Feeding Schedule - Clawson, MI

What is your daughter's ht/wt? My 9 month old eats a lot more than that. Bottle in am. then breakfast at 10 is 2 oz jar of fruit mixed with cereal. Bottle. For lunch a 2 oz jar of fruit and 2 oz jar of mixed meat and veggie. Bottle. For dinner a 2 oz jar of fruit and a 2 oz jar of mixed meat and veggie. Bottle before bed. My daughter's ht and wt is in the 50%. At this point I don't think your daughter should still be getting up in the middle of the night to nurse. I think your doctor will probably tell you that. Maybe with the last nursing of the evening, also give her some cereal. She is probably not eating enough before she goes to bed. Also, my daughter eats snacks between meals like Gerbers Graduates veggie or fruit puffs. They disentergrate right in their mouth. Does your daughter have teeth? Good luck.

She really should be off of the eating in the night. Perhaps it has just become habit. When she fusses at that time - hold off. Don't go in until the crying has escalated. I would also offer her something more just before bed.

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I have some scheduling lists posted for different age groups. These include eating and napping.

I guess I don't understand why you're using formula when you have breastmilk, and why you have developed such a tight schedule. It sounds to me like this is pretty complicated. Formula probably fills her up and interferes with the way things would naturally work. I just fed my kids when it was mealtime unless they acted hungry in between (I'm talking solids here), and breastfed on demand. My last one I never even used babyfood, just was careful about what solids I introduced. I can tell you are a very loving and conscientious mama,but I'd say you're making more work for yourself than you need to and not giving her a chance to have hunger cues and tell you what she needs.

We were all formula for my son at that age and our doctor recommended anywhere from 18-24 ounces. Your child should be getting all of that during the day and not need to feed at night. You may want to try and add some finger foods like cheese, bread, pasta, and see if that helps the fill up. Also, we found that feeding our son all at once helped during the day. I would also suggest either adding some more food at 6- like whatever you're having for dinner, and/or fruit before bedtime.

When my daughter was that age she was only fed soids twice a day and nursed every 2-3 hours the rest of the day. According to the American Pediatric Association the majority of your child's food from the day should be from breastmilk or formula until 1 year old. I think it was like 24-36 ounces of breastmilk or formula per day.

my son got up to eat until he was 1 year old..

so there is no particular age when they should stop waking up to eat during the night.

if your baby seems happy and content with her food then it is the right amount.

because she is breastfed... if she doesnt get enough solid food she will just make up the calories by nursing more often for longer.

you can certainly start adding a bit more solid food to her meals if you want to but then she will drink less milk.

Beautiful schedule. When you take care of a child's needs, they become self satisfied. In life, and through out life. It does a lot to promote self confidence, that most people don't get to experience in life. Instead of complaining about everything, they accept the way things are more easily. Great job. IF she needs a little more, then give her a little more. Keep satisfying her needs. As she gets older, ask her what she wants, and then work to provide that for her. Sounds like a nice baby that is fun to be with.