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Feeding Schedule for Six Month Old - I Need Help!
Asked by K.G. from Chicago
on July 23, 2007
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Hi... I have so many questions about feeding my 6 1/2 month old! I took her for her six month appointment and her pediatrician said it would be okay for her to have 3...
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- My second boy is now 5 1/2 months. He's on stage 1 food still. He's at daycare too - Here is his daily schedule: 6am - 5 oz bottle and cereal mixed with fruit na...
- My big concern with your schedule is eating so often that there is not a good time chunk (2-3 hours) for naps. A snacking/eating often schedule promotes constant eatin...
- Hi K., I am a licensed child care provider(since 1996). This is such a fun stage for infants(trying new foods). I would suggest a morning feeding of cereal with a bot...
Concerned About My 11 Month Old Baby's Feeding Schedule
Asked by S.T. from New York
on April 8, 2010
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Hi Moms,
My son will be 11 Months on April 15th. My questions is concerned about his feedings.
He gets up at 10 am...and as soon as he gets up I take him to the loo...
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- He sounds perfectly healthy to me. If you are struggling w/ the formula, can you mix some breastmilk with it (if you pump?). As long as he is getting 3-4 wet diapers...
- It sounds like he is getting adequate nutrition. He is eating a good variety of solids and plenty of liquids. Also, remember the yogurt and the formula added to the ce...
- 11 months is close enough to 1 year to start using cows milk. as long as he is eating enough solid foods.. (and he is ) you can start transitioning to cows milk. ...
5 Month Old Schedule.
Asked by S.K. from Rockford
on November 14, 2007
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My little girl is about 5 1/2 months and I can't seem to get her on a schedule. Every time she seems to be in a pattern for waking, naps, nursing, etc... it gets blow...
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- My son is 5.5 months. A few months ago, he had several weeks where he slept through the night and then he started waking again. I realized that me going in his room ...
- My son has slept through the night since he was 8 wks. About the time he turned months he stopped sleeping through the night. He went through a couple of illnesses an...
- I agree with the previous poster, schedules on such a young baby can be tough. My baby girl is also exclusively breastfed and feeds on demand. We are slowly introducin...
Getting Child on Schedule
Asked by G.W. from New York
on May 20, 2009
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Hi my name is G. and I'm expecting my first child in mid- June, Im in graduate school and will need to return to class within a week of giving birth (I know...its rou...
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- G., You may have already heard it by now: Schedule for a newborn is highly unlikely. Are your professors going to allow your newborn in class? If you get in the ...
- G., I have to agree with the others who questioned your ability to be in the classroom a week after having your baby. You have no idea when the baby will actually ar...
- HI G. Babywise is a book and a method in which to but your child on a schedule. It is a 3 hour rotation of eat, play, sleep. Wake the baby to eat and also don't w...
9 Month Olds' Schedule
Asked by L.V. from New York
on March 4, 2010
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I want to make sure I have my 9 month old/22 lb son on a decent schedule. I am having some issues and am wondering if im feeding him enough. I think I am but its alway...
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- Hi, L.: Honey, I know it is inconvenient for you to be disturbed in your sleep, but sleep-wake cycles are individual. He hasn't established his yet. Grin and bear...
- I definitely agree with Donna regarding the individuality of the sleep cycles. He's at a critical time in his physical development and will be changing so much over t...
- when they get a growth spurt they wake up a lot more. dont give a bottle during lunch,or he will ignore lunch, give it after. dont worry about schedules so much. let...
9 Month Old Schedule
Asked by H.B. from Rochester
on October 25, 2008
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I would like to get some opinion on my 9 mo. olds schedule, it has changed a little here and there since he has started eating more food, but it seems like he still dr...
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- Dear H., It seems that your son does not require as much sleep during the day because he is not napping that long. It must be difficult to get anything done around...
- I think you are doing a good job. The amounts of food sound good to me and similar to what my son eats. But maybe you could try getting him to bed a bit earlier and he...
- I have a 8 1/2 month old. Here's our schedule. Wake 6am- 4 oz bottle, tub fruit, 2 tbsp oatmeal Nap 8:30/9 Wake 10am 0 8 oz bottle Lunch 12/12:30 Turkey roll up, ...
Daughter Has Changed Her Sleep Schedule!
Asked by A.P. from Salt Lake City
on February 28, 2008
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Hi everyone: my daughter used to have a pretty set schedule when it came to sleep. She would go down about 8:30pm, wake up at 9:30am (yes, I have been told I am lucky)...
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- dont let her sleep at 6 pm... and a warm bath around 7 will help with the evening grumps..be patient... there are lots of stages...I have one that would wake at 2 and ...
- sometimes you got to let them get mad mad mad. mine is the same way. the middle of the night wake ups she is old enough to just let her cry herself back to sleep(that ...
- A., so your little treasure is around 7 months old: her teeth may be coming and bothering her... there are other things that may be going on with her growth. you need ...
Toddler Sleep Schedule
Asked by J.P. from Chicago
on April 29, 2008
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My daughter has been a great sleeper on a great schedule until she turned 3. Until recently, she was taking a 2-3 hour afternoon nap. But then it was getting hard fo...
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- My daughter stopped napping at 2 1/2. There was a transition time period, where some days she'd need a nap, and others when she could hold out all day. If you see sh...
- We are going through a similar thing as well with my almost 3-year old. (I also have a 9 month old). What we are doing is trying a nap every day around 1 or 2pm, (wh...
- Hi J., unfortunately don't have any magical advice, as I'm going through similar experience with my 3 year old (with infant in the house too). What kind of works for...
How Do I Get My Newborn on a Schedule?
Asked by J.J. from Miami
on April 17, 2007
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My baby has some days where he'll go 4-5 hours between feedings, others he'll only go 2 hours. During the day that's okay (not ideal) but at night it's becoming exhau...
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- Get the book "Babywise" and take from it what you need. I don't agree with all of it, such as not letting a baby have a pacifier, but there are some excellent points. ...
- You're probably getting all sorts of advice. All I can tell you is do your best. You have to feed him A LOT! He's going through a lot of growth spurts so it is best...
- J., Being a new mom can make you feel like a complete lunatic. They never tell you that. Everyone is so excited about the new baby, but they're nowhere to be found ...
Sleeping/eating Schedule for 11-Month Old
Asked by H.A. from San Francisco
on August 19, 2008
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Hi there,
I'm trying to nail down our baby's schedule, but I can't seem to read when she's ready to sleep and eat during the day. If you have a child about the same a...
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- Hi H., I HIGHLY recommend reading "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" by Dr. Marc Weissbluth when it comes to natural sleep rhythms/schedules. He talks alot about age...
- I had a really hard time figuring out when to do what with my son when he was that age - until I saw him consistently rub his nose around nap time. He hated to go to ...
- I can't help with the sleeping as my two children we notorious at being anti-schedule about their sleeping. But we did do very well with scheduled feedings. At that ...
