https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 02 May 2026 22:31:05 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diff-amounts-of-food-at-meals#post-2621656 Wed, 14 Sep 2016 20:49:22 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2621656@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dinner is usually when I can get mine to eat more. It may be partially because there is a longer time between lunch/snacking/breastfeeding. Breakfast is usually always a no go, but in the morning is usually when she fills up on breastmilk the most so it makes sense. He may just not be hungry then. I assume he's having regular bottles before or after the solids so that could have an impact. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diff-amounts-of-food-at-meals#post-2621527 Wed, 14 Sep 2016 15:58:16 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 2621527@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 8-month old is really inconsistent with both food and bottles. I worried about it at first, but the dr pointed out that babies are just like big people- sometimes they are hungrier than others. As long as he is gaining weight, I don't worry about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diff-amounts-of-food-at-meals#post-2621504 Wed, 14 Sep 2016 15:27:32 +0000 caterw 2621504@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter is almost 3 and she has always eaten like that too! She is a big lunch eater and then she has gone back and forth between wanting to eat breakfast or dinner. I just try to look at her nutrition over the span of the day or a couple days instead of per meal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diff-amounts-of-food-at-meals#post-2621503 Wed, 14 Sep 2016 15:21:53 +0000 pachamama 2621503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DesertDreams88: my eight month old is also very inconsistent. I never know what he's going to do for daycare and his grandma. I just don't worry about it anymore, he eats when he's hungry I guess! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diff-amounts-of-food-at-meals#post-2621450 Wed, 14 Sep 2016 14:06:42 +0000 looch 2621450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son eats a lot less at dinner, he's always been this way, especially if he's eater a good breakfast, lunch and snacks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diff-amounts-of-food-at-meals#post-2621442 Wed, 14 Sep 2016 14:01:40 +0000 KayKay 2621442@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Since starting solids, DD2 has always eaten huge breakfasts and very light dinners. She is almost 2 but routinely out-eats her 4.5yo sister at breakfast but then picks her way through family dinners, even if it's stuff she definitely likes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diff-amounts-of-food-at-meals#post-2621424 Wed, 14 Sep 2016 13:47:00 +0000 LindsayLou 2621424@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 12 month old has always done great with meals, but she isn't much of a lunch person. She eats way more for breakfast and dinner than she does for lunch. She eats table food, so I just make sure to offer a good variety and don't worry about it. She's also a kid who will definitely let everyone know when she's hungry though, so that helps with the not worrying. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diff-amounts-of-food-at-meals#post-2621404 Wed, 14 Sep 2016 13:26:01 +0000 DesertDreams88 2621404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do your LOs regularly eat less or more with a certain meal or time of day? LO (7.5 months) eats about 4 oz of thick puree for dinner, but only 2-2.5, maybeee 3 oz of thick puree during the day for "breakfast" and "lunch" while in with grandparents during the day. I've suggested heating up the food and/or giving him a spoon to play with (both things usually encourage him to finish dinner, if need be), but I don't know if that's happening. </p> <p>He's on a loose 2-3-4 schedule, so maybe that 4 hour evening stretch just makes him hungrier? </p> <p>I just hope that the grandparents aren't giving up on feeding him at the slightest decline of interest. Sometimes he is cranky with them (their words) and I wonder if it is hunger. </p>