Moms of 5-6 months old (Sept/Oct moms) question about eating

Hi! I apologize if my question has been asked recently but I am never on the boards anymore I work on a pediatric unit now and its non-stop work all day. Miss you all.

Anyway, how much and what is your 5-6 month old eating and at what times?

Joshua has cereal twice per day but no veggies yet. I'm reluctant to introduce another meal (lunch) or up his cereal bc his formula comsumption has decreased to about 28 oz (not including the amt mixed with cereal) and he was a big eater. He's 5.5 months.

7:30AM - 8 oz bottle
10AM - 2tbsp oatmeal + 2oz mixed in
11:30AM - 7-8 oz bottle
3:30 PM - 8 oz bottle (can be a struggle)
5PM - 2 tbsp oatmeal + 2oz mixed in
7:30 PM - 5-6 oz bottle (refuses any more, he used to down an 8 oz bottle in 10 minutes).

I want to add in a veggie at lunch (around 1 before his nap) but am worried that he won't drink enough formula to keep him healthy. I also worry he won't sleep as well at night.

Can you give me an idea of how much your DC eats and drinks? And do you give veggies and cereal in between meals or right after a bottle?

TIA!

Re: Moms of 5-6 months old (Sept/Oct moms) question about eating

Well, I went against everything I did with my 1st and what I wanted to do with her, but she just seemed SO hungry, so I started food earlier than I wanted to. Oh well....

She's been on oatmeal for a few weeks now....then I tried sweet potatoes and apples.

She gets 3 "meals" a day:
Breakfast (7:30-8ish)- Oatmeal and apples

Lunch (anytime in the afternoon...today when she wakes from nap 2-2:30ish)
- sweet potatoes either plain or w/ apples

Dinner (5ish)- Oatmeal with apples.

I just started 3 meals yesterday.

She is still EBF on demand