https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 07:07:29 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-muchoften-to-feed-9-month-old#post-2170857 Thu, 07 May 2015 14:20:02 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2170857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would ask why they want three meals a day. Is she low weight? What constitutes a meal according to them? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-muchoften-to-feed-9-month-old#post-2170852 Thu, 07 May 2015 14:18:52 +0000 autumnleaves 2170852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 8 months, we started giving LO 3 meals a day. We give him the solids before the BM so he is drinking less BM now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-muchoften-to-feed-9-month-old#post-2170328 Thu, 07 May 2015 09:59:58 +0000 Xnlb41084 2170328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I actually think she's fine with breakfast, a few snacks at lunch and dinner with us. She loves solids but still loves her BM too. I try to do a lot of finger foods so she can stop when she wants. I'm not going to push a full lunch. I'll wait until she seems more hungry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-muchoften-to-feed-9-month-old#post-2170319 Thu, 07 May 2015 09:54:55 +0000 regberadaisy 2170319@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Xnlb41084: do you feel like your baby wants more solids? Obviously if she is starving for solids I wouldn't with hold it. ;) I know a lot of kids who are definitely already on solids 3x a day by now....but we personally feel like it's a lot of calories through solids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-muchoften-to-feed-9-month-old#post-2170293 Thu, 07 May 2015 09:45:55 +0000 Xnlb41084 2170293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks so much! Maybe I'll wait a bit then. It seems like a lot for her to be eating. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-muchoften-to-feed-9-month-old#post-2170151 Thu, 07 May 2015 08:58:51 +0000 regberadaisy 2170151@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD2 is 8.5m and I feed her solids 1-2x a day. Definitely always dinner with us. But I might feed her breakfast and I might not. She'll usually get a small snack while we're eating lunch. She is still EBF and I just don't think all the extra solids is necessary to push on her. I've been following her cues on how much food to offer.</p> <p>DD1 never decreased her bottle intake until we switched to WCM. I *think* we went to solids 3x a day sometime around 10-11m? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-muchoften-to-feed-9-month-old#post-2170103 Thu, 07 May 2015 08:45:35 +0000 Xnlb41084 2170103@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter will be 9 months next week. I'm a little confused about feeding her. She currently eats solids twice a day. Her pedi wants her eating 3 meals/day by 9 months. She currently receives breastmilk in 3 bottles/day while my mom watches her. She nurses with me morning and night. Right now she is having a bottle every 3 hours. Should I increase to every 4 hours? Every 9 month schedule I see shows only 4 feedings/day, not 5 like we're still doing. I asked a lactation consultant and she said DD would decrease the number of ounces on her own. How is she supposed to do that when she's given a bottle?! I don't want to waste any BM! Yesterday she seemed really full. She got 4 oz three times and 2 meals + snacks (2-3 ounces/meal, puffs, mini muffins, s. potato fries, teething toast). She was getting 5 oz per feeding but I cut it back an ounce. Any guidance would be very much appreciated! </p>