How Much Formula Should a 7Mth Old Drink a Day??

Hello,
I have a seven month old baby boy and I was told by the WIC office that they should have 2 oz of formula/breast milk for every pound they weigh....but they also said that they recommend at least 26 oz a day...my son usually has around 24 ounces a day and cereal and food(stage 2) at each meal...and we are starting graham crackers and bread and other little snacks as he wants them....
I know at my last dr appt he said with teething his amount of formula a day will fluctuate....
I hope this helps...
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S.

I really don't think you should be that concerned. If she is hydrated and potty's several times a day she's in good shape. I was thinking back to my son being that age, I had to get out the baby book to help but he was about 22 lbs and was drinking 3-4 8 oz bottles every day (yes he was a chunker). His pediatrician always told me at least 24 and up to 32 oz of formula a day and I remember telling him Matthew always drank about 30 oz.
Of course when they teethe they don't always like to drink as much formula, juice or anything else for that matter, so maybe that's part of the issue. Fortunately my son use to cut 3 or 4 teeth at a time so as bad as the teething was when it was in full cycle, it came and went quick.
Again I honestly wouldn't worry a bit if she is gaining weight well and wetting regularly. The doctors all have their outlines, but the whole fact of the matter is every kid is different and maybe she just doesn't need as much formula. Back in the days when my grandmother had babies, if you didn't breastfeed they got fed out of a glass bottle and it was whole milk with Kayro syrup added to it...times change but babies have been growing up for years with all different sorts of methodologies and most of us turned out okay! I don't think 4 or 5 ounces of formula will be detrimental to her development :)

I don't know how much she should be drinking, but a tip that I've often heard given to breastfeeding mothers is to make sure you nurse right before giving your baby solids. At 7 months, solids are more for experimenting with taste and texture, and not so much about nutrition. Try giving her a bottle first, then giving her the baby food... She may take more formula that way.

I wouldn't suggest mixing in whole milk yet.

Hi. I don't know how much formula they should be drinking because my daughter is still breastfeeding but I think if your daughter is growing and happy that she is probably getting enough. If you want to try to get her to take more formula you might try giving her a bottle before her food. Our doctor told me to always breastfeed before giving her cereal or baby food. Sorry I can't help more. Good luck.

My youngest is nine months old and I was informed the other day that she needed at least 24 oz of formula a day and preferably not much more than that. And it seems like she is getting that. If she is thriving I wouldn't worry about it. I would keep making her take formula because it is very important for them, but it seems like she is doing fine.

They should never have whole milk before 12 months. I don't think I would like your ped! Whole milk causes major digestive problems in babies younger than a year. Maybe it is upsetting her tummy and that's why she is turned off by it. Also, cutting down her meals shouldn't be an option either. She shouldn't need much to eat though, b/c her food only supplements to the milk, it doesn't ever take place of her milk. The main nutrition she should be having right now is her milk. Take her weight and multiply it by 2. That's how many ounces she should be getting daily. Have you considered trying Enfamil Gentlease? It is easier on their tummies. Good luck.

To me it sounds like it is time for your baby to be switched to milk no matter what your doctor says. If she is not drinking the formula she is missing out on some vitamins and nutrients. If you switched her to the milk you can add vitamin drops to it and then she wouldn't be missing anything. We take our son to a family doctor who used to be a peds doctor. When he was 6 months old he refused to drink the formula anymore and the doctor said it meant it was time to change to milk. He just suggested that over a couple of days we switch gradually by mixing the milk and formula together and then lessen the amount of formula each time. Our son started drinking the milk and he did just fine. He is as healthy as can be and he is almost 4 now. Hope this helps.

Sorry J., I'm having the same problem with my 6 and a half month old. He eats cereal in the morning, 3/4 of a pack of stage 1 food at lunchtime, and about 1/2 to 3/4 of a pack of stage 1 food at dinner. He only takes 5 5oz bottles a day and one 6oz in the middle of the night. Our pediatrician says he's right on track with the same growing curve he's been on though, and I can't force the little bugger to eat any more, he just won't. I tried to work in another ounce in his bottles and he won't take it, and I tried to space out his bottles a little more and then work in another, but he only took about 1-2oz of that one, so I just quit and went back to the regular schedule we'd been on. He's 26 inches long and 16 lbs, and has pretty much been in the 25th percentile with height and weight since birth. If anyone lets you know anything that works, PLEASE PLEASE pm me. LOL :-) Sorry I couldn't help.

K. G.

I'm pretty sure that when my daughter was 7 months, she was taking 3 8oz. bottles a day, very occasionally 4 bottles if she woke in the night. It sounds like your daughter is getting about the same, so I don't know why your dr. is saying she's not getting enough. If your daughter seems to be thriving and still gaining weight steadily and normally (and it seems that way to me), I wouldn't worry! If this is something that has only been happening since she started teething, it might be that she's hurting and sucking the bottle could be making her feel worse. You can always make her cereal with formula, too. Good luck!

From 6 to 8 months a baby should have 24 to 32 oz. of formula in 5 to 6 feedings. It sounds to me like your daughter is getting enough, but if you still aren't comfortable with the amount she is getting you could try adding a scoop of dry formula to her cereal or her food. I don't know how much it would alter the taste, but that's what I used to do to get my daughter's daily allowance in when she started on juice.

My daughter is 6 months old and only takes 5 5 ounce bottles a day. The doctor doesn't say anything about how much she takes. Ok so my daughter is on a schedule sorta like this (granted it varies some day to day based on activities): 7am- wake up, 7:30- 5 oz bottles, 9- cereal, 10:30-5 oz bottle, 12-half jar of veggies and half jar of fruits, 1:30- 5 oz bottle, 4:30- 5 oz bottle, 6- half jar veggies and half jar fruits, 7:30- 5 oz bottle. This works really well for her. We found Arianna takes her formula better if it isn't given to her when she eats her other food. I think part of it is that everything else has a flavor to it and to go from something with flavor to something with no flavor just doesn't seem appealing. I have no idea if any of this will help but try giving her baby food between bottle feedings and see if that might help. I hope it gets better!