Formula Fridays 9/25

[dreemkin]

Where did September go?!

Age:

Formula:

Solids share:

Comment/question:

NBR GTKY: if you had a whole day w/o the kid(s), how would you spend it?

[dreemkin]

Age: 7 months

Formula: staying at 6oz 5xs a day per pediatrician.

Solids share: twice a day. I'm using up what I made from the freezer and then I'll start something new. I think I'm gonna try to get away from purees and just start little pieces of food mashed up. Dare I say, BLW (gasp)!

Comment/question: do you think ground meat (turkey, beef, ect) is okay to give her? I know the fats in, say, turkey are good for the LOs so I tried to get not as lean as I would for myself.

NBR GTKY: i would take a nice long shower and get ready in the morning on my time. I'd enjoy a cup of coffee/tea. I'd probably do some fun shopping. I'd take a nap or read a magazine in the afternoon. At night I would work out, watch football with a few beers, and/or try my new interest - coloring (I got my book but haven't had time to start). And of course I'd finish up with an uninterrupted night of sleeeeeep! That sounds kind of lame but I would enjoy it a ton!

[taberbtb]

dreemkin excellent question- where DID September go?

Age: 7.75m

Formula: 4 x 6oz. Her bedtime bottle she might take 7 or 8oz.

Solids share: She is more or less eating/snacking off and on all day. I can no longer eat anything in front of her without her getting hangry. If I am eating and she's playing she zooms over and pulls up to get in my lap and "share".

Comments/questions: B dropped her MOTN feed and just never made it up. I worry she isn't getting enough formula feeds but I don't know how to get her to up her intake? I tried cutting out all solids but unless I only eat when she's napping/hide in the bathroom to eat she's always trying to eat what I'm eating. It also didn't make a difference to her bottle intake.

QOTW: Well first I would sleep in, then go for s nice breakfast. Follow with a little shopping, mani/pedi, and maybe dinner out with DH? I am still waiting to cash in my IOU he gave me on my birthday for dinner and a movie.

[abseptember]

Age: 7 mths

Formula: 24-30 oz/day

Solids share: 3x/day, purees, adding some small pieces of food, trying some BLW

Comment/question:
taberbtb My pedi told me from 6-9 mths, baby needs 24-30 oz/day. Sounds like your girl is doing just fine I totally hear you on it being hard to fit in all the feeds during the day. I remember this phase with my older DD too. I think at 9-10 mths it gets easier b/c the recommended amount of food increases and formula demand decreases a bit.

We haven't tried ground meat either. I was going to the other night but H vetoed.

NBR GTKY: if you had a whole day w/o the kid(s), how would you spend it?
I'd sleep in and wake up when I wanted. Drink and eat breakfast at a leisurely pace. Take a long shower and actually get dressed nice. From there... I don't know... shopping, out to see some friends for lunch, hike along the lake. Dinner out with H and another night of sleep

[abseptember]

Forgot these comments/questions.

E seriously won't eat with a stage 2 nipple anymore no matter how hungry he is. He'll just suck on it a few times and then camp out. He chugs with the stage 3. I'm not sure if this is a good or bad thing but I guess I'm going with the stage 3 or else he doesn't really eat. G is getting better with stage 3 so hopefully both will be on the same flow soon.

What time do you give the last bottle of the day and what time does your little go to bed? We feed both boys b/t 745-8 and they go to bed right after that. They are fully awake probably 95% of the time when I lay them down.

[emilyz320]

Age: 7mo next week

Formula: 5 6oz a day, 2-3oz before bed

Solids share: once a day. Will start twice a day next week once she turns 7mo

Comment/question: nope!

NBR GTKY: if you had a whole day w/o the kid(s), how would you spend it? Sleep in, mani/pedi, relax and be lazy or shop, dinner with Dh followed by lots of sex, go to bed for a full nights sleep

[emilyz320]

abseptember we are still on level 1s over here! Dd always had bad gas as a younger baby so last time we tried 2's it didn't go well. She seems fine with 1's so I'm keeping her there until she shows otherwise. I think you are fine with 3's. Also, dd gets her last full bottle around 4:45/5 then another couple ounces before bed at 6.

[seamonster]

dreemkin ground meat is fine. I use it with mashed veggies instead of pureeing everything for practice with more textures without needing to chew.

[tortor4]

Age: 7 and a half months

Formula: 6oz 4 or 5 times a day

Solids share: nothing new, just the second stage gerber purees

Comment/questions: I was going to ask if there is a recommended minimum amount of formula they should be getting but abseptember answered that already so thank you!

