https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 29 Jul 2026 08:03:37 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-drink-less-milk-once-heshe-started-solids#post-552557 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:59:30 +0000 prettylizy 552557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, she slowed down on nursing once she started food. At almost 11 months she's down to 3-4 nursing sessions a day. We're hoping to get to 2/day by 12 months when I return to work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-drink-less-milk-once-heshe-started-solids#post-552555 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:59:03 +0000 winniebee 552555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started at 4 months and it never seemed to change b/c of solids.</p> <p>He used to take 22-24 oz a day, then when we added solids it was a little solids plus the milk. Then we added more solid meals and it didn't impact the milk. </p> <p>At 8.5 months he now eats more of everything, but I think it's because of his crawling. He has 3 solid meals (2 puree, 1 BLW, 1 snack probably totaling 7-8 oz of total food) and 25-30 oz a day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-drink-less-milk-once-heshe-started-solids#post-552549 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:54:27 +0000 Bluebonnet 552549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, LO started drinking less milk after solids were introduced, but not until she was eating 3 meals a day plus a snack. When we first started introducing solids there was no change in how much milk she drank. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-drink-less-milk-once-heshe-started-solids#post-552540 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:49:47 +0000 littlek 552540@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO still takes as much milk. The only time he's feeds go down is when he's in pain from teething. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-drink-less-milk-once-heshe-started-solids#post-552507 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:36:07 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 552507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: My LO hasn't started solids yet but my doctor told me that if I feel like LO is overeating, then I should stick with a slow flow nipple. I have. He no longer over eats and he no longer spits up half as much. You can try this if you haven't already.<br /> But, since your lo is EBF, I'd just let her have as much as you can give. It is much better for them than the food anyways.<br /> I am looking forward to my LO eating solids because he is FF (not by choice, sadly) so I just would like to replace or supplement all that formula with veggies! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-drink-less-milk-once-heshe-started-solids#post-552360 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:23:23 +0000 betsyboop 552360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, at her 6 mo appointment she had gone from 28-30 oz a day to 24 oz. Our doc said we should try to feed her as much milk as we were feeding before solids. (My LO has always been in the 70-80th percentile so weight wasn't really a concern) Now we're lucky if she'll take 24. It's more like 20. I'm curious to see what her weight percentile is at her 9 month appointment. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-drink-less-milk-once-heshe-started-solids#post-552352 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:20:01 +0000 banana 552352@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: Sounds like my little girl! She drinks 30oz of bmilk and now she's eating 2-4 oz of solids a day. And sometimes she's still hungry! She's in the 75th percentile for weight and only 35th for height. She's growing sideways. =\ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-drink-less-milk-once-heshe-started-solids#post-552346 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:18:01 +0000 Weagle 552346@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: I think so. She's EBF, but gets one bottle of pumped milk a day. Her bottle got a bit bigger and her nursing sessions a bit longer. We spend the same amount of time nursing throughout the day, just distributed differently. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-drink-less-milk-once-heshe-started-solids#post-552344 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:17:11 +0000 yoursilverlining 552344@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: My LO drinks about 30oz. of formula per day too, and eats solids. She doesn't seem to be wanting much less formula than before the solids. She's a growing girl, I guess!! ;-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-drink-less-milk-once-heshe-started-solids#post-552338 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:15:11 +0000 banana 552338@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Weagle: Oh I see. So does she drink more per feeding now, since you're spreading them out a little more? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-drink-less-milk-once-heshe-started-solids#post-552328 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:13:18 +0000 Weagle 552328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. I think she drinks pretty much the same amount. Though, solids have helped us spread feeding out a little more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-drink-less-milk-once-heshe-started-solids#post-552326 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:12:45 +0000 banana 552326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: My OB told me that we could probably feed her a little less bmilk because she was consuming so much already! But homegirl loves her milk and constantly wants more! sigh. Guess I"ll have to go on a powerpump marathon this weekend. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-drink-less-milk-once-heshe-started-solids#post-552318 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:10:23 +0000 Mrsbells 552318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My doctor told us that she should still drink the same amount of breastmilk or formula, the solids shouldnt replace that </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-drink-less-milk-once-heshe-started-solids#post-552317 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:10:23 +0000 Bao 552317@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So far, no...but we are only on one meal a day, at dinner. She still nurses just as much as she did before we started solids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-drink-less-milk-once-heshe-started-solids#post-552316 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:09:01 +0000 twinmama 552316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was hoping the same thing. If anything it seems like they are drinking more or at least the same. My kids don't take in a large quantity of solids though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-drink-less-milk-once-heshe-started-solids#post-552309 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:06:37 +0000 banana 552309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter (6 months) is drinking 26-30 oz a day (she's a little porker) and I'm barely pumping enough to keep up! She started solids a few days ago and I'm hoping she'll drink a little less milk now. The ped said to try to aim for 24oz a day. We tried feeding her less milk but she's constantly hungry and rooting for more. </p> <p>Did your LO's milk consumption decrease once you started solids? </p>