Mixed feeding and weaning

[mumontherun23]

DD is 8 months old. She has a mixture of formula and breast milk and now solids too, which she is doing well with. Its getting hard to keep track of it all though and not wanting all of her bottles so I think I need to reduce the milk feeds now, just wondered how others do this. A typical day at the moment would be:

7am - breast feed, she doesn't seem to want much at this time
8am - breakfast (solids)
Mid to late morning after first nap- breast feed if she seems to want it, she doesn't always
Midday - lunch (solids)
1ish - formula bottle before nap
Then it gets a bit messy... she will usually have another breastfeed or two mid to late afternoon after nap.
6pm - tea (solids)
7pm - bottle before bed (offered 240ml doesn't always have it all)
10pm - formula dream feed.

That seems like a lot? I think less milk feeds might be the way forward but if she gets cranky I often just offer her the boob which generally does the trick!

Does sound a bit much too me. I think a lot of 8 month olds are on 2 solid meals a day. Not that you're wrong, if that works for her then that's great.

But, between lunch and tea, she is having 1 bottle and then 1 or 2 breastfeeds? That's where I think she's getting full. And at that age they're efficient feeders so probably getting more breast milk than you realise.

Why do you think it's too much? Are you worried that she is not eating enough solids,gaining too much weight or it is a hassle to feed her that often?
I have a 10 month old, since she started solids at 6 months, she always had 3 solid meals with us together as a family. She would eat the same things as us, we would just cook without salt and crush things for her as required. She gradually ate more and more. I dont give her formula cause she refuses to drink milk (mine or formula) from bottle or cup, but she drinks water as much as she wants.
She breastfeeds a lot. I can't even count how many times a day. This is a major hassle for me, and I would like to reduce it. But healthwise for her, she is in tip top shape.
So I would say if your concern is for yer health, it doesn't sound to me.like she is having too much milk. Obviously, check with her doctor if you have any concerns, but if you are exhausted from breastfeeding, by all means, try to give her more solids or formula. Babies regulate their feeding according to their needs, just offer and not force nor refuse and they will sort themselves out.