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when do you go from 3 bottesl to 2 a day?

5 replies

oaktree · 19/09/2007 08:14

Dd is 14m & has 8oz on waking 7 at bedtime plus 4oz after her nap. usually guzzles it all but does not eat much, even if we have had to miss the 3pm bottle.
TIA

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Seona1973 · 19/09/2007 09:44

my ds has 2 milk feeds at 11 months but he has them both from a lidded beaker. Why not try giving the day feed from a cup and then look to change the other bottle feeds too? My dd (almost 4) had only 2 feeds by 10 months.

From 1 year they need a minimum of 350mls (approx 12oz) so you would be fine to cut out some of the milk - swapping to a cup can help cut the milk intake in itself.

SleeplessInTheStaceym11House · 19/09/2007 09:48

my ds is 10mo and has 3 milk feeds a day and normally takes about 6 oz a feed. trying to get him on to a beaker not working as of yet but will keep trying!

as for not eating much my dd was never a big eater, whereas ds eats till the foods gone! remember all kids are different and they dont starve themselves!

doublethelovedoublethekisses · 19/09/2007 09:56

my 2 just turned a year and they are still on 3 milk feeds a day,(unless we are out then they miss afternoon one)approx 7/8oz each time. Have also tried unsucessfully to change onto a cup. dd usually eats far less than ds but are both doing fine. Don't worry too much about dd's food intake... she will soon let you know if she's still hungry!

MonkeyandBabyBoo · 19/09/2007 10:15

DD is 12 months and does not have 'milk feeds' any more. She has a drink of milk from a cup at bedtime and the rest she gets from milk on her weetabix and yoghurts, cheese etc.

From what I remember she went from 3 bottles to 2 at 10 months.

doublethelovedoublethekisses · 19/09/2007 11:02

milk feeds was wrong description for me.. is a drink of milk but they will only take from a bottle. my problem is that dd relies on a bottle to go to sleep and if ds sees that she has one he creates as well! any tips?!

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