https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:06:17 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-the-9-month-growth-spurt-if-notis-it-time-to-start-supplementing#post-1466669 Tue, 04 Mar 2014 13:50:07 +0000 Adira 1466669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bisous: If he's nursing 3x plus getting 15 oz at daycare, that sounds like PLENTY. At 9 months, Xander was getting 18 oz at daycare and nursing twice (though his evening session, I doubt he was getting much). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-the-9-month-growth-spurt-if-notis-it-time-to-start-supplementing#post-1466635 Tue, 04 Mar 2014 13:44:04 +0000 bisous 1466635@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: Hard to say how much she eats daily! I nurse her three times in addition to the three (and now four) bottles she drinks at daycare! Thanks for the Kellymom resource!</p> <p>@lawbee11: I have thought about that. It is a possibility...I think the fact that she is on the smaller side and recently fell off her growth curve has me slightly worried! I literally have not even thought of supplementing this whole nine months, but that paired with her recent growth spurt that's got me thinking about it.</p> <p>@Revel: Phew! I am glad I am not the only one dealing with this. Hoping it's a short term spike, for sure! I think I will be counting up my stash tonight to see how long it will last! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-the-9-month-growth-spurt-if-notis-it-time-to-start-supplementing#post-1466387 Tue, 04 Mar 2014 12:32:25 +0000 Revel 1466387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My EBF LO is nine months and has been eating so much more food! Just in like the last week. She has seemed to be nursing more but so far isn't taking more milk at daycare.</p> <p>In your situation I would send more solids, and continue to send BM from the freezer - it might just be a short term spike - and you can add formula down the line if you really run out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-the-9-month-growth-spurt-if-notis-it-time-to-start-supplementing#post-1466367 Tue, 04 Mar 2014 12:23:51 +0000 lawbee11 1466367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bisous: I would probably introduce more solids first. 15-16 oz at daycare seems like plenty to me. Does your daycare tell you the times when they give her the bottles? Maybe they are mistaking her fussing for hunger when she's actually not that hungry? We had this issue with our daycare...they wanted me to send more milk because they're used to feeding FF babies (my LO is the only BF baby in her class). I told them I could split it up into more bottles with fewer oz, but I know she doesn't need more than I'm sending. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-the-9-month-growth-spurt-if-notis-it-time-to-start-supplementing#post-1466362 Tue, 04 Mar 2014 12:22:40 +0000 Adira 1466362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bisous: How much milk do you think she's getting daily? If she's been fine on the amount she's been getting up until now, I would increase solids.</p> <p>Check out: <a href="http://kellymom.com/nutrition/starting-solids/solids-how/" rel="nofollow">http://kellymom.com/nutrition/starting-solids/solids-how/</a></p> <p>There's a chart that shows how much how much breast milk baby should get and what solids look like in there. Basically as baby gets older (past 6 months), breast milk intake stays the same while solids increase until they wean sometimes after 1 year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-the-9-month-growth-spurt-if-notis-it-time-to-start-supplementing#post-1466344 Tue, 04 Mar 2014 12:16:05 +0000 bisous 1466344@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: Thanks for your advice! This is what I was thinking but I am scared she just wants more milk. Not sure if formula will solve that problem either, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-the-9-month-growth-spurt-if-notis-it-time-to-start-supplementing#post-1466240 Tue, 04 Mar 2014 11:41:34 +0000 Adira 1466240@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At this point in the game, I would probably just offer more solids. I don't think at 9 months, they would need to increase the amount of BM they take! I think Xander started eating more solids around 9-10 months, so I would increase that instead of supplementing with formula! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-the-9-month-growth-spurt-if-notis-it-time-to-start-supplementing#post-1466216 Tue, 04 Mar 2014 11:35:37 +0000 bisous 1466216@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>S has normally drank three 4 or 5 oz bottles a day at daycare. I have always sent four bottles just in case I had a long day at work or if she seemed like she was still hungry.</p> <p>She has been eating more solids, crawling and just hit 9 months last week--and now she is going through all four bottles at daycare. Not to mention, she has finally officially fallen off her growth curve (doctor is not too concerned, but we are keeping an eye on it!). Do you think she is hitting a growth spurt or that she generally needs more breast milk during the day?</p> <p>I ask because the fourth bottle I send to daycare is normally from my frozen stash. I pump twice a day (getting around 15-16 oz total) and have minimal time to add another session in, so the fourth bottle isn't really sustainable. I have already started to send more solids, but do you think I should begin supplementing with formula? </p> <p>I hate to do it if I don't have to, but I also don't want to burn through my stash. </p>