Hi All,
I m just wondering that how much cereal pr day 8 onths old baby should have?
telme abt water amount also..Krish doesn't like ippy cup..i give juice and water from spoon...he just takes couple of sips fom sippy cup then h e statrs to chew it.

how much formula/breastmilk he should have?

love to all kiddo,
seety sheeja replied. hi sweety,

As Pooja said, the intake amt is all depends on the babies. Each babies are differnt. Dont limit cereals like only 2 tbsp for breakfast like that...Feed him as much as he eats. Regarding sippy cup, try it daily.I think krish is getting confuse as u r giving both bottle and also sippy cup.

Stop bottle for a week or so and try giving in sippy cup.As babies memories are short, they will forget easily.

ok then rest when we chat
Sheeja pooja replied. There is no hard & fast rule abt feeding babies.If she is growing well,that means u r feeding her/him well.
If his stools r hard,avoid feeding her whatevr u fed her that day for few days.You just have to follow trial & error method. The baby might be the best guide.Don't stop giving the sippy cup even if she/he just bites on it after a while.Just make sure that u give her veggies & fruits & cereal.The amt is different for each baby according to their metabolism. Hetal replied. hi sweety,
for bm or formula, 8 oz per feedings, and 3-5 feedings (24 oz to 40oz ).40 oz of bm in case of babies whose apetite for solids is less.
about the solids, it depends on intake. babies need ATLEAST 2-3 tbsp of iron fortified cereal, per feeding and at least 3 times a day with 2-3 oz of fruits atleast once a day, one fibre serving+fat serving and atleast one serving of mix vegies. not to mention a complete serving of fruit pureed juices atleast once a day, netime.follow the 5-5 rule..
at the end of day, 5 fruits, and 5 vegies a min should b given for a good growth.
for nirja, her intake of mornings are more than evenings, so i dont count per feedings but i count for 24 hour cycle. and for consistency,it actually depends on how far baby has graduated or rather learnt eating/chewing.
Nirja has started picking bits and pieces and started chewing & eating,, so i have started giving her coarsly grind vegies/fruits in the cereals rather than just the puree at least in her one serving, mostly in the breakfasts and lunch. for the rest, i give her conistency of thick paste in evenings.
babies often start to sip from sippy cup after 9 months thats when their tongue muscles start to get strong enough to suck.
nirja used to do the same thing with sippy cup, like you said, so i stopped that,and i started feeding her with juices, milk with spoon and water with her tiny glass,though its a very slow process,she njoys it..
c, if you would like to try.
continue spoon feeding,its good habit,,
take care, love to krish.