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Am I overfeeding solids?

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SpanielFace · 13/04/2013 18:42

DS is 7.5 months old, I started weaning him at 6 months & I'm doing purees plus finger foods, and he's having 3 meals a day. All the advice seems to be that he should stop when he's full but he doesn't! I never coax him to eat, he just keeps opening his mouth & demanding more! Twice he has kept going until he was sick Shock.

He's now 21lbs, which is on the 75th centile, but I have no idea if this is right for him. He's not had his length measured since 12 weeks, when he was on the 0.4% centile & borderline failure-to-thrive (long story involving a missed tongue tie). To my eye he's starting to look fat, but the HV said not to cut back on food as he's growing, and he is quite tall I think. So I'm not sure what to do, and just wondered if anyone could advise me if I'm overfeeding compared to their baby.

I make the vast majority of his food but give the occasional pouch. I freeze it in 2oz pots so I can get a gauge on how much he's having volume wise, not so much calories. But a typical day might be like this:

7am wake up, 7oz formula

8am breakfast: 1 x weetabix with whole milk and a little fruit mashed in, or similar quantity of porridge.

12pm 4oz of homemade chicken casserole with veg or similar, or a whole stage 2 Ellas kitchen pouch (if we're out & about). A couple of tablespoons of fruit purée, or chunks of fruit.

3pm 7oz formula

5.30pm 4oz homemade veggie meal eg baby pasta with tomato sauce, homemade macaroni cheese, lentil bake. A baby fromage frais or fruit.

7pm 7oz formula.

I also give finger foods with every meal, toast or veg sticks, but I've not included them as very little actually gets eaten! He also has a few sips of water with every meal, although he's not great with the cup yet.

How does that sound compared to other 7 month olds?

Thanks in advance! Smile

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gardenpixie32 · 13/04/2013 19:05

My girls are 6.5 months and they eat a similar amount of food to your DS. It also surprises me how small they are and how much they eat. They are both 25th centile. I wouldn't worry, seems normal to me.

SpanielFace · 13/04/2013 19:17

Thank you for the reply. That's reassuring, it's so hard to judge & as he's my first, I really have nothing to compare him with!

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