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How do you fit food and milk in at 6 months?

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Pico2 · 17/08/2015 13:07

I feel a bit stupid asking this as I weaned DD1, but it was a while ago and I've forgotten what we did.

We're now weaning DD2 and she is nearly 7 months. She is really prone to vomiting, if she gags on food she throws up a lot and she has gagged on every finger food we tried, so we are doing purées and mashed food. She loves it and cries if she hasn't had enough, but throws up if she has too much or has two meals/ milk too close together. How do you time milk and meals to ensure she gets enough, and what is enough in terms of milk and meals? She's awake 12 hours (with naps). Thanks!

OP posts:
MrsAukerman · 19/08/2015 14:51

We go like this:
Bf
Breakfast
Nap
Lunch
Bf
Nap
Dinner
Bf
Bed

MrsAukerman · 19/08/2015 14:52

Oops! Missed a bf off just before first nap.

Pico2 · 19/08/2015 23:10

Thanks MrsAukerman. Is there much of a gap between the bfs and the adjacent meals?

Today DD had 3 bottles and 2 meals with about 3 hours between each. It means that her meal times are more like elevensies and afternoon tea than breakfast and lunch or dinner.

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MrsAukerman · 20/08/2015 07:14

The bfs are on waking and before bed and immediately before naps (still fed to sleep for naps). There is probably an hour between things I'd say.

KeepSmiling83 · 30/08/2015 19:53

I used to do bottle when she woke anywhere from 6-7am then breakfast about 8am. Then bottle at 11am and lunch around midday. Bottle at 3pm then tea about 5pm then bottle before bed at 7pm. When she went to 3 bottle I think I stopped the 11am bottle and brought lunch forward a bit. I'm in the same position though. DD1 is 4 now so I weaned her a long time ago and DD2 is 20 weeks so I'm just starting to think about it all over again!

Minion · 30/08/2015 19:58

I've only just got the timing right at 8 months but we do:
Wake up bottle
Breakfast at 8
Nap after 2-2.5 hours of awake
Lunch at 11:30 (used to be a bottle but she wasn't interested so bought lunch fwd)
Nap 3-3.5 hours after last wake
Bottle between 2-2:30
Dinner at 4 (bought fwd as wasn't having much bottle at bedtime)
Bedtime bottle at 6:30

Sometimes she has a nightfeed (especially during this leap)

DRSLondon · 17/10/2015 14:40

I'm having the same issue. My 7 month old son who is teeny and has a small appetite isn't hungry enough for meals but I'm hesitant to drop bottles as I know then are higher in calories/nutrients. He has 5 at the moment (7, 11, 3, 7, 11 ish!) and am contemplating dropping the 11am one so he eats lunch earlier and is hungrier. What to do?! Last night his dinner was too late and he wouldn't drink his bedtime bottle. Grrrr

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