Formula Weaning

Maybe not experiencing it to this extreme but my daughter will only take like 15 Oz of breastmilk a day some days because she’s loving and taking in a lot of solids and I am nervous because I know breastmilk/ formula is supposed to be her primary source of nutrition until shes 1! Following for any tips anyone may leave!

@Nikki I’m feeling the same way! We have his 9 month appointment on Friday and I’ll definitely be bringing it up then. I’m wondering if they’ll need to supplement something or if well balanced meals will do the trick.

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@Abby hmm a quick google search contradicts your statement. 5 bottles a day is a bit much for a baby that is eating at-least three meals a day with snacks. How much are in your bottles? Every baby is different, I’m just looking to get an outlook on others opinions who are experiencing the same.

@Abby woah woah woah….. no need to be so hostile…………. Every baby is different. My baby takes 4 bottles a day that range between 4-7 oz. I don’t think any one baby takes a specific number of bottles a day. Our pediatrician just told us that breastmilk or formula should be their main source of nutrition until 1 years old. I would venture to guess that some babies “main source of nutrition” and number of bottled and Oz vary. And clearly @Cheyenne has posted because she’s concerned her baby isn’t getting enough and was looking for opinions and tips if someone had gone through something similar. Your opinion in all caps is not particularly helpful if you are not going to provide suggestions or solutions and never struggled with this problem. Clearly you have never had a similar issue so I’m not sure why you have made an effort to shame her. I sincerely hope you choose to comment more positively to other moms in the future. You never know what others are going through.

My baby is 9 months old today. We recently transitioned from 5 6oz bottles of formula to 4 8oz bottles along with three balanced meals and snacks and it seems to be working well- we go off her cues as far as how much she wants to eat but she is a great eater so not worried in that department. If they’re not eating alot then I would definitely keep trying with the formula as that is a major contributor to their nutrition. You’re doing a great job and it’s important to keep in mind that every baby is different!!!

@Cera that’s exactly how my bubs was eating up until a few weeks ago! I’m not sure why he all the sudden doesn’t want formula now, I’ve wasted so many bottles lately. I’m wondering if it’s from increasing how much oatmeal and meat he gets, what does your baby normally eat? Thank you for taking the time to reply! 😁

She has an egg (cut into strips), half a piece of toast with some peanut butter, a small scoop of yogurt and some berries or half a banana for breakfast (about 45 mins after her first bottle) Lunch and dinner vary based on what we are having but yesterday she had some rice and black bean balls, green beans and a little chicken- most of the chicken ended up on the floor haha Dinner she had salmon, rice and bean balls and asparagus For a snack we had some puffs, colby cheese and a few pieces of peanut butter toast. Still getting the hang of her solid meals but we’re having fun with it and she’s enjoying trying different things!! Going to start meal prepping some things for her to make it easier through out the day!

My son is also 9 months tommorow. Last doc appointment, he was in the 85th percentile. He eats solids 3 times (12oz total) and drinks about 30-36oz (5-6 bottles) of formula a day. When he got used to solids, at some point he started drinking less and less milk. He was way more into solids. When he drinks less milk, it makes him hungry really quick so its obvious he needs milk too. He usually drinks 6 oz so when he wants to stop drinking at 4oz, what i do is hold him to stand for a bit and he’ll burp. Then i let him sit for 5 mins then finish feeding the rest of the bottle. After doing that for a few days, he started finishing his bottles again. I also noticed when i feed him oatmeal, he seems to be a bit fuller and doesnt need as much milk. So keep that in mind, maybe your LO is too full from food. My sons drinks more milk when he doesnt eat oatmeal.

@Cera how many teeth does your baby have? I tried egg strips today and he wasn’t interested at all

@Emily she has 8 teeth, front 4 top and bottom.. we started with scrambled eggs and she was having a hard time getting it in her mouth from her palm.. her grasp has improved but still not quite at the pincher phase or whatever. But once I knew she liked eggs I slowly changed the way I gave it to her- she also likes hard boiled eggs cut into quarters. She had cheese for the first time and LOVED IT. I thought about adding some cheese into the egg (I’ve also mixed yogurt with the egg and it made it fluffier and easier to pick up)

@Cera ohhh mine just got his first one. I’m struggling with feeding him solids

I seem to be the only one who's pediatrician told to feed solids only once a day in small amounts. My baby is still mostly on breastmilk

@Susie I was told this when he first started at 4 months but at his 6 month checkup I was told to start giving it at least three times a day. But he also passed all the tests and was eating A LOT of milk at the time.

Honestly every baby is different my daughter has 5-6 bottles of breast milk a day some days other days she’ll only take 3-4 but if baby seems happy I wouldn’t force it on him, he’ll take a bottle when he wants to and if it’s making you anxious you could always ask your pediatrician on tips. Not trying to tell you how to parent. Hope everything works out and goes well

Hello all! Thank you for your inputs, I had Juniors 9 month appointment today and wanted to update… His doctor suggested that I make formula oatmeal, atleast 15-20 oz of formula used a day and I can mix it or give it regular along with iron supplements until 10 months at which point I can begin the transition to cows milk and see if he is more accepting to that. Also to quit using the sensitive stomach and total comfort formulas since they take out lactose and it leads to harder stools! I hope this helps all who were following along and helped contribute! ❤️ I think this will be better for my baby because it seems his issue is the bottle and not the formula!