Formula Fridays 10/16

[dreemkin]

I'm posting on time bc we need more participation this week girls!! Last week was a little pathetic (FB fade away??). Or if we are "over" FFs then I can stop posting. Just say the word!

Age:

Formula amt:

Solids section:

Comment corner:

NBR GTKY:
1. Favorite thing about Fall
2. Thing you hate about Fall
3. Has Formula Fridays outgrown it's usefulness?

[dreemkin]

I'll lead by example!

Age: 8 months

Formula amt: trying to get 5 bottles of 6oz. But lately she's been dropping her 5th MOTN feeding about 50% of the time (which is awesome!). But how do I get those ounces in? Or do I not have to worry about those then? HALP!

Solids section: she is fine with egg! I was nervous about that one since it's high on the food list of allergies. She also likes noodles. That's all that's new this week.

Comment corner: I'm a little worried that her solids progress is going to get messed up when we are on vacation this week. It's going to be hard to find the time to sit her down and let her "practice".

NBR GTKY:
1. Thanksgiving: food, football, & family (in that order...I kid, I kid...kind of)
2. Haunted houses and the like. Even the commercials scare me. I don't even like kid-friendly Fright Fest at 6 flags. I'm a wuss.
3. I still like it but I've noticed a sharp decline in participation. If we don't need it anymore, I would understand. I will follow for responses.

[tortor4]

Age: 8 months
Formula amount: 6 ounces usually 5 times a day, give or take a bottle
Solids section: we've been doing purees since like 4 months but just this past week or two I've gotten a little braver and have been cutting up little pieces of our food and letting her feed herself. She loves it! Probably about half of it ends up in her seat so I do usually end the meal with purees for her still. But she's liked everything she's tried so far. Spaghetti, pulled pork, chicken. That's not all we eat lol but it's all I can come up with right now.
Comment corner: nothing!
Favorite thing about fall: I would have to say the weather. I hate summer when it's too got so this is the perfect weather for me.
Thing I hate about fall: probably only that it's too short. It feels like it's only fall in Pittsburgh for a couple weeks.
Has formula Friday outgrown its usefulness: I don't think so. I always like to compare if Celia's getting the same amount of ounces as your LOs just to make me feel like I kinda know what I'm doing! Sometimes it's just annoying for me to post because I'm always mobile and by the time I start typing I forget half the questions so I have to screenshot and bounce back and forth. I guess it's not that difficult now that I think about it!

[kerrigrooves]

Age: 8 months on 10/6

Formula amt: 32 oz/day, 4 - 8 oz bottles, 6am, 10am, 4 oz pre PM nap and 4 oz after, 8 oz 6 pm

Solids section: I do ground oatmeal with some fruit puree for breakfast before am nap, puree and puffs or yogurt bites after 4 oz bottle before pm nap, made chx puree (breasts in crockpot with veggies and spices, then puree all but leave it chunky) around 5 pm.

My mom made homemade chx noodle soup and the pasta/carrots/celery/chicken were so soft so I offered him as finger food and he loved it. Guess soups are the way to go for the next month or two.

comment: LO has had a wet cough for 4 weeks and cant kick it, finally took him to Dr and his lungs sounded good so we have to ride it out. Been doing saline and humidifier.

NBR GTKY:
1. Favorite thing about Fall: colors, jeans/boots, football, crockpot
2. Thing you hate about Fall: so dark at 6 am when LO wakes
3. Has Formula Fridays outgrown it's usefulness? Im only on here sporadically so its still helpful for me

[2mrsks (mrs&mrsk)]

Age: 7.5 mo

Formula amt: we try for 6oz about 5 times a day.

Solids section: it's been tough to get him to eat that much lately. he hates my mixes so i went back to basics, subbing gerber when he really needs to eat. i made spinach and apples for our next try. i had some time at work so i made a grocery list based on pinterest ideas for next week he loves rice rusks


NBR GTKY:
1. Favorite thing about Fall - colors, activities, long sleeves
2. Thing you hate about Fall - SOCKS & leaves
3. Has Formula Fridays outgrown it's usefulness? no i like it-- i think it will be even more useful going forward. i feel like DS is really OBSESSED with his bottle and i'm nervous about solid transition and then complete transition to milk in a few months. i'm thinking about going to 4 oz per serving....

[emilyz320]

Age: 7.5mo

Formula amt: down to about 25oz/day

Solids section: eating breakfast and dinner at home, lunch at daycare. Puffs, mum mums, all fruits and veggies

Comment corner: her formula intake is really starting to drop. We have dropped her bottles from 6oz to 5oz and sometimes she doesn't even drink that. Dh thinks we need to bring her to the pedi but I think it's pretty normal based on solids intake...

