https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:12:03 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-who-are-on-solids-are-they-still-milk-fed-on-demand#post-1618037 Wed, 07 May 2014 04:36:24 +0000 daniellemybelle 1618037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have always been on a feeding schedule more or less, but at 6.5 months we have loosened it up because she is really grazing like your LO. It seems like other babies will drink 5-6 oz at a time but she is usually done at 3 oz, and then hungry again soon. I'd rather get her to drink as much as she can during the day than worry about a feeding schedule honestly because I want to night wean! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-who-are-on-solids-are-they-still-milk-fed-on-demand#post-1616154 Tue, 06 May 2014 11:49:30 +0000 jetsa 1616154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@QBbride: I think it may be personality as well bc J has been like this since day 1. The dive-bombing is new but he's always been insistent, what mom you can't read my mind?!? He's also a boobaholic and would stay latched on 24-7 if I'd allow it. Now he gets distracted so he'll pop off look around and then want it back, it makes nursing in public a pain. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-who-are-on-solids-are-they-still-milk-fed-on-demand#post-1616145 Tue, 06 May 2014 11:46:06 +0000 QBbride 1616145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jetsa: good to know. I guess he never really does that since he probably doesn't get that hungry. I never meant to feed on a schedule, but it just developed into a routine of nursing after wakings. I'm afraid if I tried to switch it up, he wouldn't nap well because he'd decide to wake up wanting a milk feed in the middle of his nap! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-who-are-on-solids-are-they-still-milk-fed-on-demand#post-1615811 Tue, 06 May 2014 10:15:42 +0000 jetsa 1615811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@QBbride: @Foodnerd81: my LO freaks out if he's hungry and I'm not feeding him and then he'll start dive-bombing whatever shirt I'm wearing to get the point across. I'm told not having a bottle ready quick enough is the only time he is unconsolable at daycare. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-who-are-on-solids-are-they-still-milk-fed-on-demand#post-1615003 Tue, 06 May 2014 00:04:39 +0000 tysonja 1615003@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we are mostly scheduled.... LO just weaned last week (I ran out of milk) so he is also 7.5 months and on solids and formula. He has around 3 meals a day (around 4oz of puree each meal and maybe something bigger to gnaw on, but he doesn't get much from it) and 5 bottles of formula a day, spaced out evenly. Each bottle is around 4.5-5.5 oz. sometimes he'll leave some in the bottle, other times he'll need a little extra here and there :)</p> <p>I miss nursing!! *sob* </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-who-are-on-solids-are-they-still-milk-fed-on-demand#post-1614990 Mon, 05 May 2014 23:46:04 +0000 QBbride 1614990@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: we have pretty much the exact same schedule and I have the same question! Like I have no idea what "demanding" what look like since I just offer the boob after his naps. Sometimes I feel like he'd go the whole day without demanding the boob but he'll happily feed if I offer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-who-are-on-solids-are-they-still-milk-fed-on-demand#post-1614895 Mon, 05 May 2014 21:50:37 +0000 Foodnerd81 1614895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never meant to not nurse on demand,, but I guess we are more on a schedule now. Usually our day goes something like:<br /> 7 am breastfeed<br /> 10:30-11 ish (wake up from nap) breastfeed<br /> 12:30-1 ish- solids lunch<br /> 3:30-4 (whenever she wakes up from nap 2) breastfeed<br /> 6- solids dinner<br /> 7- breastfeed</p> <p>How do you know when they want to nurse? Just fussiness? Now that we naturally came to this schedule I feel like it's more rare that she insists on nursing, more like I know it's about time for it. There have been a handful of times where she did nurse off schedule after being fussy for no other reason I could figure out. If I offer off the schedule she usually only nurses for a few minutes and keeps popping off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-who-are-on-solids-are-they-still-milk-fed-on-demand#post-1614830 Mon, 05 May 2014 21:09:43 +0000 Pepper 1614830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is 10 months, and he gets four 7 oz bottles a day. I space them out so he gets one about every 4-5 hours or so. He was getting 5-6 bottles a day, but we cut down around 8 months or so. He also gets 3 meals a day and some snacks here and there. He's not big on drinking a lot of water, so the bottles are keeping him hydrated! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-who-are-on-solids-are-they-still-milk-fed-on-demand#post-1614774 Mon, 05 May 2014 20:46:06 +0000 JerricaBenton 1614774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We still nurse on demand at almost 15 months. I plan to nurse on demand until we wean. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-who-are-on-solids-are-they-still-milk-fed-on-demand#post-1614714 Mon, 05 May 2014 20:21:46 +0000 Meltini 1614714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are on a schedule during the day but I nurse on demand at night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-who-are-on-solids-are-they-still-milk-fed-on-demand#post-1614650 Mon, 05 May 2014 19:54:32 +0000 Anagram 1614650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@illumina: My LO is older---she'll be 10 months in a week. But we give her bottles on a schedule now. Her Ped actually recommended cutting from 6 to 5 bottles a day at 7 months, 4 bottles a day at 9 months and 3 bottles a day after 10 months.