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We started giving our DS a second meal at 7 months. We also have been giving him a sippy cup with water since we started solids. He usually only gets it during meals. As for nursing, I still bf on demand so he hasn't really cut out any nursing sessions. He nurses about 5 times a day. I am not sure if we are "doing it right" but that's how solids have worked for us do far. Sometime after he turns 8months we will probably start a third meal, but I also want him to continue to get plenty of milk.

At 7 months we took her to 2 meals a day. We've been offerning the sippy cup since we started solids. At every meal and periodically throughout the day. At just shy of 8 months I'm getting ready to ramp it up to a 3rd meal.

As for nursing sessions, I take my cues from her, she's dropped down to 4 or 5 sessions a day, I suspect we'll soon be down to 3 or 4. Most indications from my reading are that by 1 year she will be nursing 2-3 times a day (which is good, because I'll be back at work--WAH!!)

DS is almost 6 months and since starting daycare a few weeks ago, he now eats 2 solid meals. He was getting jealous of the other kids! He also really took well to solid meals (purees). But they are small meals - one meal is a serving of rice cereal, one meal is a jar of fruit (2 oz) and the third meal is just a few tbsp of veggies before his night bath. He hasn't lowered his milk intake at this point.