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What kind of food routine does your 12 month have?

4 replies

fevrier · 05/02/2010 20:19

Not exactly a weaning question - or maybe it is as I don't know what kind of milk / food balance I should strike as DS is turning one?

I have been giving bf at night (keep meaning to stop),
then breakfast of weetabix plus whole milk
4oz of formula mid morn
lunch of pasta etc
mid pm 7oz formula
supper of food
bedtime 8oz bottle

(Wish it was all still breastmilk but sadly I had to stop to work... boo hoo).

ANYWAY - seems lots of advice about babies and routine and food but what about toddlers? Is this too much milk? PLEASE HELP -

I know it might seem not very pressing but I feel a bit lost! THANK YOU

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Seona1973 · 05/02/2010 20:31

both my lo's had only 2 milk feeds by 11 months so their days were like this:

milk then breakfast
snack and water mid-morning
lunch
snack and water mid afternoon
dinner
milk at bedtime

They need around 350mls (12oz) from 1 year and some of that can be made up in food so it doesnt all have to be in drink form.

SilveryMoon · 05/02/2010 20:37

My ds2 has 7oz first thing, then some sort of cereal within half an hour, midmorning he has a snack, either fruit or yoghurt, then middayish is lunch, normally pasta or sandwiches with cucumber sticks and other snacky bits, then mid afternoon another snack of fruit/biscuit, dinner at 5ish then milk at bedtime.

Ds1 was on a prescription formula which is really foul tasting so e came off his milk really quick.

winnybella · 05/02/2010 20:37

DD is breastfed, so no idea about exact amounts, but:
bf morning
breakfast porridge, whole milk, banana
sometimes a little snack
lunch
bf before nap
snack
dinner
bf before bed ( but she often nods off after a minute, so doesn't really count)
Often another bf in the middle of the night

Also, I think if she gats a lot of calcium from other sources ( yoghurt, cheese,etc) then milk is not a must.
IIRC it's about one yoghurt, chunk of cheese and maybe one other small thing to fill one day's calcium requirement.

ChickandDuck · 05/02/2010 20:42

DS is 12 months

Breakfast (weetabix/ready brek and a banana)
9oz milk
Lunch (sandwich/oatcakes, fruit, cheese, yogurt)
Snack (rice cakes)
Dinner (quite a big portion of whatever we're having)
9oz milk before bed

Water throughout the day whenever he wants it.

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