rice cereal at dinner time. I make 2 tablespoons and he eats all of it.

Comment section:How much cereal are you giving if you have started solids? Is cereal measured in TBSP when is mixed or dry? Noob questions!

NBR GTKY: what is your favorite album to listen to? The National - High Violet.

[dacora]

Age: 4 months

Formula amount/bottles a day: 6oz 2x 5oz 4x

Solids (amount, times a day, what your giving): none yet

Comment section: Nothing really. DD is being really wiggly and shoving at me and the bottle sometimes while eating, which is really annoying, but apparently pretty common at this age.

NBR GTKY: what is your favorite album to listen to? At the moment I've been listening to Florence & the Machine 'Lungs'.

[GeekBeagle]

Age: almost 15 weeks

Formula amount/bottles a day: 5 oz x 3, 6 oz x 2 = 27 oz

Solids (amount, times a day, what you're giving): Not yet

Comment section: Though the 27 oz is typical, I've had to give him an extra 4 oz feeding on some daycare days because his normal last feeding time has come earlier than usual.

NBR GTKY: what is your favorite album to listen to?
Foo Fighters- The Colour and the Shape. WittyLittle that's on There Is Nothing Left to Lose.

Also, Switchfoot- The Beautiful Letdown

[lilyelayne]

dreemkin I always like your gtky question. I should just steal for the BF check in on Mondays

[missys]

Age: 4 months on Thursday!

Formula amount/bottles a day: 6 oz 6x a day (2 are BM)

Solids (amount, times a day, what your giving): none yet

Comment section: yes to pushing bottle away and Mr. Fidgety! We switched from soy to similac gentle and he's eating so much more! The pedi told us at 2 months we could start 6 oz bottles and he would never take that much and always made an "ew" face. Now that we switched he is happy to eat! Now I feel less guilty that BF didn't work for us.

NBR GTKY: what is your favorite album to listen to? The Starting Line - Say It Like You Mean It

[sugahcookie01]

Jun 13, 2015 12:36:40 GMT -5 dreemkin said:

Sorry I'm starting this a day late (I worked yesterday)! Let's chat about our sweet eating machines. I'm adding solids to the list because we will all be there soon.

Age:17 weeks

Formula amount/bottles a day: usually 32-36 over 4 daytime bottles and 1 middle of the night

Solids (amount, times a day, what your giving): none. Going to ask pedi at the 4mo appt

Comment section:
None really. He's doing well and I am feeling better about formula as he gets bigger and happier.

NBR GTKY: what is your favorite album to listen to?

Broadway stuff. Right now I'm into Chess the musical

[sugahcookie01]

Well that quoted weird. Ugh I hate mobile.

[sugahcookie01]

Jun 13, 2015 18:02:32 GMT -5 missys said:

Age: 4 months on Thursday!

Formula amount/bottles a day: 6 oz 6x a day (2 are BM)

Solids (amount, times a day, what your giving): none yet

Comment section: yes to pushing bottle away and Mr. Fidgety! We switched from soy to similac gentle and he's eating so much more! The pedi told us at 2 months we could start 6 oz bottles and he would never take that much and always made an "ew" face. Now that we switched he is happy to eat! Now I feel less guilty that BF didn't work for us.

NBR GTKY: what is your favorite album to listen to? The Starting Line - Say It Like You Mean It

I'm also finally getting over the guilt I think. Freeing. 

[jensoprano82]

Age: 20 weeks!
Bottles/oz/day: 5 oz 6x a day
Solids: we've done oatmeal (three stars), avocado (three stars) and sweet potato (FIVE stars!) we just do once a day since for the first few weeks it's more for fun and practice eating than actual calories/nutrition
Comments: I sort of am jealous of the girls that are burning all those crazy calories breastfeeding... Is that weird? I am really struggling with losing the weight.
Favorite album: right now it's dial-a-song by They Might Be Giants. They have a kids album too

[dreemkin]

I have yet to answer my own post but I must say I'm loving all your music choices so far.

lilyelayne steal away!

[WittyLittle]

Jun 14, 2015 1:37:58 GMT -5 jensoprano82 said:

Age: 20 weeks!
Bottles/oz/day: 5 oz 6x a day
Solids: we've done oatmeal (three stars), avocado (three stars) and sweet potato (FIVE stars!) we just do once a day since for the first few weeks it's more for fun and practice eating than actual calories/nutrition
Comments: I sort of am jealous of the girls that are burning all those crazy calories breastfeeding... Is that weird? I am really struggling with losing the weight.
Favorite album: right now it's dial-a-song by They Might Be Giants. They have a kids album too

I didnt lose weight while BFing if that makes any difference? But that might have been the boat load of caloroes i was consuming to mask my stress

[anchovies]

Age: 4 months tomorrow

Bottles: 6 4 oz and 1 6oz

Solids: we just started rice cereal today! We mixed it with his formula (used a bowl and spoon to feed) and he was all about it! It was a fun time

Comment: we let DS sit in his high chair at dinner tonight. He lasted a good bit in it. I know it's sad he's growing but I'm excited for this stage.

