bottle or food first + breeky

[lucyp]

Hello - here I am again - What would I do without the buhub?! :)

DS (7months old)is on 4 milk feeds a day ( formula) and usually takes anywhere from 100 -200 per feed. Started solids about a month ago and seems to be going ok - slowly - but ok. He is on 2 solid feeds - after his 10am bottle and 2pm bottle. When should I start offering him brekky - that is after the 6am feed???? and also when do I start to offer food first then bottle after rather than the other way around??????

Thanks again bubhubbers!

;)

[Briannabear]

I personally would offer the bottle first. Once your son has had his normal amount, then offer solids. Thats what I did and it worked well for us!

[drewid]

HI there

My bub has been on solids for about 2 months now. He generally has 3 a day - 9.30, 1.30 and 5.30. I find that he doesn't really like them very early in the day (ie. the 6am feed) and he is doing really well with his current schedule. He actually has his solids about 1hr before his breast feeds. This is just what works best for him, and when he is in the best mood for accepting solids. He just isnt keen on sitting in his high chair after a breast feed, so an hour before works realy well for him. He is still gung-ho on breastfeeding too, so it hasn't deterred him from having a full feed then.

I think it just takes a bit of experimenting to figure out what your bub wants to do, and when.

[flower]

I go the Baby Love system and offer bottle after food. I feed O at 7am....back then it was rice cereal a bit of milk (boobie or form) and half a mashed banana. Then follow up with the bottle. According to the book the milk now supplements the meal, therfore follows. Having said that some days I switch if I think his poopies are a bit firm or he's not getting much milk,
O's mom

[mimi]

HI Lucyp

As milk [breast or formula] is supposed to be the main form of nutrition for bub up until 12 months of age, it is actually recommended that you give milk feeds before solids until 9 months at least ... so I would suggest going with that :)

[Lisawa]

after bottle at that age, after 12 months try food first.

DD 14 months still has bottle first wait 1hr then breaky