https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 07 May 2026 04:56:58 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-feeding-timeline#post-1453828 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 11:07:24 +0000 travellingbee 1453828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours at that age was a little different because he wasn't still taking that late nap. So he woke at about 4 and breastfed. Then dinner at 6, then bath, etc. breastfeed at 7:30, then bed. Now we have dropped the 4pm feeding and he just gets bm at 730 before bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-feeding-timeline#post-1453790 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 11:00:36 +0000 Ra 1453790@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our day loosely looks like this:</p> <p>7:00- bottle<br /> 8:30-breakfast/solids<br /> 10:00- bottle before nap<br /> 1:00lunch/solids<br /> 3:00-bottle before nap<br /> 5:30- dinner/solids<br /> 7:00- bottle before bed</p> <p>Sometimes there will be an extra bottle thrown in if he's really hungry or if we are out when he'd usually get lunch. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-feeding-timeline#post-1453749 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 10:52:58 +0000 lawbee11 1453749@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: LOL M is the same way about water. She doesn't understand the sippy cup either, but if I tilt it for her she'll chew on it and water will come out. She gives me the most disgusted look.</p> <p>I nurse M when we get home from daycare (around 5:00), then we feed her solids at 6 (she still doesn't eat much, though). We start bedtime routine at 6:30 and I nurse her again before bed around 6:45 (I don't think she eats much at this nursing session...it's more to just comfort her/relax her before bed). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-feeding-timeline#post-1453717 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 10:43:47 +0000 jetsa 1453717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bookish: @.twist.: Jack thinks water is poison as well. Its so different to see their personal tastes shine through :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-feeding-timeline#post-1453554 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 10:16:48 +0000 Adira 1453554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: Yeah, I wouldn't think he would need to nurse again so soon after solids. And maybe push the solids back a little bit after that first nursing session so that he's actually a little hungry and maybe eats more? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-feeding-timeline#post-1453534 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 10:12:10 +0000 Smurfette 1453534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would drop the 5 nursing, move up solids, and then nurse again right before bed. </p> <p>At 8 months R was down to 4 bottles a day and 3 solid meals. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-feeding-timeline#post-1453526 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 10:11:15 +0000 .twist. 1453526@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: hmm. That might actually work best. I've been trying to get him to take a bottle for the last feed anyway so I can drop it from out breastfeeding schedule. But if we drop it all together, maybe that would work best!? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-feeding-timeline#post-1453494 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 10:04:55 +0000 Adira 1453494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Can you drop the last nursing session? That's probably what I would do. With Xander at that age, we did this:</p> <p>5:20/30 - nurse<br /> 6:00/30 - solids<br /> 7:00 - bed (no additional feeds) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-feeding-timeline#post-1453400 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 09:48:59 +0000 .twist. 1453400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@edelweiss: yea, I could definitely try that! He does get pissed off at me what I don't bf him after naps, but he might just have to deal with it. Haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-feeding-timeline#post-1453388 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 09:47:27 +0000 Bookish 1453388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: lol. got it. G acts like water is the nectar of the gods, and your goober thinks it's poison. Silly babies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-feeding-timeline#post-1453387 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 09:47:21 +0000 edelweiss 1453387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>it sounds like he is filling up at the 5pm nursing session. you could try giving him his solids/dinner when he wakes up, and then nursing at the 6.30 slot or later (like closer to bedtime). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-feeding-timeline#post-1453379 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 09:46:25 +0000 .twist. 1453379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bookish: he hasn't quite grasped the sippy cup yet and refuses all bottles. :( I give him the sippy every meal but he just kinda plays with it. If he does manage to get a sip of water (which I do encourage) he looks at me like I might be feeding him poison.</p> <p>Eta: Also, the reason I do the 5:00 feed is because he's super pissed off (usually) after naps and wants to bf. He does it after every nap. I don't know if it's something I should stop or what... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-feeding-timeline#post-1453368 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 09:44:27 +0000 Bookish 1453368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Probably need to space them out a bit more. It looks like he's eating 3 times in an hour and a half span, which is probably just too close together for him :happy: </p> <p>Are you doing water at all yet? Could you do water with dinner instead of BF-ing before, and then maybe he'd be hungry enough to BF after? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/8-month-old-feeding-timeline#post-1453355 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 09:42:04 +0000 .twist. 1453355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I need a little help, L was doing great with our solids routine until a few days ago. I think teething might be playing a part in it, but would still like some input anyway. </p> <p>Our daytime routine is ok, but I think that our evening routine is a little crammed. </p> <p>Here's what we do:</p> <p>4:00p - nap<br /> 5:00p - wake up breastfeed<br /> 5:20/30p - solid dinner<br /> 6:20/30p - breastfeed</p> <p>And then bedtime routine (does not include another feeding) and bed. </p> <p>He doesn't seem to be hungry for the last solid meal and breastfeed of the night. Is he full? Do I need to space them out a bit more? What is your schedule like? </p>