Moms of Multiples/caregivers with More than One Infant, HELP!!

Until 12 mo (or in your case, probably 15mo, since most babies will 'revert' to a total milk or formula diet after stress/illness/surgery for 2-6 weeks depending on severity)... solids AFTER their milk or formula, OR when you need them distracted let them play with mushy finger foods / take nibbles from your plate. :) :) :)

There's just not enough nutrition to support the massive growth they're going through in table food... but table food will fill them up. Consider table foods like cake. It's DELICIOUS. And you WANT it, can even live on it for awhile, but it's not what your body needs.

4 more months at a minimum of primary nutrition = milk or formula, and probably 5-6 because of the surgeries.

I would say that the next 4 months are going to go very fast. So you need to start working on a cup now. Some children don't like sippy cups and prefer drinking from a regular cup with help. It's more work. But they learn to do it on their own if they like regular cups. That's my grandson. I like him to have the lid on. But sometimes he insists I take it off for him so he can just guzzle it down.

It really is trial and error for each of them. You REALLY have your hands full. I wish I had time to come and help sometimes :)

First of all should your babies have any feeding issues (palate repairs etc.) do not prop bottles. I always fed baby food first with a clever product called the Help Yourself Feeding Solution Baby Feeding Tray it allows you to insert the baby food jars direct or if you make your own baby food place it in the cup it comes with. You can separate one childs food from the other beneficial if one is sick. You hold it like an art palette and feed anytime anywhere. Then Bottle. Otherwise they will fill up on the bottle and not eat much solids. Babies will give you signs which one they are more interested in. I alternated bites, veggie, meat, dessert, veggie, meat, dessert, and always was fair in feeding. They will cry if you feed one more than the other. As far as the transition from bottle to training cup, try eliminating bottles at lunch by offering a training cup. After they have transitioned completely during the Lunch feeding, then move on to late afternoon, then morning. For more information visit twinsandtriplets com for twin help from Moms in the trenches of everyday baby and child care.

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With my oldest son I always gave him his bottle first, saving about 2 oz. of it to drink with his baby food--you know, to wash it down. So he'd drink most of his bottle, then I'd give him a jar of food. He ate 3 jars a day at 8 months--fruit with cereal in the morning. A veggie at lunch and dinner was one of those dinner mixes. Sorry, I don't have any advice for switching to a cup. My son went on a sippy cup at 11 months and didn't start using an actual cup (without a lid) until he was about 2. Good luck!

i fed my babies from the jar. they ate what they wanted and then i gave them a bottle and they drank what they wanted.

I have an 8 month old son and his feeding schedule is as follows:

6:30- 6 oz bottle
7:15- Breakfast 1 TBSP cereal 1 oz fruit/veggies
10:00- 6 oz bottle
11:00- Lunch 2 TBSP cereal with 2 oz fruit/veggies
2:30- 6 oz bottle
4:30- Dinner 3 TBS cereal with 3-5 oz fruit/veggies
6:30- 6 oz Bottle

If he did not take the majority of his bottle at each feeding, he might wake up for a 4-6 oz bottle in the middle of the night.

The pediatrician recommended that at this age, my son have 4 bottles and 3 meals, so I find it the easiest to stagger them, however, if you do decide to give the formula and solid food at the same time, I would suggest starting with the bottle because the formula/breastmilk is the most important part of their nutrition, and the solids are bonus meals. Also, we were told by the pediatrician that the formula you use to mix their cereals does count toward their daily formula intake and that they need to have a minimum of 20 oz per day. My son is at a very healthy weight for an 8 month old, and he has no problem with the 6 oz bottles, so maybe if you are going to feed a meal after the bottle, you can reduce the amount of formula so your children will be more hungry for the solids. I wouldn't be too concerned, it just takes some time to get used to eating. Have you tried any finger foods yet? Maybe your children will prefer to feed themselves. Hopefully this helps!