At 7months old, what is.was your baby eating?

I feed DD a bottle in the am (make a 6oz bottle but she usually drinks 4oz)

then 5 tablespoons of oatmeal or rice and a jar of fruit (stage 1 for now, switching it 1/2 jar of stage 2 soon) with 4oz of formula (if she drinks it all, usually its 2-3oz)

then she has 1/2 jar of meat, 1/2 jar of stage 1 veges (switching soon to stage 2) and a jar of fruit. with about 2oz of formula

at night she has the oatmeal and fruit again with a bottle

then depending on what time she goes to sleep she has another 4-6oz of formula

I have the Earth's Best stage 2 dinners that I am supposed to be starting in place of the last oatmeal and fruit. SHould I be giving her meat twice a day or should I switch the last oatmeal with the meat and veges and fruit and give her the dinner instead? Does that make sense? We keep calling our doctor's office for random things and I feel like a terrible mom if I call again.

Thanks!

Re: At 7months old, what is.was your baby eating?

What about adding yogurt to lunch? My DD is almost 6 months, and this is what her schedule is mostly:
5:30-6am ish-8oz bottle
9am-about 4tbsp oatmeal and stage 2 fruit
11am-6oz bottle
3pm-7-8oz bottle
5pm-4tbsp oatmeal and stage 2 veg
7pm-6oz bottle and bed

Next week I'm adding yogurt around noon. Hope this helps you!

Re: At 7months old, what is.was your baby eating?

I was thinking about giving the yogurt but our doctor told us not to give it until 9 months. I just don't like giving her all that meat ya know?

Re: At 7months old, what is.was your baby eating?

DS is almost 7 months, and this is his schedule:

7-ish- 6oz bottle
10am- 2-3tbsp rice cereal and stage 2 fruit, then nap
12:30pm- 6oz bottle and yogurt
3pm- 6oz bottle, then nap
6pm- 2-3tbsp rice cereal and stage 2 veggie or jar of meat
7:30pm- 4-6oz bottle, then bed

Re: At 7months old, what is.was your baby eating?

My DD is 7 1/2 months old...this is her schedule...

7am: 8 oz bottle (has about 7 oz)
1030: 3tbs cereal & 4oz bottle (has about 2 oz)
2pm: 6oz veg/fruit mix & 4 oz bottle (has about 2)
4:30: 4oz yogurt
6:30pm: 6oz veg/fruit mix or a meat/fruit
8pm: 8 oz bottle and bedtime

I make all her foods so I'm not sure on what "stage" they would be. Her ped started her on solids at 4 months and yogurt at 6 months. He said meat at 7, wheat at 8 and eggs at 9. But not all Peds are the same. Hope it helps.

Message edited 1/2/2011 2:01:07 PM.

Re: At 7months old, what is.was your baby eating?

jack will be 8 months on the 6th but ...

7am 8oz bottle
9am 4.5 oz cereal and fruit
11am 8oz bottle
2pm 4.5 oz fruit
3pm 6oz bottle
6pm 4.5 oz veggie
7pm 4-6oz bottle

i am debating trying to go down to three 9oz bottles. Since we added "lunch" he is definately going longer between bottles.

we might do
7am 9oz
1130am 9oz
5pm 9oz
and then work meals around that.