ideas for dinner for a hungry 6.5 month old please

[taylormama]

My DS was sleeping through when i started to wean at 21 weeks) - however he is now waking at night for milk and is literally gasping for it. He has 3 meals a day at 8.00 am, 11.00 am and 3.00 pm. I think he needs to have some more food at 6.00 pm to tide him over.

Last night he had a split feed totalling 12 oz (6 oz at 4.30), 6 oz at 6.45 pm and he woke at 1.30 am gasping for milk and took 5 oz in 4 mins.

I am starting to give him protein and dairy now as he has been on fruit and veg purees for 5 weeks now.

Any advice/tips would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

[hermykne]

i would change the 3pm solids to 5pm/6pm with milk at 3pm and after his tea.
dont overload his digestive system with solids just yet. 3 meals a day should be enough.

[taylormama]

he has the meal at 3.00 pm because he goes to nursery and this is when they serve tea ... i could ask them to not feed him at 3.00 pm and i will feed at 6.00 i suppose ...

[hermykne]

taylormama, gosh my sil and bil had this with their child at nursery and he was feed around that time too and they didnt give him anything else til the nursery feed him breakfast next day! i couldnt believe when they rang for advice on him wakening at night, all he got was milk (all thru the night too!)
solids at tea time and milk feed. tummy is happish!

[taylormama]

no idea why nurseries feed this early ... my DS cannot drink anymore milk or he will pop!