https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 13 May 2026 14:41:12 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-after-starting-solids#post-2751056 Thu, 22 Jun 2017 18:50:56 +0000 Goldengirl 2751056@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@thepicklemonster: Thanks, that's pretty much exactly what my guy is doing, although sometimes even less than 6 ounces! And I've also noticed he's going longer between feeds, where before he'd be starving and angry by 3 hours, now he's on more of a 4-hour schedule, but not taking bigger feeds, so it equals less. Sadly he's still waking up at night though, so gets a little bit more in there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-after-starting-solids#post-2750861 Thu, 22 Jun 2017 11:52:03 +0000 thepicklemonster 2750861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Totally normal. DS is EFF and he maxed out at nearly 40 oz per day for MONTHS before he started lots of solids. Now at 8 months this is the schedule:<br /> 7 am: 6.5 oz bottle<br /> 8 am: Yogurt and fruit purée with cereal<br /> 11 am: 6.5 oz<br /> Noon: cheese and veggie purée, puffs<br /> 3 pm: 6.5 oz<br /> 5: Dinner, we usually attempt BLW small pieces of whatever we are eating and if that fails, another pouch<br /> 7 pm: bedtime bottle 6.5 oz</p> <p>So we are down to 26 oz of formula. Ped said he will naturally tell us he wants less formula as he continues to eat more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-after-starting-solids#post-2750853 Thu, 22 Jun 2017 11:37:54 +0000 littlejoy 2750853@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I followed LO's lead ... she was 80-90% FF at that point. I will say, she refused a bottle the morning of her first bottle, and at that point, we just switched to water for hydration and food for nutrition. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-after-starting-solids#post-2750848 Thu, 22 Jun 2017 11:34:42 +0000 Goldengirl 2750848@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsSCB: @Mrs. Lemon-Lime: Thanks, that's so reassuring. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-after-starting-solids#post-2750846 Thu, 22 Jun 2017 11:32:03 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2750846@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Same experience. LO maxed out on formula prior to solids and after solids he drank about 16-20 oz a day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-after-starting-solids#post-2750839 Thu, 22 Jun 2017 11:26:22 +0000 MrsSCB 2750839@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Goldengirl: Yes, it totally is! For awhile daycare would be asking for more milk...and then suddenly he wasn't even finishing 12 oz. I was a bit stressed about it, but they tested iron and stuff at his nine-month appointment and it was normal, so that was comforting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-after-starting-solids#post-2750834 Thu, 22 Jun 2017 11:23:49 +0000 Goldengirl 2750834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FaithFertility: 7 months! Eating solids 3 times a day.</p> <p>@MrsSCB: Thanks, good to know! I'm going to talk to a dietician at his doctor's office just to make sure, but I'm sure she will say it's normal... just felt so sudden since he couldn't get enough formula just a few weeks ago. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-after-starting-solids#post-2750826 Thu, 22 Jun 2017 11:10:54 +0000 MrsSCB 2750826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son started eating less from his bottles at daycare around 8-9 months. He probably drinks around 10 oz. while he's there now. He does also nurse before bed and in the morning, and usually once overnight, but of course I have no idea how many oz that is. He LOVES food, though, he's never refused anything we've given him. I asked about it at his nine-month appointment, and she said most babies still get the majority of their nutrition from breastmilk or formula at that age, but that as long as he's eating well, he might be one of the kids who makes the transition to food a little earlier. She didn't seem too concerned. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-after-starting-solids#post-2750823 Thu, 22 Jun 2017 11:05:45 +0000 FaithFertility 2750823@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How old?!<br /> DS is just 8 months and EFF he eats<br /> 7:30-6oz bottle<br /> 9-yogurt or fruit puree<br /> 10:30/11-6oz bottle<br /> 3/3:30-6oz bottle<br /> 5:5:30-dinner usually more BLW style or with a puree<br /> 6:45- 7oz bottle </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-after-starting-solids#post-2750812 Thu, 22 Jun 2017 10:44:25 +0000 Goldengirl 2750812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alba4: Thanks! I thought I had read that it shouldn't start dropping until he's eating bigger meals/is older, but maybe he's eating more than average, I have no idea! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-after-starting-solids#post-2750807 Thu, 22 Jun 2017 10:26:24 +0000 Alba4 2750807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. Totally normal! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-after-starting-solids#post-2750803 Thu, 22 Jun 2017 10:18:00 +0000 Goldengirl 2750803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is EFF and up until a couple weeks ago was taking in quite a lot of milk, up to 32-35 ounces. The past week or so I've noticed he's way less interested in drinking and taking way smaller amounts per bottle, for a total of closer to 25 oz a day. He has solids (mostly purees) 3 times a day. I'm not purposely cutting down his bottle feeds as I know it's still where he gets most of his nutrition until age 1, but he seems to just be doing it on his own. Just wondering if this happened with your babies as well?? </p>