dropping a bottle?

so i know milk is main source of nutrition/hydration til age 1 and naturally the amount they take may go down with weaning. i'm wondering whether it might be time to drop a bottle as my almost 8 month old rarely finishes one these days - i offer 6oz bottles. could someone have a look at current feeding schedule and let me know whether you'd drop a bottle and if so which? (she's formula fed) 6.50am- 3-4oz 7.50am- breakfast (weetabix/porridge usually) with some sips of water 10-10.30am - 4-5oz 12.45-1.20pmish - 5oz 3.30-4pm-ish - 5oz 5pm - dinner (a few spoons of an ella's kitchen pouch or a bit of what i've cooked the night before) with some sips of water 6.20pm - 6oz (sometimes 7oz) it doesn't seem like much formula to me - but she's very content in herself.. she doesn't seem to show hunger cues, i tend to just offer at these times and she'll take it if she's hungry and bat away at the bottle when she's done.. she doesn't feed overnight and hasn't since she was 5 months old, and throughout the day i might give her a snack to nibble on (a melty puff / bit of fruit)- lots of wet and dirty nappies, tracking 50th centile for weight. thanks in advance!
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5 bottles at 8months old is crazy and food, switch the 3 bottles in the middle to one big bottle. My son is nearly 8 months and has been on 3 bottles of 10oz for a month and breakfast and dinner x

I'd go down to 4 bottles , try with 7 oz bottles xx

Same. I offer 5 bottles with 6 oz each as well, along with breakfast and dinner(about 3-4 oz purées for each meal). My LO barely finishes 1 of the 5 bottles, probably eats about 3 oz and I throw out the rest. I am exclusively pumping, so it hurts when I have to throw out breastmilk 🙈🥲 I want to reduce a bottle or two but I don’t want him to loose weight either, since he is measuring at 50th percentile. Also unsure if should I be offering milk before or after breakfast/dinner

Seems like she's getting enough formula...they only need around 600ml (20oz) a day at this age. I definitely drop to 4. - I'd drop the one at 10:30 then she'll probably take a bigger bottle at 12:45

@Adrienne thanks for your reply, i must say the word 'crazy' seems a little bit strong considering babies all have different needs - e.g my baby has never taken more than 7oz at a time, 10oz would probably make her sick! but i appreciate the advice x

@Amber thankyou, which would you drop? x

@Andrea thankyou, that makes sense x

Id probably drop the 10am. I feed at 7.30, 12.00, 4pm, and 7pm ish depending on naps and offer two meals a day usually breakfast and dinner x

I would get rid of the lunchtime one add an extra Oz to the bottle either side and add a light lunch in replacement of the lunch time bottle x

No advice but you know your baby best 🥰 my daughter has never liked drinking large quantities in one go. She only very recently has gone up to 6oz bottles and even then she doesn’t always drink it all. She has 4 bottles per day - around 7am, 11am, 3pm and then 6:30pm. She will sometimes have another if she wakes in the night and won’t settle any other way. Also she basically doesn’t eat anything, she has not taken to weaning at all yet so not like she’s filling up on food. All babies are different 🥰 x

thankyou guys xx

@Adrienne it’s not ‘crazy’ the minimum they need is 600ml per day so if baby only has small amounts at a time then they need more often. My girl would never drink more than 6oz and even that’s a push so I have to give her them more frequently still. Every baby is different.

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