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11 month old not wanting milk in the day

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PureAmazonian · 16/09/2023 14:03

DD is now 11 months old, and up until last week was having 3 meals, 2 snacks and 4 milk feeds a day (ebf). I introduced the snacks because I noticed she wasn’t feeding much for the mid morning and mid afternoon feed so decided to give her a snack afterwards, as she was getting hungrier earlier for lunch and tea. Now last week she just wasn’t asking for booby in the day at all, not bothered by it when I offered. So I dropped to one in the day instead which she does take mostly. But she just doesn’t seem fussed about having breast milk in the day at all. I reckon she’s only getting approx 16 oz a day at this point. Which they should be having 20oz+ right?

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PureAmazonian · 16/09/2023 14:04

I should add that she sleeps 12-13hrs at night so doesn't have any feeds through the night either.

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UnravellingTheWorld · 16/09/2023 14:24

Don't see an issue really as long as she's eating well. By that age mine was only one one feed a day (before bed). There's no firm rule about how much is "right" because everyone's appetites are different. I think the most important thing is to be led by your baby.

It won't be long until you can switch to cow's milk completely (if you choose) and then you can have absolute clarity on how much is going in.

ForeverTired89 · 16/09/2023 14:35

I believe it’s around 13-17oz a day at that age. As long as she’s eating well, plenty of wet nappies I don’t see it being a problem!

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dementedpixie · 16/09/2023 14:38

It's about 400mls at that age but that includes milk in cereal and dairy products. At 1year it's 300/350mls

Cormoran · 16/09/2023 19:55

What type of snacks? Baby industrial ones such as puffs, crisps, rice cake, cereal bars .... or a sliced pear, a piece of cheese.

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 16/09/2023 20:11

Cormoran · 16/09/2023 19:55

What type of snacks? Baby industrial ones such as puffs, crisps, rice cake, cereal bars .... or a sliced pear, a piece of cheese.

Surely a cutted-up pear?

CoalCraft · 16/09/2023 21:19

Both of mine (one bottle fed, the other bf) fully gave up milk in the day by 10 months. They just had two feeds, one in the morning and one before bed. Assuming food intake is good, it's fine.

SiouxsieSiouxStiletto · 16/09/2023 22:22

If she was on formula she'd only need 400 mls a day so I think she's doing fine. Wink

PureAmazonian · 17/09/2023 08:53

Thank you all for your input, sounds like I'm just worrying unnecessarily really. I think it's because they really push the whole "food before one is just for fun" and that milk should be 70% of their diet until one. But honestly she just loves her food and booby is just boring to her now.
Her food intake is really good. She's a great eater, lots of people comment on how well she eats for her age. As for the snack question, she eats homemade baby friendly flapjacks or fruit muffins, rice cakes with peanut butter or houmous, breadsticks, yoghurt, cut up fruits ect. I tend to switch it up depending on how calorie dense her meals are, or how much she ate of her last meal.

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Torganer · 17/09/2023 09:06

Mine had stopped the milk by that stage too. They had plenty in porridge, cheese, yoghurt, etc., so I wasn’t concerned.

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