Formula Fridays 9/4

[dreemkin]

It's back from hiatus last week (oops). Tell me about your bottle loving babies!

Age:

Formula amt:

Solids share:

Comment away:

NBR GTKY: let's keep it simple; any fun plans this weekend?

[tortor4]

Age: 7 months on Sunday

Formula amount: we're just starting to try out 8 ounces at a time. Up from 6 so we'll see how it goes.

Solids: I mentioned a few days ago that DD prefers the gerber baby food over the food I made her so that's what we've been giving her. She seems to like all the stage 2 foods she's tried but she loses interest pretty quickly.

Comments: nothing really!

GTKY: nothing too exciting planned. We have my cousins sons first birthday party tomorrow. It's Dr. Seuss themed so that should be cute! Nothing else planned for the rest of the long weekend and that's the way I like it!

[dreemkin]

Age: 7 months (when did that happen yo!?)

Formula amt: 30 oz (5 6ozers still)

Solids share: we're slowly trucking along. She seems to like everything new lately. Made apple & pear last week. Made carrot and chicken this week (have yet to give her this).

Comment away: it bothers me that all food introducing age recommendations are all different. So I'm going conservatively. She has her whole life to try everything right? This is what we did with our first and it worked out fine (no allergies). I guess my confession is that I'm a little jealous of the babies that are like practically eating at buffets already IYKWIM lol.

NBR GTKY: my MIL is flying in today. Sat night is a fest called The Last Fling. We are seeing Daughtry. Not a huge fan or anything (what's on the radio is catchy) but it's tradition to go with my sister and our friends. MIL globbed on to the situation and is going too so we're going to bring DD1 this year. It's like lawn seats and a really family friendly atmosphere so I'm sure Norah will love it. Then, It's my holiday to work at the hospital so that's my monday.

[dreemkin]

Sept 4, 2015 9:50:44 GMT -5 @holachica said:

dreemkin, LAST FLING!! omg I went every year in junior high/high school. I have awesome memories of seeing Lucky Boys Confusion there in high school.

Ahh, LBC! Nice lol

[dreemkin]

@holachica I would gradually switch brands if you want to go that route. But I've found it pretty easy to just make a few bottles and put in a tiny cooler. Or I can't remember so people can correct me if I'm wrong but I think you can just measure out the powder and then get water once you're through security. Just don't bring the premade in cans; that was a big mistake grr.

[elsmom]

I've read this thread so many times to see if we are feeding similar amounts to babies her age...fun to finally participate!

Age: 6.5 months

Formula amt: 6oz 5x per day (although slightly less lately)

Solids share: She likes solids but seems to get belly-aches with most anything we give her...so we've tried tons of things but are trying to go very slowly now and sticking to things like cereal, sweet potato and applesauce...all purees because I'm so freaked out that she will choke!

Comment away: Lately she is fighting her bottle and sometimes refuses to take the end of it...not really sure why since she's been eating 30 ounces since June! Oh well, she doesn't seem hungry so I'm just rolling with it...teething maybe? (or maybe just wishful thinking since I'm a dentist and it's killing me that she doesn't have any teeth yet!)

NBR GTKY: let's keep it simple; any fun plans this weekend? A couple BBQs with friends and maybe going out to a local island Sunday for our 6 year anniversary...and the zoo on Monday!

[elsmom]

@holachica, we've flown cross-country with LO a couple times now and we just brought measured out formula powder in small containers and bottles of water to pour into her bottles. They do test the bottled water (without opening it) but it's cheaper than buying it at the airport and they have to let you bring it if it's for the baby. Hope this helps!

[taberbtb]

Age: 7 months!

Formula amt: 5x6oz

Solids share: I have mentioned before DD loves everything, except for last night. We were having not so baby friendly dinner so I tried her with the chunky kind of jarred food but she hated it! I tried it myself and it was awful. I ended up spreading avocado on a slice of toast and gave it to her and she ate the whole slice! BLW for the save!

Comments: Just the above

QOTW: Family reunion at my parents Saturday, local fair Sunday and work Monday.

@holachica I am travelling often with B and take bottles of water with a formula dispenser all the time. Maybe just pack a few bottles and grab a couple of bottles of water after you are through security? I thought the RTU would be convenient but it's actually a pain in the butt since it comes in 8oz bottles and B only drinks 6. I end up either wasting the other 2 or carrying a cooler to save the little bit that's left.

ETA: I use this munchkin dispenser:

[tortor4]

@holachica the ready to drink formula is the only kind of forumla the Celia doesn't like. I agree with taking it premeasured. I've tried that munchkin dispenser but had some trouble with the formula staying where it belongs. I have a couple stacking dispensers that I love.
ETA: I don't think it was that exact dispenser I had problems with so if taberbtb hasn't had problems then it must've been a different one!

