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GoodThoughts
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How much is your 5 month old FF baby eating?
Neither DH, nor I, can remember how much/how often DD was eating at this age.
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Michelle1110
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How much is your 5 month old FF baby eating?
630- 8 oz
1030 - 7 oz
12-1230 - jar of carrots or peas and 2-4 oz formula
330- 7 oz
730- 6 oz formula, 2 oz prune juice, jar of apples or bananas
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| Posted 2/8/15 3:59 PM |
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whoababy1
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How much is your 5 month old FF baby eating?
DD drinks 6-7 ounces every 4-5 hours.
I just started spoon feedings so she has 1-2 ounces mid-day.
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| Posted 2/8/15 8:24 PM |
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LML
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How much is your 5 month old FF baby eating?
7-8 ounces 4 times a day. Although, that's 50% formula and 50% bm.
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| Posted 2/8/15 9:11 PM |
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ElizaRags35
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How much is your 5 month old FF baby eating?
I think she was up to 5-6 oz every 3 hours. No solids.
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| Posted 2/8/15 9:37 PM |
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Michelle1110
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How much is your 5 month old FF baby eating?
Do any of the pp feed during the night?
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| Posted 2/9/15 12:37 PM |
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DaniJude
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Re: How much is your 5 month old FF baby eating?
Disclaimer: my son is like a bottomless pit -- always has been.
At five months, he is seventeen months now, but at five months he had hit the max of formula per day so he was at 40 oz. plus a jar at each feeding, plus cereal in the bottle, plus oatmeal. It was insane. He was eating around five or six jars a day plus the 40 oz. of formula. It cost a fortune and we could barely keep up with him. He was starving all the time. Every time I turned around he was having another "growth spurt" and wanted more. And this was between the hours of 7am and 7pm -- he ate nothing at night, slept twelve hours without a peep. So, it's not even like he was eating some of that formula at night! Crazy the amount he would consume in about a twelve hour period. INSANE.
I remember asking the doc if I should be worried and he said not at all, his height was SO off the charts that he needed the food -- he wasn't off the chart with weight, only height so the doc said feed him as much as he wants. He was eating every three hours  
ETA: he is now seventeen months and still eats like this - only anything and everything he can consume. His height is still off the chart, he is the height of a four year old and he's 17 months. Yesterday he had, for dinner, eggplant, two meatballs, pasta, sauce and rice. Unreal
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ElizaRags35
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Re: How much is your 5 month old FF baby eating?
Posted by DaniJude
Disclaimer: my son is like a bottomless pit -- always has been.
At five months, he is seventeen months now, but at five months he had hit the max of formula per day so he was at 40 oz. plus a jar at each feeding, plus cereal in the bottle, plus oatmeal. It was insane. He was eating around five or six jars a day plus the 40 oz. of formula. It cost a fortune and we could barely keep up with him. He was starving all the time. Every time I turned around he was having another "growth spurt" and wanted more. And this was between the hours of 7am and 7pm -- he ate nothing at night, slept twelve hours without a peep. So, it's not even like he was eating some of that formula at night! Crazy the amount he would consume in about a twelve hour period. INSANE.
I remember asking the doc if I should be worried and he said not at all, his height was SO off the charts that he needed the food -- he wasn't off the chart with weight, only height so the doc said feed him as much as he wants. He was eating every three hours
Geez! My 11 month old doesn't even come close to eating that much.
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| Posted 2/9/15 1:03 PM |
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ElizaRags35
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Re: How much is your 5 month old FF baby eating?
Posted by Michelle1110
Do any of the pp feed during the night?
Only if she wakes up.
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| Posted 2/9/15 1:03 PM |
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DaniJude
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Re: How much is your 5 month old FF baby eating?
Posted by ElizaRags35
Posted by DaniJude
Disclaimer: my son is like a bottomless pit -- always has been.
At five months, he is seventeen months now, but at five months he had hit the max of formula per day so he was at 40 oz. plus a jar at each feeding, plus cereal in the bottle, plus oatmeal. It was insane. He was eating around five or six jars a day plus the 40 oz. of formula. It cost a fortune and we could barely keep up with him. He was starving all the time. Every time I turned around he was having another "growth spurt" and wanted more. And this was between the hours of 7am and 7pm -- he ate nothing at night, slept twelve hours without a peep. So, it's not even like he was eating some of that formula at night! Crazy the amount he would consume in about a twelve hour period. INSANE.
I remember asking the doc if I should be worried and he said not at all, his height was SO off the charts that he needed the food -- he wasn't off the chart with weight, only height so the doc said feed him as much as he wants. He was eating every three hours
Geez! My 11 month old doesn't even come close to eating that much.
I just edited to add what he consumed last night for dinner.
Funny, we went to my parents house - in the morning he ate an organic blueberry waffle, french toast, a banana, and a tangerine... then, around 10:30am he has apple sauce and rice cakes - like mum mums.
For lunch, around 12:30pm he will have a huge yogurt I make him - greek yogurt and I chop up blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, and strawberries. Then, he eats a peach. Then, pita bread with hummus.
Around 2:30pm he's busting for another snack - usually cheese with raisins.
Then, 4:30 is dinner - sweet potatoes, carrots, and spinach yesterday... THEN WE WENT TO MY PARENTS and around 5:30pm my dad puts out dinner and he was busting for the sauce, pasta, meatballs, and eggplant!
He literally eats more than me and his father -- and we are ADULTS!!!!!!!!
ETA - I'm at fairway twice a week to buy more fruit and veggies for him. Literally, they know my name in there. I'm there constantly restocking his food. He goes to daycare that once he transitions to the older room (next month) they provide meals for him -- up until then, we always provided his food. Well, I told them, they may have to give him what two children would normally consume.
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LML
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Re: How much is your 5 month old FF baby eating?
Posted by Michelle1110
Do any of the pp feed during the night?
We try not to. If they wake up at night and can't be consoled then we give them 2-2 1/2 ounces, but not a full feeding. We always wake them up to have their first bottle at 7:30.
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| Posted 2/9/15 1:18 PM |
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whoababy1
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How much is your 5 month old FF baby eating?
DD goes to bed by 7 and sleeps until between 5am-6am and then she gets a bottle and goes back down until ~7:30-8.
She starts waking up around 2, but goes right back to sleep with the binky. She does that every 45-60 minutes until 5 when she starts having a party and it wide awake.
She stinks at at sleeping! I am so tired!
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alli3131
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How much is your 5 month old FF baby eating?
At 5 months he had as much as he needed but he was also on baby food since 4 months. I never counted ounces or tracked anything. The eat what they need.
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DaniJude
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Re: How much is your 5 month old FF baby eating?
The doctor told me to track the formula in ounces, during a 24 hours period, because if they hit 40 that was the max... He was concerned that if I gave him more than that, they run the risk of water intoxication. Most babies aren't bottomless pits like my son lol so most don't max out and consume close to 40 oz a day or have to watch but my son did so that is why I had to be a little careful.
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| Posted 2/10/15 10:09 AM |
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GoodThoughts
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Re: How much is your 5 month old FF baby eating?
Thank you to those of you who answered my question. I appreciate the specifics since it gives us a general idea.
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