NBR GTKY: I would take a nice long shower, take my time getting ready. Then get a massage and mani/pedi. Then dinner with DH, then sex, then bed!
ETA I take DD with me to get manicures and to the chiropractor but I think she's getting to the age now that she's getting bored. So it'd be nice to do those things without entertaining a baby!

[GeekBeagle]

Where did September go?!

Age: 6 months, 3 weeks

Formula: 5-7oz, 5x/day

Solids share: fruits for breakfast, veggies for dinner…He's actually starting to like them the past few days!

Comment/questions Nada

NBR GTKY: if you had a whole day w/o the kid(s), how would you spend it? Definitely sleep in. Honestly, I'd really like to organize some stuff in the house that I never have time to get to. Then, go out to dinner and hang out with friends late without having to worry about being home early for bedtime.

abseptember DS get his last bottle between 8-8:30 and goes to bed right after.

[abseptember]

Sept 25, 2015 17:31:40 GMT -5 emilyz320 said:

abseptember we are still on level 1s over here! Dd always had bad gas as a younger baby so last time we tried 2's it didn't go well. She seems fine with 1's so I'm keeping her there until she shows otherwise. I think you are fine with 3's. Also, dd gets her last full bottle around 4:45/5 then another couple ounces before bed at 6.

Just out of curiosity, how long does it take her to eat on level 1?  With level 2, E was taking like 30 min to get 5 oz down... not b/c he was really trying to eat but b/c he was would eat, stop, play, eat, stare at his sister, eat, try to get out of the bouncer, etc. etc. With the 3, it takes 5-10 min and he mostly focuses on eating.  


This has nothing to do with flow levels, just random thoughts.  I'm realizing I am soon going to have to figure out a new way to feed these boys.  Right now, I have 2 bouncers and sit between them to feed them.  Lately the boys are sitting up in the bouncers or trying to roll out while I am tending to the other baby.  I'm not really sure what the solution is to this. Neither boy shows any interest in actually holding their own bottle (my DD never held hers either).  I've tried feeding them with one resting in the boppy and the other resting outward against my chest.  It was a complete disaster of rolling/squirming.  Hmmmm.... twins.... 

[seamonster]

Sept 25, 2015 21:23:08 GMT -5 abseptember said:

Sept 25, 2015 17:31:40 GMT -5 emilyz320 said:

abseptember we are still on level 1s over here! Dd always had bad gas as a younger baby so last time we tried 2's it didn't go well. She seems fine with 1's so I'm keeping her there until she shows otherwise. I think you are fine with 3's. Also, dd gets her last full bottle around 4:45/5 then another couple ounces before bed at 6.

Just out of curiosity, how long does it take her to eat on level 1?  With level 2, E was taking like 30 min to get 5 oz down... not b/c he was really trying to eat but b/c he was would eat, stop, play, eat, stare at his sister, eat, try to get out of the bouncer, etc. etc. With the 3, it takes 5-10 min and he mostly focuses on eating.  


This has nothing to do with flow levels, just random thoughts.  I'm realizing I am soon going to have to figure out a new way to feed these boys.  Right now, I have 2 bouncers and sit between them to feed them.  Lately the boys are sitting up in the bouncers or trying to roll out while I am tending to the other baby.  I'm not really sure what the solution is to this. Neither boy shows any interest in actually holding their own bottle (my DD never held hers either).  I've tried feeding them with one resting in the boppy and the other resting outward against my chest.  It was a complete disaster of rolling/squirming.  Hmmmm.... twins.... 

We still have DS on level 1s because we're combination feeding and pace feed all bottles. If we don't pace feed with the 1s he can take down 5-7oz within 10 minutes.

[emilyz320]

abseptember it takes her about 15 mins

[dreemkin]

abseptember feed one at a time??

[taberbtb]

abseptember DD gets her last bottle before going into the crib. She is always awake but eyes closed when I put her down. I know she's awake since she uses her hands to search for her pacifier before dozing off.

[mmarie]

Age: 7 1/2ish months

Formula:7oz 4 times a day

Solids share: 2-3 times a day. She's had everything that Gerber has pureed. Even a few of the kinds with chunks in it. She loves everything. She loves to be fed though. Toys and stuff go directly to her mouth, food on the other hand, she just looks at like "what am I supposed to do with this?" Doesn't look like BLW is in our near future but we still try everyday

Comment/question: does anyone use enfamil reguline? Does it really make their poop softer?

NBR GTKY: if you had a whole day w/o the kid(s), how would you spend it? Sleep in, a nice long shower, and them binge watch Netflix with tons of popcorn and all the wine.

[abseptember]

Sept 26, 2015 7:31:34 GMT -5 dreemkin said:

abseptember feed one at a time??

I've tried that too... it results in the other baby completely losing it b/c he isn't being fed too.    If they'd just hold their own bottle, I wouldn't have this issue