DD is an eating machine - too much solid food?

[mistletoeandjuan]

DD is 7.5 months. Today she has drunk / eaten:

3oz formula
bowl of readybrek (loaded spoons, very accurate)
few sips of water
three quarters of a banana
2 slices of bread soaked in leek and potato soup
big gulps of water
3oz formula
lovely play with spaghetti and cheese (don't think she ate much but some definitely went in)
bowl of greek yoghurt
big gulps of water
5 oz formula.

She will probably have another 3-5 oz formula a bit later on but this only adds up to 16 oz at the most. I cannot get any more down her.

On the other hand she is eating what I think is a large amount for such a young baby. She seems happy and I am trying my best to give her a balanced diet but I keep seeing that milk should be the main source of nutrition and I'm worried she's not getting everything she needs.

Gosh - looking back at that list she's had a very 'carby' day today!

I was told that you can't overfeed a baby under 1 - when they've had enough they just start spitting it out etc. They are meant to be having about a pint so you are only about 2 oz off!! And don't forget that if they have had yoghurt or cheese there is lots of calcium and calories there (and protein so not as unbalanced as you think)

As long as she has 600ml milk a day , it's fine. Quiltedrose is right. Cheese, joghurt is a great source of calcium. You are very lucky that she has a healthy appetite

DS2 (8mo) is like this. Today he has had:

BF
Porridge
DS1's toast leftovers
Some of my cornflakes
BF
Cauliflower cheese
Slice of toast
Yoghurt
Half a banana
BF
Rusk
Chicken & rice casserole
Breadstick
Rice pudding
Half a slice of toast
And two more BFs before bedtime!

He is a total eating machine -- eats more than 2.10yo DS1 by far. He is an enthusiastic self-feeder so I'm pretty sure I'm not force-feeding him...

Sounds like a baby with a healthy appetite to me!

Does she feed herself or do you spoon feed her?

If she is feeding herself then she will stop when she has had enough. If you are spoon feeding her then I suggest you let her feed herself!

green She feeds herself although admittedly we do a lot of loaded spoons - she just can't get enough though - she'll even pick up the bowl and stick her head in it! Honestly - she eats more than me sometimes and that's no mean feat

meg -a fellow eating machine - do you think he takes much when he breastfeeds?

I just worry that she's holding out for the food and not having enough formula. I really don't think she likes it. I tried mixing her formula in with her ready brek yesterday morning and she wouldn't touch it .

Do you think there's any milage changing formula? They all smell equally revolting to me so I don't blame her for not liking it when there's food on offer!

Today she's had:

3oz formula
ready brek, water
2oz formula
pear
scrambled egg on 2 slices of toast, water
4oz formula
pork casserole (pork, carrot, potato, parsnip), water
yoghurt
6oz formula

Also, she goes absolutely crazy for meat - I thought BLW babies just gummed it a bit but she'll take a big chunk, bite, chew and swallow it (all with no teeth).

Well, if she's not drinking much milk then she probably needs quite a lot of solid foods, her ability to extract nutrients from it won't be 100%, so I doubt she's actually absorbing all those calories. The only real concern is that she may stretch her stomach, but the theory behind BLW is it allows them to stop eating when they are full, so I'm not sure where to go on this really!! Perhaps stop loading her spoons for her, and leave her to be totally self-feeding. I'm sure she'll get frustrated but if you're worried she's eating too much then this is probably the kindest/easiest way to limit her intake. I also agree with you re formula, it does smell and taste disgusting, and whilst it may be worth trying a few different cartons of ready made to see if she prefers them, if she's healthy and hearty I would just leave her to it!