How many bottles?

[Zazu]

Zac currently has 2 7oz bottles and 2 5oz bottles a day and 3 meals a day. I think I need to reduce his milk so he has bigger portions of food. Should I drop a bottle and give him 3 7oz bottles or keep it at 4 and reduce them to 5oz? No idea what is best? X

 

[Zazu]

Anyone? How are you planning to do it, if you're weaning? X

 

[Esoames]

Sorry no advice but it's a bump for you xx

 

[MrsR]

No idea I'm afraid hon x I think I just assumed they'd automatically drop a bottle on their own iygwim?

 

[Zazu]

No sign of him wanting to drop any milk yet, I even doubled his lunch portion size today, and he still had all his milk so far, and his dinner! I'll just carry on as I am for now then x

 

[MrsR]

Yeah I would x do you give him water?

 

[Emmamb]

It varies but I used to give mix breakfast with milk then give rest of bottle after,bottle mid mornin then lunch,bottle mid aft then tea then bottle for bed

 

[Lacey's Mummy]

If he's still taking those bottles then go with it. He'll drop a bottle when he's ready x x

 

[Mamafy]

While lo is still keen I'd keep it up, they soon let you know when they don't want it xx

 

[Minchin]

we're doing blw and owen still on loads of milk and not showing much sign af wanting less. I think just keep going with the bottles, milks a massive source of nutrition for them, I'm not going to drop a bottle but just wait til he iniates it (hope he does now!!)...or he'll be on bottles when he's 10!

 

[Zazu]

Yeah I would x do you give him water?

Yes he has about 2 ounces with every meal x

 

[Zazu]

Thanks Ladies, I'll carry on as I am, I was worrying I was supposed to be dropping a bottle and was over feeding him milk instead of food. Xxx

 

[Squeakz]

we got told that if he has a full meal (pureed for us) then in his evening meal then we should give him water with the food so that way it cuts out a bottle and then slowly when he starts eating a proper breakfast and a proper lunch with meat and bread etc etc just give him water with meals so then he's slowly off milk...
So atm Josh eats:

7fl oz at 7.30 but that milk is used to mix with baby rice as well
11.45 7fl oz and pureed fruit/veg
7 fl oz at 4
A meal with water at about 6.30 - 7
2fl oz at 11 x

 

[Squeakz]

but we make sure that he has avocado at some point at every day as apparently its very very nutritious x