How many oz is your 6 month old drinking?

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I worry so much that my little girl doesn’t take enough milk. She’s not really bothered about her milk, I offer her 5 x 6oz bottles a day but she never finishes the whole bottle, she takes around 4-5 oz as well as a few spoons of porridge in the morning and a few spoons of puree at teatime.

I’d say she averages about 23-25 oz a day is that enough?

From 6 months a minimum of 20oz alongside weaning foods is recommended so sounds like she's having enough. Would she take more solids? Are you offering a small drink of water at mealtimes?

My DS was like this , he’s 9 months now and absolutely fine. He has never drank more than 7oz in one go, usually has between 4-5.

Try not to worry, she will be having what she needs. I was worried sick for weeks thinking it was too little but eventually realised he it was fine.
I still add his left over morning bottle to weetabix or porridge etc in the morning to get more into him. You can also use formula to blend with vegetables etc when you’re weaning if you are making your own.
Do you offer water at meal times too?

I guess the main measure would be her weight gain from a calorie perspective, and urine output from a fluids perspective.

Is she gaining weight/following her centile and having plenty of wet nappies?

Her nappies are still very wet, I don’t know about her weight gain as she hasn’t been weighed for a while.

I keep trying her with water at mealtimes but she won’t take it.