</p> <p>However, our LO isn't a big eater, so she can't drink large amounts in one sitting so we are *just* cut down to 5 bottles a day a week ago. We do pumped milk.</p> <p>Her schedule is:</p> <p>night feed after 2 am (4 oz)<br /> solids breakfast at 7 am, followed by 5 oz bottle<br /> 11 am 5 oz bottle<br /> 1 pm solids lunch<br /> 3:30 pm 5 oz bottle<br /> 6:00 pm solids dinner<br /> 7 pm 5 oz bottle.</p> <p>In a few more weeks, we're going to work on dropping the night feed, so then we'll be at 4 bottles a day, keeping the same day time schedule. Hopefully by then she'll be upping her solids intake to cover the missed bottle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-who-are-on-solids-are-they-still-milk-fed-on-demand#post-1614623 Mon, 05 May 2014 19:46:18 +0000 catlady 1614623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I nurse on demand (or bottle on demand basically at daycare). She's 7 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-who-are-on-solids-are-they-still-milk-fed-on-demand#post-1614508 Mon, 05 May 2014 19:10:31 +0000 Kemma 1614508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Still nursing on demand at 18.5 months but LO pretty much adjusted her internal schedule to accommodate her solids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-who-are-on-solids-are-they-still-milk-fed-on-demand#post-1614323 Mon, 05 May 2014 18:00:09 +0000 pinkcupcake 1614323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always nursed on demand until she weaned at age 2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-who-are-on-solids-are-they-still-milk-fed-on-demand#post-1614316 Mon, 05 May 2014 17:56:32 +0000 lovehoneybee 1614316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I nursed on demand until E weaned at 15 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-who-are-on-solids-are-they-still-milk-fed-on-demand#post-1614315 Mon, 05 May 2014 17:55:40 +0000 fairy 1614315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I nurse on demand &amp; DD nurses to sleep for naps &amp; bed as well. She eats solids 3-5x a day at nearly 11 months old </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-who-are-on-solids-are-they-still-milk-fed-on-demand#post-1614254 Mon, 05 May 2014 17:28:28 +0000 QBbride 1614254@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I nurse upon waking (AM, after morning and afternoon naps) and bedtime then feed solids between. I guess that's not really "on demand" but it seems to be a routine that works well for us. Mind you sometimes I wonder whether he's really "demand" to nurse... I just feed him then because it works!</p> <p>(Baby is almost 11 months) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-who-are-on-solids-are-they-still-milk-fed-on-demand#post-1614150 Mon, 05 May 2014 16:32:52 +0000 Charm54 1614150@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>C eats 2 meals a day, breakfast and supper. She has formula at scheduledish ( might be late if we are out and about) times, 8am, 12pm, 4pm, 7pm </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-who-are-on-solids-are-they-still-milk-fed-on-demand#post-1614149 Mon, 05 May 2014 16:31:44 +0000 Grace 1614149@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I sort of nurse on demand, but there are certain times when she always refuses so I stopped offering as often as before. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-who-are-on-solids-are-they-still-milk-fed-on-demand#post-1614143 Mon, 05 May 2014 16:27:08 +0000 Greentea 1614143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I nurse on demand! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-who-are-on-solids-are-they-still-milk-fed-on-demand#post-1614073 Mon, 05 May 2014 15:53:13 +0000 jetsa 1614073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>J is the same age as S and we do the same as MoonMoon. It's not worth the fit if he wants to nurse. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-who-are-on-solids-are-they-still-milk-fed-on-demand#post-1614070 Mon, 05 May 2014 15:52:02 +0000 Madison43 1614070@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're basically the same. LO drinks a bottle before her naps and bedtime, so I know generally when those will be, but she's a snacker too, so I always have a bottle on hand for when she's hungry. Also, since we started solids, I have no idea how much she'll drink at any one sitting....sometimes 3 oz, sometimes 7 oz. Shes all over the place! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-who-are-on-solids-are-they-still-milk-fed-on-demand#post-1614059 Mon, 05 May 2014 15:48:45 +0000 MoonMoon 1614059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I still nurse on demand, and LO is almost 11 months old. But now that I know he can go longer without, I'm more likely to let him wait a bit, like if we're out in public or doing an activity. If he's really hungry or upset, though, and a cracker isn't doing the trick, he doesn't have to wait. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babies-who-are-on-solids-are-they-still-milk-fed-on-demand#post-1614050 Mon, 05 May 2014 15:44:56 +0000 illumina 1614050@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm curious. S is 7 1/2 months and whilst we do solids at breakfast and lunch, we still offer formula on demand throughout the day. When I hear others talking about their schedule they seem to have set times for the milk feeds. Wherever we go, we have to keep a bottle on hand because she'll drink 3oz here, 2oz there etc.</p> <p>It's working really well for us at the moment, but I'm wondering if we should start moving towards something different? </p>