https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:38:05 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/replacing-milk-with-solids#post-1616709 Tue, 06 May 2014 14:20:02 +0000 avivoca 1616709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Chillybear: I'll have to try that. I have a few 8oz bottles, but I've never put more ounces in them. In the past when I've tried that (back when she was eating 3 oz. per bottle), she either finished it all and spit up a bunch or didn't finish them. She started taking more ounces once she signaled that she needed them (around 5 months). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/replacing-milk-with-solids#post-1616678 Tue, 06 May 2014 14:10:01 +0000 Chillybear 1616678@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So if i'm understanding correctly you are sending 12 oz in 3 bottles (4oz each) and she's only eating 2 of those. What would happen if you put more ounces in 2 bottles like 5-6 oz each. Would she finish them? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/replacing-milk-with-solids#post-1616661 Tue, 06 May 2014 14:05:23 +0000 Adira 1616661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: What happens if she gets her first bottle at 9:30 instead? Does she end up getting all three bottles?</p> <p>My other suggestion would be adding milk to the bottles she does take - will she finish them if there is more milk? That might help make sure she's getting what she needs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/replacing-milk-with-solids#post-1616650 Tue, 06 May 2014 14:02:10 +0000 Smurfette 1616650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: 1030-230 without a bottle is fine. I thought that you said she goes without a 230 bottle if you do solids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/replacing-milk-with-solids#post-1616622 Tue, 06 May 2014 13:54:02 +0000 avivoca 1616622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: No, she goes 10:30-2:30 without a bottle. If I do solids when we get home, I nurse, she eats her solids, and we still nurse before bed. That's why I was conflicted. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/replacing-milk-with-solids#post-1616617 Tue, 06 May 2014 13:52:27 +0000 Smurfette 1616617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: what if you do solids right when you get home? Then nurse her before bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/replacing-milk-with-solids#post-1616610 Tue, 06 May 2014 13:50:41 +0000 Adira 1616610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When Xander started solids at daycare, I asked them specifically to give him his solids an hour after a bottle so as not to interfere with his milk intake. So his day usually looked like 9:00 a.m. bottle, 12:00 bottle, 1:00 solids, 3:00 bottle. Sometimes he wouldn't finish that last bottle, but he still was getting the majority of his milk that he was originally getting!</p> <p>What time were they offering bottles before? You should ask them to space out the solids between bottles so she's not skipping a bottle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/replacing-milk-with-solids#post-1616608 Tue, 06 May 2014 13:50:25 +0000 Smurfette 1616608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: So she will go 1030 to 600 without a bottle? I would cut the solids if she isn't getting a bottle between that time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/replacing-milk-with-solids#post-1616604 Tue, 06 May 2014 13:49:44 +0000 lawbee11 1616604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: What time do you normally drop her off? Maybe you could have the solid meal be breakfast? So you could feed her milk at home at 6:30-7, then she could have a solid meal at daycare right when you drop her off, then the rest of her bottles at the normal times? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/replacing-milk-with-solids#post-1616593 Tue, 06 May 2014 13:46:41 +0000 avivoca 1616593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: I don't know. I'll have to ask tomorrow. Her teacher isn't always there at drop-off, but I'll find out from someone. He picks her up at 4:00, then they come to get me at 5:00. We usually get home between 5:45 and 6:00 and she eats as soon as we get home, and then again before bed (7:30). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/replacing-milk-with-solids#post-1616586 Tue, 06 May 2014 13:45:37 +0000 lawbee11 1616586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: Maybe you could ask them to just give her half the pouch or jar? I'm not sure how many oz are in those. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/replacing-milk-with-solids#post-1616584 Tue, 06 May 2014 13:45:00 +0000 Smurfette 1616584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: Looks like you have it spaced out fine. Will she just not drink it? If not does she want the next bottle earlier? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/replacing-milk-with-solids#post-1616580 Tue, 06 May 2014 13:44:27 +0000 avivoca 1616580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: I didn't think so, but wanted to ask just the same. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/replacing-milk-with-solids#post-1616577 Tue, 06 May 2014 13:43:50 +0000 avivoca 1616577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For reference, I have been sending 12 oz. per day to daycare. For the past few nights, she has been snacking all. night. long. and waking up every hour to nurse. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/replacing-milk-with-solids#post-1616574 Tue, 06 May 2014 13:43:00 +0000 lawbee11 1616574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: At 7 months old I would not replace milk with solids. Most purees have no fat and very little calories. We're at 9 months and LO's milk intake has not decreased. I'd rather her drink all of her BM and not eat many solids than the other way around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/replacing-milk-with-solids#post-1616572 Tue, 06 May 2014 13:42:44 +0000 avivoca 1616572@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: They usually do it around noon. She eats at home (milk) at 6:30-7:00, usually has a bottle between 9:30 and 10:30, and they give her the solids at lunch (12ish). Then she gets another bottle between 2:30 and 3:00, and my husband picks her up at daycare at 4:00. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/replacing-milk-with-solids#post-1616570 Tue, 06 May 2014 13:42:03 +0000 Madison43 1616570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Once we started solids, LO decreased the amount of milk she was drinking. She takes the same number of bottles per day, but fewer ounces in total. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/replacing-milk-with-solids#post-1616569 Tue, 06 May 2014 13:41:57 +0000 Anagram 1616569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: I would look at her overall oz for the day. I think when they start eating a good amount of solids, they are full longer so they can go a longer time between bottles.</p> <p>My almost 10 month old is down to 2 bottles at daycare most days (if we feed her 1 bottle at home in the morning first). She goes to daycare at 8 and her first bottle is around 11, solids at 1, bottle at 3-3:30 ish.</p> <p>At first, I think my LO would get confused by the full feeling. Like, if she ate solids she would refuse her second bottle and wouldn't eat again until almost 5 pm, which would mess up our night time bottle at 7 pm. </p> <p>But I guess because she's older and can take in more, she's back to her normal schedule. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/replacing-milk-with-solids#post-1616566 Tue, 06 May 2014 13:40:40 +0000 Smurfette 1616566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Solids shouldn't take the place of the bottles. Especially at that age. When are they doing the solids? Might need to space it differently.</p> <p>I will add around 8 months R was on 3 solids a day, and did drop from 5 to 4 bottles, but that was per her pedi. She wanted her on that schedule by 8 months. So we started feeding every 2 hours, bottle, solid, bottle, solid, etc. </p> <p>But one solid I don't think should be dropping a bottle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/replacing-milk-with-solids#post-1616562 Tue, 06 May 2014 13:38:33 +0000 avivoca 1616562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Baby Avivoca has recently taken to solids after several weeks of hit or miss. I started sending a pouch or jar of food with her to daycare since we sometimes can't get a solid meal in after we get home. I noticed that on the days she eats solids at daycare (either the whole pouch or the whole jar), her daycare teacher doesn't feed her her third bottle. Is this what you are supposed to do? Everything I have read says to not replace milk feedings with solids this early. She is 7 months old and we try to get in one solid meal a day. </p>