[PikoPiko]

I use these guys from Tommee tippee:


I lurk this thread sometimes but never really participate since LO is not really on formula yet - we feed him formula if he wants to eat MOTN or if we're out and about.

Age: 7mo tomorrow

Formula amt: 6oz water, I think that makes 7oz when formula is mixed in.

Solids share: 4Tbsp of solids 3x a day. He's had all sorts of veggies and fruits, no proteins yet.

Comment away:

NBR GTKY: No real plans, just be homebodies. LO is going to daycare next week. Mama is going to cry.

[mmarie]

Age: 7 months today!

Formula amt:4 7 oz bottles

Solids share: 2 or 3 times a day. Always cereal or fruit for breakfast, sometimes some veggies for lunch, and then always a "dinner meal" for supper. She loves everything and thankfully no allergy issues. Then some puffs while she is waiting in her highchair.

Comment away: as far as the pre measured containers, I have one similar to the picture posted but the BRU brand and haven't had any problems. I love it!

NBR GTKY: let's keep it simple; any fun plans this weekend? Work. Blah

[elsmom]

I use the tall/skinny medela storage bottles (I thought I was going to be a great breast-feeder/pumper...not so much. but at least I get some use from the bottles!)

[emilyz320]

Age: 6mo

Formula amt: five 6oz bottles, sometimes 2-3oz extra before bed

Solids share: only doing one dinner time meal. Have tried sweet potatoes, carrots, avocado, banana, pears, peaches and peas. I need to make some more this weekend I am thinking about doing apples, zucchini, summer squash.

Comment away: none this week!

NBR GTKY: let's keep it simple; any fun plans this weekend? BBQ at il's, visiting friends who just had a baby. Maybe hiking. Relaxing :-)

[GeekBeagle]

tortor4 I have a Munchkin dispenser that I hate, too. I'm guessing yours is the same. I got it at Target and noticed the ones at BRU are taller. Maybe ours are an older model? I ended up getting an Avent one that works much better. I think I'll just use the Munchkin one for dry snacks.

[GeekBeagle]

Age: 6 months

Formula amt: five bottles/day of 5-7oz. 27-29oz/day

Solids share: None yet. I think I'm the only one not doing solids here. Several friends whose babies just turned 4 months have been posting videos and pictures of their LOs eating solids and it kinda bums me out since I feel like we're missing out. I realized that since DS is one of the youngest here and we were waiting until 6 months that he'd be one of the last here, but I guess I didn't think that meant babies several months younger would start before him. But I know that it doesn't really mean anything and I'm doing what DS's doctors say is best. His 6 month appt is Tuesday and then we should have the all clear.

Comment away: nada

NBR GTKY: let's keep it simple; any fun plans this weekend? At my parents' house now. I will be going to the local county fair on Sunday with friends. I haven't gone in 13 years, so I'm kinda excited.

[tortor4]

Sept 4, 2015 22:06:00 GMT -5 GeekBeagle said:

tortor4 I have a Munchkin dispenser that I hate, too. I'm guessing yours is the same. I got it at Target and noticed the ones at BRU are taller. Maybe ours are an older model? I ended up getting an Avent one that works much better. I think I'll just use the Munchkin one for dry snacks.

Yes, mine is from target too! Good idea using it for the dry snacks.

[seamonster]

@holachica Switching has never bothered LO, but he wasn't getting more than 3oz at a time of a different brand.

[seamonster]

dreemkin I added a lot of foods to DS's diet because we went on vacation and bought a bunch of the Ella pouches to feed him and those included a lot of things he hadn't had yet. And I needed to distract him while I ate so bread and potatoes were good for that. I've been lax on green veggies until this weekend because we weren't eating them at home. I'm tired of doing one at a time so I may just introduce a bunch of things and eliminate if needed.

[emilyz320]

I've also gotten a little lax about introducing foods one at a time.. She's liked everything so far and no issues with allergies. Allergies don't run in either family. I'll probably keep pretty lax about it

[dreemkin]

Mango and pineapple make my mouth ich so I tend to stay away from those. But I really don't give the foods on her list that we don't usually eat anyway (for example: parsnips and papaya). Just would be weird when WE don't eat those things (at least for now, at such a young age). If we come across it in something when she's older then I don't care. Now I'm rambling and I'm not sure how I even got on this subject.

[seamonster]

Parsnips are gross, but DS loves them mixed with carrots and sweet potatoes. Basically they don't taste like parsnips. He gets that at daycare because I'm not making him foods neither of us eat.

I think meals at home are going to be boring for a while. The few things I've made have resulted in a lot of frozen food and daycare provides meals so we only do breakfast at home.