QOTW: I love Mae everglow from way back but I listen to a lot of country now.

[taberbtb]

dacora and missys my favourite feeding is the MOTN one because she takes the bottle so easily. The rest are a struggle. She pushes the bottle away and then screams because it's gone. Ugh.

I am still working on the guilt, though I think it's getting better.

Age: 19 weeks!

Formula amount/bottles a day: Daytime 5x5oz and her MOTN one I think she's trying to drop since she only drinks about 3oz before she passes out. I keep offering it to her though since I can't get her to make that missing bottle up during the day yet.

Solids: Nothing yet really. One little toast finger if I can't get her to stop at me during breakfast. She sits in her highchair every morning and she's getting less and less content unless she has something too. Sophie isn't cutting it anymore.

Comment section: Like I said I feel like 5x5oz isn't enough for her if I let her drop her MOTN bottle? I just can't get her to take extra during the day.

NBR GTKY: Hmm…I'm mostly a Sirius/XM girl. I have no idea what the last album I listened to was.

[dreemkin]

anchovies I love Mae! My sis and BIL were going to a 10 year anniversary concert of everglow but had to miss it.

[missys]

Jun 14, 2015 20:02:31 GMT -5 taberbtb said:

dacora and missys my favourite feeding is the MOTN one because she takes the bottle so easily. The rest are a struggle. She pushes the bottle away and then screams because it's gone. Ugh.

I am still working on the guilt, though I think it's getting better.

Age: 19 weeks!

Formula amount/bottles a day: Daytime 5x5oz and her MOTN one I think she's trying to drop since she only drinks about 3oz before she passes out. I keep offering it to her though since I can't get her to make that missing bottle up during the day yet.

Solids: Nothing yet really. One little toast finger if I can't get her to stop at me during breakfast. She sits in her highchair every morning and she's getting less and less content unless she has something too. Sophie isn't cutting it anymore.

Comment section: Like I said I feel like 5x5oz isn't enough for her if I let her drop her MOTN bottle? I just can't get her to take extra during the day.

NBR GTKY: Hmm…I'm mostly a Sirius/XM girl. I have no idea what the last album I listened to was.

I had a really hard time coming up with an answer because I love sirius/xm! What are you listening to? I listen to wake up with taylor on starz, covino and rich on indie, and comedy central.

[dreemkin]

Okay, I'm finally getting around to responding to my own post.

Age: 4 months

Formula amount/bottles a day: we're up to 5oz now and it changes day to day how many bottles, 6-8 (we finally stopped tracking so closely).

Solids (amount, times a day, what your giving): per the Dr (since annie is on the small side of weight) she is getting rice cereal made with formula one time a day. She loves it and I don't know why lol.

Comment section: i cant believe she's old enough for this but then I joked that one tablespoon of rice cereal is the natural progression of things and that's how they did it thousands of years ago.

NBR GTKY: my go-to albums are anything Death Cab for Cutie and Something Corporate/Jack's Mannequin (love me some Andrew). I like songs that are lyric driven and like brilliant poetry.

[dreemkin]

miniwheat my pedi just said once a day so we are starting with 1 tbsp (measured dry). And might move up to 2 tbsp for the second week.

[dreemkin]

missys I love xm station 'alt nation'.

[anchovies]

Jun 14, 2015 20:08:42 GMT -5 dreemkin said:

anchovies I love Mae! My sis and BIL were going to a 10 year anniversary concert of everglow but had to miss it.

Death Cab is awesome too!! I like your taste in music. Also enjoy something corporate.

[taberbtb]

Jun 14, 2015 20:12:53 GMT -5 missys said:

Jun 14, 2015 20:02:31 GMT -5 taberbtb said:

dacora and missys my favourite feeding is the MOTN one because she takes the bottle so easily. The rest are a struggle. She pushes the bottle away and then screams because it's gone. Ugh.

I am still working on the guilt, though I think it's getting better.

Age: 19 weeks!

Formula amount/bottles a day: Daytime 5x5oz and her MOTN one I think she's trying to drop since she only drinks about 3oz before she passes out. I keep offering it to her though since I can't get her to make that missing bottle up during the day yet.

Solids: Nothing yet really. One little toast finger if I can't get her to stop at me during breakfast. She sits in her highchair every morning and she's getting less and less content unless she has something too. Sophie isn't cutting it anymore.

Comment section: Like I said I feel like 5x5oz isn't enough for her if I let her drop her MOTN bottle? I just can't get her to take extra during the day.

NBR GTKY: Hmm…I'm mostly a Sirius/XM girl. I have no idea what the last album I listened to was.

I had a really hard time coming up with an answer because I love sirius/xm! What are you listening to? I listen to wake up with taylor on starz, covino and rich on indie, and comedy central.

Sorry PB didn't notify me of the quote and I am just popping back in right now! Lately I am listening to 90's on 9 and reliving my adolescence! Heard me some Vanilla Ice the other day!