aptamil creamy porridge question

[gatti]

hello ladies

My 5 month old had her first go at aptamil banana creamy porridge and she really enjoyed being spoon feed so we would like to supplement one of her 5 x 180ml bottles with a porridge meal for now then adding on some veg etc.

However, I am unsure as to how many spoons of porridge would count as a equivalent of 180ml bottle. Is it 6 spoons? she is a good eater so she would eat whatever amounts we give her so I don't want to overfeed her

any advice will be greatly appreciated!
many thanks

[Blondieminx]

At this stage, food is about first tastes. Milk is all they "need" for the first 6m, worth chatting with your HV but the following worked well for us:

Milk as normal through the day, then as much porridge as she wanted at teatime, then a smaller bottle (about half a normal feed), as they still need to drink. Bedtime bottle as normal.

Watch out for some interesting nappies whilst baby's tummy adjusts...!

[fatterface]

I wouldn't deliberately drop any bottles, especially as she is still so young. Just give milk as normal and offer a few spoonfuls of food about an hour after a bottle.

She will naturally drink less milk as she eats more food, just make sure you keep up a minimum of 500-600ml milk a day until 12 months.

[qazxc]

At the beginning it's about getting them used to different tastes. So milk as usual and a tablespoon of whatever porridge or puree. when she is used to various tastes give the solid food first and then the bottle, you'll see that she takes less milk.

[gatti]

many thanks for your responses
it all makes perfect sense put that way
I received so many different opinions from different HV that it has confused me greatly

I just don't want to overdo it