Dropped in at HV clinic yesterday and was shocked to learn that 9month old DS has only put on 1ounce in the last 6weeks, until now he has followed his percentile line very neatly. He is pretty stubborn and strong willed and prefers to feed himself so has lots of toast, pear and carrot sticks. He loves sharing my porridge (made with full fat milk) If I make him baby food for breakfast I make 3oz of formula milk and sometimes he eats it all, sometimes not. He's got a sweet tooth and loves pots of fruit puree and fromage frais. If he finishes something I keep offering more until he refuses it.
I b/f first thing in the morning and at bedtime, and sometimes for 11s if he's woken and had breakfast early. His mid afternoon snack is a 4oz formula bottle, introduced cos HV said he needed more iron. Her advice was to give him a bigger bottle in the afternoon so yesterday I made 6oz and he didn't even drink 4! I find that if he has his afternoon bottle too late he won't eat his tea as well so I don't see how that would help.
I've started adding a little bit of apple juice to his cup of water to get more sugar/vitamins into him but not keen on this for his teeth.
In my defence he has learnt to crawl in the last six weeks and cut his first tooth.
He's sleeping from 730pm till 6am so isn't waking hungry.
Any suggestions welcome.....