When to drop some milk feeds

[MumOfBoys16]

DS has taken to food really well, he's just turned 8 months and tgis is his typical day..

7- Breastfeed on waking
7.30 - Breakfast - cereal and fruit
11- breastfeed after nap
12.15 - lunch. Varies but ca include jacket potato, omelette, toast with salad bits, cheese etc
2.30 - breast feed (before school run)
4- bottle feed
5.30 - tea (usually mashed version of what we have and veg finger food)
7.30 - bedtime bottle
Then breastfeeds in the night as needed (or wanted!).

What do you think? He's not always drinking all his bedtime bottle so I'm thinking the afternoon chunk is a bit much. I'm thinking the 2.30 feed but then I risk tears on the school run

Di you need the 4pm bottle feed? You could give a snack and drink of water instead

If he's eating well then I wouldn't drop any day time feeds yet. The idea especially in the first year is to add calories / nutrition - not swap them out.

Should I prioritise the milk then? If he's not taking the milk like he would before do I offer less solids?

No I wouldn't give less solids as you are working towards more solids and less milk by the time he is 1.

From 6 months around 20oz is recommended and from the number of breastfeeds plus formula sounds like he's getting plenty of milk

Maybe reduce or cut out the 4pm milk as it sounds like it's very close to the 2.30pm one

I'd try dropping or reducing the 4pm one.

Drop the 4pm for sure.