Lumpy Food

[Kelly G]

Now Olivia is 6 months i was thinking about lumpy food!

Should i start making her food a little lumpy now, instaed of liquidizing it totally or is it too early?

I know the lumpy jar food is from 7 months so does this mean i should wait till 7 months?

Sorry for all the questions i just dont want to push her too soon!

 

[Tan]

So glad you asked that Kelly! I haven't got a clue what i'm doing this time round and can't remember what to do when! In fact I don't even know how I found out the first time either!

Also, do you give a milk feed with solids or at different times. Have got Annabel Karmel book but i'd end up giving Isabelle a solid feed or milk feed about every 2 hours if I went by that! She only has 4 feeds a day, sometimes only 3.

Tan x

 

[Kelly G]

This is Olivia's daily routine from the past couple of weeks!

6am - 5oz Bottle

9-9.30ish - Bottle and porrige

12-12.30ish - bottle then dinner

3-3.30ish - 5oz bottle

5-12.30ish - bottle and dinner or pudding

between 8 and 8.30 5oz bottle then bed

I always give a bottle before her food otherwise she will scream the house down, she will take 4-5oz then have her dinner about 10 monis after!

Im not sure if i should drop a feed tho because it says on her formula tin that she should only be having 4 bottles a day for a 6 month old!

Am i feeding her too much? She always has been a hungry baby!

Im going to be bending my health visitors ear on friday lol

 

[charlie_chalk]

hi kelly. hope you guys are ok.

i started taylor on lumpy food at around six mths as he need something more. but it was only a bit lumpy if you know what i mean. 7mth jars should be fine for her. all you can do is a least give it a go she will refuse it if she isnt ready.

gotta say i havent seen her in a while, your gonna have to bring her into work to see me.

 

[Kelly G]

!Tnx claire, i must admit i cant remember a lot about weaning Brooke and i do worry a lot about Olivia!

I think i will try her then see how she goes!

Yea ill bring her into work to see you, i haven't been into town a lot thought id wait untill the christmas rush and the sales where over!

How's Taylor cant believe he is nearly 1

 

[charlie_chalk]

taylors great thanks hun. i cant believe how fast this last yrs gone. oh well might have to talk karl into letting me have another lol (ok maybe not quite yet lol )

 

[Kelly G]

Yea you need a baby girly to complete the family, Just like we need a little boy, Dont tell Rob i said that tho lol

 

[charlie_chalk]

haha i was talking to rob today in the staffroom. he said you wanted a little boy. he is having none of it is he. but i did tell him you should have another. ill help ya talk him round

ps if he is reading this over your shoulder tell him this forum does not suck. he said it did earlier. how very dare he





claire
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

[Kelly G]

He says it sucks but he always reads the topics that i have replied to and he looks at the chinease gender charts to see when the boy months are lol!

Thats just rob being rob

 

[charlie_chalk]

ohhhhh can i give him grief at work now?

 

[Eveadel]

Kelly S

How much milk is she having in total.

Im the same as you I give milk with brek,lunch & dinner. I dont really ever offer her water but Im going to try to make it a priority. Isabella is having between 5/6 milk feeds?????

 

[Kelly G]

Olivia was having 6 feeds in a day because she was waking between 5 and 6am for a feed she would then have another feed between 9-10 with breakfast and then every 3 hours after that!

The past week she has been waking later and later yeasterday she woke at 7.15 and today 7.30 so she has only had 5 feeds!

The is how the past two days have worked out! Im hoping she carries on like this as it does work out quite well and she isnt waking for a feed at 5 which is great

7-7.30 - 6oz Bottle and breakfast mixed with her milk

11-11.30 - 6oz Bottle and dinner

2-2.30 - 6oz Bottle

5-5.30 - 6oz Bottle and tea

8-8.30 - 6oz Botttle then bed

She doesn't always finish the bottle!

Does Isabella have her milk befor her food? Olivia will scream if i try to give her food 1st as she is so hungry if i try and take the bottle out half way through she also screams!

I made a post about her having 6 bottles a day as i was worried i was over feeding her, here it is

http://www.pregnancyforum.co.uk/forum/v ... hp?t=24518

 

[Eveadel]

She has her cereal/porridge before milk in the morning but the rest of the day it HAS to be milk first otherwise she completely loses it.

I find feeding & bottle time quite stressful