Amount of formula given when starting solids

Discussion in 'The First Year' started by kellytwinmom, Jul 18, 2008.

  1. kellytwinmom

    kellytwinmom Well-Known Member

    Right now the girls are eating between 4-6 ounces of formula every 3-4 hours. They have been on cereal for about 3 weeks, but then we sort of stopped for a week as I wasn't convinced they were ready.

    Anyway, I try and keep a daily record of how much they are eating. When giving cereal do I include "extra" formula or am I suppose to add what they would normal take to their cereal?

    Example (before cereal)

    7 am 6 ounces
    10- 5 ounces
    1-5 ounces
    etc.....

    With cereal

    7 am 5 ounces of formula (so then the extra ounce is added to their cereal??????)
    1 ounce of formula with cereal



    Or should I be giving their regular amount PLUS an extra with the cereal.

    Help!
     
    kellytwinmom, Jul 18, 2008
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  2. rematuska

    rematuska Well-Known Member

    When we started cereal, I just counted the cereal. I stopped keeping a record of what all they ate shortly after they started solids, and they were growing fine, so I'm not much help.
     
    rematuska, Jul 18, 2008
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  3. 4kidsmomexpectingtwins

    4kidsmomexpectingtwins Well-Known Member

    What I have always done is just add some of the milk from the bottle into the cereal. HTH
     
    4kidsmomexpectingtwins, Jul 18, 2008
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  4. ladybutterflyrose

    ladybutterflyrose Well-Known Member

    QUOTE(TamLenox @ Jul 18 2008, 04:33 PM) [snapback]883764[/snapback]
    What I have always done is just add some of the milk from the bottle into the cereal. HTH


    We didn't do cereal for long, but we would just add some from a bottle of theirs.
     
    ladybutterflyrose, Jul 18, 2008
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  5. kellytwinmom

    kellytwinmom Well-Known Member

    Thanks! Thats what I have been doing but I wasn't sure if that was correct.
     
    kellytwinmom, Jul 18, 2008
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  6. AimeeThomp

    AimeeThomp Well-Known Member TS Moderator

    I just made a couple extra ounces of formula and counted it as extra. You could probably do it either way, if they are acting like they are hungry you could use extra for the cereal or if they are not taking all the formula you could use what's left over for the cereal.
     
    AimeeThomp, Jul 18, 2008
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