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How much milk should 7.5month have?

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pixiefish · 23/09/2004 20:04

My dd 7.5 months has recently become hopeless at eating for me. This is our sort of routine with bfing:
7- up- try bfast- not always succesfull.
9ish bfeed
11.30 lunch- not always successful.
2ish bfeed
4.30 ish tea- not always succesfull.
7 bfeed
9/10 ish bfeed
2 am bfeed
4/5ish bfeed.

The little horror will eat everything my mother offers her. She's with mum 2 days a week and the only difference in our routines are that she doesn't get 9ish feed with mum but she does have EBM after lunch.
She looks healthy and is full of energy- have tried varying meals- purees, jars, banana, yoghurt, avocado, fish fingers etc etc but for me she'll only take 2 or 3 spoonfulls and then it's war most of the time. Some meals she wolfs down but there's no difference in content.
I fed her at my mum's on Saturday so my mum could see if I was doing anything differently and mum says I don't. Dd has my full attention, it's the same food, prepared in the same way etc. Getting a bit worried about it ALTHOUGH I have read that maybe I shouldn't worry until she's 9 or 10 months. She's teething at the moment so settle her when she wakes screaming in the night with a bfeed (after the bonjela). She co-sleeps after waking about 1am

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oneofeach · 23/09/2004 20:37

Pixiefish, I really sympathise as I had a similar prob with my DS. I would say that she seems to have a lot of milk, especially through the night. I'm sorry, I don't know how you get out of that one but I'm sure lots of other people will some ideas. Hope you get lots of good advice.

pixiefish · 23/09/2004 21:03

I think she does have too much milk at night but would this affect her eating during the day?

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acnebride · 23/09/2004 21:15

Had to think carefully but I would say that my ds (8.5 months) has been on almost exactly the same schedule since 7.5 months except (sorry) he doesn't wake at night - last milk at 7pm, first at about 7am after breakfast. This is a pure guess but I wonder if you will have to try cutting out the night feeds - which sounds v tough - to give her the message that daytime is for eating. Because it does sound as if she would rather have breastmilk if you're around - who can blame her. What a lovely mum

acnebride · 23/09/2004 21:17

sorry, just read again and realised that you seem more concerned about whether she's eating enough than waking at night, esp with teething. sorry for misunderstanding.

pixiefish · 23/09/2004 21:28

it's ok acnebride- I'm not bothered about the night waking as I just feed her and then she goes back to sleep apart for the odd night where she screams in pain- then it's a bonjela job. What's worrying me is that she'll be malnourished or something. Also a bit concerned that she takes everything from my mum- it's me she refuses for- even though it's the same food. Mind you I gave her a banana for breaqkfast which she wolfed down, she half ate her lunch today (jar of baby food) and gave her an avocado for tea. I know that's probably low in protein or something but she ate it for me. However I may give her a banana tomorrow and she could just as easily refuse it.

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Socci · 23/09/2004 21:52

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pixiefish · 23/09/2004 22:05

Thanks Socci. First time mum and petrified of harming dd in any way.

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Socci · 23/09/2004 22:27

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pixiefish · 23/09/2004 22:56

It's a nightmare. I've never cried so much. Coming home from work the other day (nastry little B Road) twice I had to slow to almost stop cos there was a nutter overtaking coming towards me. Second time I burst into tears- thinking that if anything happened to me dd would be...
I don't think anyone knows what worry/ fear and pain is until you become parents do you- different thread I spose... this is about food. Thanks for advice Socci

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Socci · 23/09/2004 23:50

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meysey · 24/09/2004 20:23

I agree with the others, it's probably all the milk. Also the nighttime feeds will dampen her breakfast appetite and then things get more erratic during the day. Your mum doesn't have milky breasts so things are bound to be different!

When my DS2 had a 4a.m. feed, he would hardly eat or drink anything at breakfast.

If you decide you want to cut some breastfeeds she would be fine if you cut it down to 3 a day, as long as she got 20 ounces of milk in total as breast, or in food e.g. yoghurt. If you don't want to cut any breastfeeds then don't worry about the solids.

meysey · 25/09/2004 09:14

have been thinking a bit more about your situation as I have a 7.5 month old too. you must be exhausted as she seems to be on a newborn's nighttime feeding pattern. mine went like that with teething but we got him settled again.

when the teething is easing off, why not look at some of the threads in breastfeeding and sleep for tips on fewer feeds at night?

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