NBR GTKY:
1. Favorite thing about Fall: the weather!
2. Thing you hate about Fall: daylight savings time
3. Has Formula Fridays outgrown it's usefulness? No! I still like keeping up with everyone and seeing what other ff babies are doing. I have been participating more in the do group, sorry ladies

[taberbtb]

Age: 8.5m

Formula amt: 4 X 5-6oz

Solids section: Based on the discussion on fb a day or two ago I think I am starving my child. I am afraid for her milk intake to drop further so we cut back but I might up it again. Currently we are at 1-2 meals/day.

Comment corner: B had really dropped her formula intake but I'm wondering if it wasn't partially cold related since the past two days she's back drinking normally.

GTKY:

1. Cooler temps, scarves, fall leaves and PSL!

2. Daylight savings time and running the furnace.

3. I like FF, I think the whole board in general has slowed down. I think it's especially helpful as a lot of us have solids/milk intake questions. It's a good place to ask about these things!

[taberbtb]

emilyz320 B's intake took a huge dive between 7&7.5m. I would say she was probably only drinking 4oz 4x/day. That lasted about a month and this past week she started taking between 5-6oz again.

kerrigrooves holy crap! I don't think B has ever drank 8oz in her life! Though I have a girlfriend who's LO was taking 3x10oz at 9m.

[2mrsks (mrs&mrsk)]

Omg ds sometimes takes 10oz before bed.

[GeekBeagle]

Age: 7.5 months

Formula amt: 5 or 6 oz 5x/day - We did recently reduce the size of his last bottle of the day because he was throwing up from being too full from solids.

Solids section: Only doing purees. Fruits in morning and vegetables in evening.

Comment corner: nada

NBR GTKY:
1. Favorite thing about Fall: weather, football, pumpkin everything
2. Thing you hate about Fall: Like mentioned above, it gets cold quickly
3. Has Formula Fridays outgrown its usefulness? No, I think it's still useful. I always read, but don't always post. I don't always feel like I have a lot to contribute because my answers have been the same for months and I can never come up with GTKY answers.

[abseptember]

Age- 8 mths
Formula- about 25-27oz/day
Solids- doing more and more finger foods

Comments- none really... formula intake is decreasing a bit

. Totally not related but I am strongly considering a minivan. 3 kids 3 and under is really tough in a smaller suv.

Fav thing about fav- color change, crunching leaves
Least fav thing- knowing winter is coming... I hate winter
FF- I still think it is useful, especially as we move to more food and switch off bottles in the future.

[taberbtb]

abseptember what do you drive currently? I love my jeep but am really considering getting something bigger next go-around

[dreemkin]

I'm glad to see everyone's formula intake is going down a bit.

abseptember, I like mini vans. Fun fact: I drove my parents' hand me down minivan in college lol. Be jealous. Be very jealous.

ETA: why don't they just get rid of DST already?!?!

[abseptember]

Oct 18, 2015 20:55:47 GMT -5 taberbtb said:

abseptember what do you drive currently? I love my jeep but am really considering getting something bigger next go-around

I have a kia sorento.  Right now all 3 are in the second row.  DD is FF in the middle seat with the boys on the outboard seats.  Finding seats that fit 3 across is challenging to say the least.  The other issue is the space b/t the front and second row is pretty small so most seats make it so the front seats have to be moved up.  I'm only 5'4" so it seems crazy to have to move my seat forward to fit their seats but I do.  I did it with my DD... just not sure I want to spend another 2 years driving in an uncomfortable position.... not to mention that the stroller takes up the entire back end and I have to have a stroller to get all 3 from one place to another.  We've looked at a lot of other SUV options, but so far those really haven't made sense. So yeah... we're looking at minivan...... yay......  

How soon do you plan on getting a new vehicle?  When looking, make sure to think about 1) how many kids you plan on having, 2) tether locations (not just LATCH), 3) cargo space, and 4) space b/t front and second row.  My car would be great for older kids out of carseats.... no so great for lots of littles.   

[abseptember]

Oct 18, 2015 21:00:40 GMT -5 dreemkin said:

I'm glad to see everyone's formula intake is going down a bit.

abseptember, I like mini vans. Fun fact: I drove my parents' hand me down minivan in college lol. Be jealous. Be very jealous.

ETA: why don't they just get rid of DST already?!?!

Hahahaha.... that's hilarious!  My dad used to have a delta 88 (google it, it is HUGE).  I used to like driving it when mine was out of commission b/c it was a tank.