How much food is normal for an 8month old baby?

[Janos]

My DS currently has 3 7oz bottles a day plus breakfast, lunch and tea. In a typical day his food might be:

Breakfast - 1 jar porridge or other breakdfast cereal

Lunch - 1 jar savoury, 1 jar pud plus a snack like rice cakes

Tea - 1/2 jar savoury plus 1/2 jar pud and snack.

Is this right - is he getting enough? I have been weaning since he was 5 1/2 months old and he does seem to be enjoying his solids a lot. He seems to be putting on weight Ok and is in good hwalth.

Hi Janos, if he's gaining weight and is happy, sounds like he's getting the right amount
my dd2 has just turned 7 months and on a typical day she has

bowl of porridge/weetabix with yogurt/ and some mashed up fruit
4-5 cubes of veggies/chicken/fish and then some mashed up fruit
and usually a bit less for supper
I also give her a little snack after her morning and afternoon nap
she isn't on any finger foods yet apart from what she picks up off the floor!!

thinking it over I think my daughter eats more than your son. If you think he's hungry, you could always offer more?? dd lets me know when shes had enough - . She's not on bottles, I bfeed her about 6 times a day

IMO Janos your ds sounds fine. Why not try giving a bit more food tho and having some left over rather than thinking he might need more.

Does that make sense? Eg I was giving ds (8 months) a weetabix for breakfast and he was polishing it off so I gave him 1.5 weetabix and he usually leaves a little bit. At least I know he has had enough though.

my ds is 7 months and as approx 26 fl oz milk is that ok or too much?

Hi Janos! My DD is nearly 8 months and eats very similarly to yours. The only thing is, she has started being sick loads.. so I cut down slightly on her milk intake, going from 3x7oz to 2x6 & 1x3 but more solids with the 3oz. This does'nt seem to have helped & it makes it worse as she crawls alot even though I keep her still after her feeds for a while. How do you know whether you're over-feeding them if they are always happy to take it if you're giving it to them? She would feed all day if I let her & she's only a little dot, not over-weight at all. What's the answer?

my ds will be 8 months next week just a quick question, does everyone give a two course meal ie savoury and sweet at lunch and evening meal i've only been doing a main course but am now thinking perhaps i'm not giving him enough

Chicagomum, my dd is just over 7 months and I've been giving her savoury and sweet at lunch and tea for a while, purely because she gets bored! She won't eat larger portions, but she'll eat more if it's something different. If I could get away with only preparing one thing I would!!

Hey chicagomum I offer both for lunch and tea and some kind of fruit for breakfast. No fingerfoods yet - but he will nosh on a rusk occasionally and is just starting to eat a few bits of lunch meat. I tried a bit of cheerio this morning but he just looked at me like I was crazy. Mollymoomin - you may want to consult your GP about the throwing up - maybe a food allergy or something else could be causing it?? I hope it gets figured out soon!

ds is 8 months and i dont give him two course meal. I give him youghart after lunch and fruit in the evening. But I after reading this i am thinking of inereasing the quantity.

my HV always said to me, "remember that at this age, its about experimenting - the majority of the nutrition will/shoulld still come from milk until they are about 1 yr - so don't worry too much about quantities and focus on taste, texture, and fun!"