Solids - how much to give

[SparkleMagic]

This might be the dumbest question but how much should I be giving my LO to eat.

I give him porridge for breakfast, I've been following the instructions on the back, with one spoon and add milk or water to it. He finishes this off but do I increase the amount on a weekly basis?

Yesterday I took out a quarter of purée from the jar, he could have finished it off but I didn't give it all to him. Should I be encouraging him to finish off what I have taken out or just give it to him little by little?

Just so confused over the quantity of food to give

 

[Belfa]

My baby's not on solids yet but this confused me too when I asked my friend when she was feeding her baby. She said the HV advises that you can't over feed a baby and so you just keep offering until they reject it x

 

[Mummybexee]

Just feed a reasonable amount and stop when they reject. I never made porridge to the instructions - I just added to a bowl and added water bit by bit to be honest x

 

[littlemonkey]

If they look like they could polish off more give it to them I say! Although my eldest was rubbish at drinking his milk so I was just happy when we started weaning that he was getting something into him in. I started with portions that were probably about half one of the first stage puree jars. This was at four months BTW. Then we just gradually gave him more and more. I remember being quite nervous about weaning with my first, this time I can wait!!!

 

[SparkleMagic]

See, he seems like he can finish off whatever I've taken out but I always feel like I am over feeding him or he'll puke it all up.

I guess I just need to follow his lead and take it from there.

Surprisingly his milk intake has become so much better since starting solids

 

[northerngirl]

My mum says that I overfeed Felix because the 'guidelines' say 2 tablespoons full of whatever food they're having when they're weaning, but I almost always give more than that. If they're too full they'll stop, and if you're having them weighed regularly then you'll notice if their weight gain goes up quicker, I wouldn't worry about it xo