How much milk does an 8mo need?

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Been asked to write down my baby's eating/feeding routine for starting nursery, and I'm beginning to wonder if I'm doing things wrong. He has always been a hungry boy and is massive.

This is is his routine:

6.30ish breastfeed
7.30ish breakfast
11.30ish bottle of formula
12.30ish lunch (he has finger foods then and doesn't actually eat that much)
4.00ish breastfeed
5.30ish dinner
7.00ish breastfeed
3/4 am breastfeed (really want to stop this!)

The feeding guidelines on the formula packages suggest three formula feeds for a baby this age in 24 hours. I'm new to formula so really have no idea how true this is, or how this would compare to breastfeeding. But FIVE milk feeds?! I think at the same age my eldest child was having just three breastfeeds (and no formula) in 24 hours and I know he was sleeping 7-7.

Please help, I don't want to have a child who is permanently carrying a bottle of milk with them at two years old!

They should have 500-600ml formula minimum in 24hrs. It doesnt matter in how many feeds. Do you think he is snacking? Your day doesnt look that bad to me, we have a similar aged child. We run the milk and solid feeds one after the other and dont have a night feed, but otherwise our day is similar. We do start our day with breakfast at 5am though so I guess its just up to you if you would rather start early or feed in the night?

The recommendation for an exclusively ff baby is 20floz per day, but as you are mix feeding and new to it, I'd speak to a BFC about quantities. Bottles aren't recommended after 12 months either.

That looks similar to us at nearly 9 months. No formula and no nightdress but def a proper meal at lunch. She always has snacks too if I offer them. She's held her line on 75th centile.

Am trying to get DS (7mo) onto formula-his day currently looks like this-
7am - breastfeed
8am - breakfast
11am - formula (4oz max)
12pm - lunch
2.30pm - formula (4oz max)
4pm - dinner
5.30pm - formula (couple of oz, no more)
6pm - breastfeed (10 mins absolute max)

DS is a big eater so he seems to have cut down on milk quite quickly.

Ooh-forgot to say-he sometimes sleeps through-normally has one feed in the night.