How much??

[FionaSH]

My baby is 21 weeks - have been weaning him since 17 weeks. I started with a teaspoon, progressed to ice cubes, and he is now having about 4 icecubes, three times a day. This seems a lot to me.

The health visitor has told me to cut down on the milk and up the solids. My baby will eat whatever I give him because he is a piggy, but I don't want to overfeed him? Am I totally wrong in how much a baby needs?

This is my first baby and weaning seems to be a minefield! Please help!!

Hi Fiona

Not much to suggest I'm afraid, as I'm in the same boat and so will watch this thread with interest. I am staggered by how much porridge our little one can get through and at times I do find myself thinking 'he'll never eat all that' and yet he does, with great gusto!

All the advice I've had seems to suggest he'll tell me when he's had enough. I'm still waiting for that moment...!

hello, not sure if this helps but this is what i do

my ds2 28 weeks will eat until he is full, normally its about a full to brim tommee tippee small pot of readybrek with banana and he loves it, however when he does eat it all, he is quite full when it comes to lunch time and is not so good with his bottle

he gets bottle and then food and a pud, he will eat about a pot and a half worth of food and pud, i feed at 9am 12.30 and 4pm. he gets bottles at 7;30 11.30 6.30, 12.30 and 4pm (5)
he wont go through the night unless he has the bonus bottle at 11,30pm he does eat more if i skip the bottles from his meal times, i havent yet tried taking away one of those bottles to see if he eats better as i dont think he gets enough milk otherwise(hv told me to up the food but i am scared to!)if ds2 had a choice he would be on about 2 or 3 bottles a day (all in the night)which is not enough for a baby only 28 week (weaned at 19 weeks)