12 Months.. what is your DC eating/drinking schedule

since my boys switched to whole milk.. something seems off. not sure if they are just not filled up enough?
they have been so cranky lately, haven't figured out why.

so how many bottles are you giving them a day?
and how much?

what about food? how many times per day are they eating?

right now my boys are getting 4 sippy cups with milk.

and 3 meals a day. i think i have to change something.. i am so confused!

Re: 12 Months.. what is your DC eating/drinking schedule

John schedule hasn't change so:

wake up: 7oz bottle

8:30-9:00 bf at daycare..

water during the day

lunch at 11:00-

nap

up from nap around 2:00- sippy of milk
2:30 Mid afternoon snack.. fruit goldfish etc

4:15-yougurt at daycare

dinner at 5 or 5:30

bottle of milk 6:30

bed at 8

Re: 12 Months.. what is your DC eating/drinking schedule

DD is a beast - she eats a LOT of food. She has two or three sippies of milk a day, three meals, and sometimes one or two snacks. If she's not eating by 5pm, she's screaming! Toddlers are so high energy, it's fine to give them small snacks between meals as long as it doesn't interfere with them eating actual meals.

Re: 12 Months.. what is your DC eating/drinking schedule

13 months now so I'll backtrack to 12 months....


6:30am - wake up (sippy with whole milk and breakfast)

9:00am - morning snack at daycare & milk (sippys are not allowed so he gets it out of a cup)

12:00pm - lunch and milk (cup)

3:30pm - late afternoon snack - but it's more like a meal (soup, sandwich, etc)

6:30pm - dinner

7:00pm - bath and bottle

7:30pm - bed

Re: 12 Months.. what is your DC eating/drinking schedule

thanks guys..
do you do think i am giving them too much milk?

they get 6oz 4 times a day.

Re: 12 Months.. what is your DC eating/drinking schedule

I have been trying to adjust as well De. From what I have heard they are not supposed to have more than 24oz of milk per day. My Dr said 3 bottles/sippies and I don't think a few more or a few less here and there is anything to worry about.

So I have been doing:

she wakes around 7:30 (usually) so I will give you the day as if she woke at that time

7:45 breakfast and half of 6 oz sippy of milk when she is done with breakfast

9:30 remaining 3 oz of milk

10-12 nap

12:15 lunch

2:00 6 oz sippy

3-5 nap

530/6 dinner

7:00 80z bottle

7:30 bed


When she is getting teeth she sometimes wakes in the night and if she does I give her 4 oz to get her back to sleep (i know, bad mommy, but I do what you have to to get back to sleep as fast as humanly possible )

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Re: 12 Months.. what is your DC eating/drinking schedule

7-7:30 wake and sippy of milk with breakfast

11:00 lunch

3:00 wake and sippy of milk with snack

5:00-5:30 dinner

7:00 bottle

8:00 bed

He gets snacks between meals all the time, especially if his teeth are bothering him, I'll give him frozen fruit in a mess sack, or some crackers with fruit.

Re: 12 Months.. what is your DC eating/drinking schedule

thanks Christine!

i heard the same thing about the amount of milk .. ugh, they love their milk.

but i always give them their bottle right after naps
and they eat right before naps . i wonder if that is not good

Re: 12 Months.. what is your DC eating/drinking schedule

830 - milk
9 - BF
11-snack
12-lunch w/milk
1:30-4 nap
snack upon waking
5:30 dinner
7:30 milk and snack
8:15 bed