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Whoa. That sounds like a LOT. We didn't do formula but M topped out at 5 ounces of breastmilk every three hours, and then dropped back to 4 ounces once she was regularly eating solids. What was R's percentile for weight at 6 months vs. at 9 months?

I think 4 6-oz is a good amount. My lo is a petite eater, so 24 is pretty much his max ever. We add fats and oils to all of his food to boost calories and "make every bite count." We also fortify the formula to make it have more calories. If you are concerned about calories, not ounces, that might be a solution, but ask you doc first.

We do 8oz 3x/day...and have for an extremely long time. 7a, 12p, and 6:30p.

Our spitting up finally slowed down, so fingers crossed for you.

@Smurfette: So her percentile has gone up! That's great! Honestly I would not increase her bottles. She's obviously thriving. Some babies are just small. M has always been around the 15th%. 18lbs, 8ozs at her 12 month appointment and the doctor has never mentioned anything about increasing her calories.

yikes 8 oz's seems like so much! Lil B only eats 4 oz now, but he eats 6 times a day. He BF's in the am- and has 3 breastmilk bottles at daycare and 2 formula bottles at home at night while I am still at work.

@blackbird: Thank you.. I don't feel like the only one with a fatty kid now My girl is 96% for height and 55% for weight.. I'm not terribly surprised she slurps the darn formula like it's going out of style.. but man, I didn't know it was that out of the ordinary! Hah!

I think the fact that she went UP in percentiles shows how normal it is for kids' growth to slow down around that age. She's moving a lot and burning a lot of calories. I wouldn't worry about it unless she was dropping weight or seemed unwell in some way. Stick to fatty solids and make every bite count (so no empty calories--if my LO snacks I make sure it's something like cheese, toast with PB, etc rather than puffs, although I of course use those too when necessary ).

@Smurfette: E & F eat 6 oz. bottles 5-6 day, but they don't always finish every single one. So, I would say a total of somewhere around 24-28 oz. They just don't eat more than that at a time, so we still feed them more often. Sometimes it's hard to even get 6 oz down them, so I can't imagine trying to do 8 oz. Of course, my dudes are peanuts, too, so what do I know?!

@Mrs. Blue: That's exactly what C has too. And he often leaves 1-2 oz, depending on his mood. He's also a peanut!

That's in addition to 1-2 meals of stage 1 purees. C is only 5.5 months, but just to give you an idea!