https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:27:26 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/growth-spurt-do-we-need-to-increase-solids#post-1732132 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 11:36:06 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 1732132@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@edelweiss: thanks! I feel like at this age, plus her intense love of food, it's hard to find the right balance </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/growth-spurt-do-we-need-to-increase-solids#post-1732129 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 11:35:14 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 1732129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@edelweiss: thanks! I feel like at this age, plus her intense love of food, it's hard to know what is the just right balance </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/growth-spurt-do-we-need-to-increase-solids#post-1732115 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 11:29:59 +0000 edelweiss 1732115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>perhaps it is a growth spurt, or maybe she's teething and prefers the comfort of nursing? who knows with these little guys! i know they say the primary form of nutrition for babies under 1 is breast milk or formula, but i think given she is close to 12 months and she is still getting plenty of breast milk, it doesn't hurt to try upping the solid foods. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/growth-spurt-do-we-need-to-increase-solids#post-1731716 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 10:01:15 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 1731716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO will be 10 months on the 12th. She nurses anywhere between 5 to 8 times a day. It's usually 5 times but we have occasions where she nurses more. She has 3 full meals of solids a day and 1 to 2 snacks. Our days usually go like this:<br /> 5 am : nurse<br /> 7am: up for day, quick nurse<br /> 730: 4 ish tablespoons of chopped fruit, 4 oz yo baby yogurt<br /> 10: snack (freeze dried fruit, ella's kitchen bar, corn, cheese, etc...) &amp; nurse<br /> 12-1230: 1/2 avocado, leftovers or chopped turkey with fruit &amp; veggies<br /> 230: nurse<br /> 3-430: snack &amp; sometimes nurse<br /> 5ish: sometimes nurse<br /> 6: dinner (whatever we're having)<br /> 7: nurse, then get ready for bed </p> <p>But the past two days she has been adding a nursing session around 230 am &amp; wanting to nurse about an hour and a half after breakfast &amp; still wanting her snack, plus an extra afternoon nursing session. Is this a growth spurt or should I increase the amount of food she is getting at meal time? Water is served with all meals &amp; snacks &amp; sometimes through the day. </p>