5 month old?

Hey girls, what are you feeding your 5 month old through out the day?
As far as how many bottles and baby food?

Thanks for the tips!

well my son is only about 4 months old but hes eating 5 oz every 4 hours im bout to task his pedicatrician bout giving him cereal in his bottle.

well i had preemies so they don't eat as much as others but here is our schedule.

1. morning 7oz bottle
2. Jar of food or oatmeal with fruit and 4oz bottle
3. three more 7oz bottles through out the day

I didn't do any baby food until 6 months, but my daughter was eating about 3 ounces every 2-3 hours at that time. She still eats about the same at 8 months, but I don't think she is a normal eater.

My son drinks about 8 four ounce bottles. And atfive months he was eating baby food one or two times a day. Just to get used to it. Now he is on baby food three times with about the same amount of bottles. He will never drink more then the four ounces for me. Sometimes I wish he would since he was a preemie.

He is only six months and one week now.

Quoting kevinslove:“ well my son is only about 4 months old but hes eating 5 oz every 4 hours im bout to task his pedicatrician bout giving him cereal in his bottle.”

I started putting cereal in my sons bottle at exactly four months. I put it in the bottle I feed him before he goes to bed and he loves it! It makesthem sleep good at night too!

Quoting deannwhite:“ well i had preemies so they don't eat as much as others but here is our schedule. 1. morning 7oz bottle ... [snip!] ... 1. morning 7oz bottle 2. Jar of food or oatmeal with fruit and 4oz bottle 3. three more 7oz bottles through out the day”

Thank you this helps alot! My son really doesnt eat much eithor. Now when you feed them the jar of food with fruit, the fruits are the ones that come in the plastic comtainers? Lol I feel silly asking this but im new too it all!

Quoting StellaBlue:“ I didn't do any baby food until 6 months, but my daughter was eating about 3 ounces every 2-3 hours at that time. She still eats about the same at 8 months, but I don't think she is a normal eater.”

Well hey we all have our own lil' schedules lol!

Quoting moncika:“ Thank you this helps alot! My son really doesnt eat much eithor. Now when you feed them the jar of ... [snip!] ... with fruit, the fruits are the ones that come in the plastic comtainers? Lol I feel silly asking this but im new too it all!”

Depends on the brand. Gerber puts them in plastic now but other brands do not. I started with veggies though so they wouldn't get used to the sweet taste. I also usually mix the fruit with oatmeal just as a filler. I too put rice cereal in the last bottle of the day per doctor orders due to reflux. He wants me to do every bottle that way but i think the boys are outgrowing the reflux and the spitting up in lost less now.

Quoting deannwhite:“ Depends on the brand. Gerber puts them in plastic now but other brands do not. I started with veggies ... [snip!] ... He wants me to do every bottle that way but i think the boys are outgrowing the reflux and the spitting up in lost less now.”

Thats a good idea. I probably should have gone that route. I just tried bananas and he didnt seem to like them too much. Does it just take some getting used to for them? He spits it right out when im trying to feed him.

well it could be that he isn't sure what to do with it yet. just keep scooping it up and put it back in there. it may take several feedings to figure out the spoon thing. you will know if he doesn't like it cause he will probably turn his head or refuse to open his mouth.

Quoting moncika:“ Thats a good idea. I probably should have gone that route. I just tried bananas and he didnt seem to ... [snip!] ... seem to like them too much. Does it just take some getting used to for them? He spits it right out when im trying to feed him.”

it does take some time for them to get used to eating the solids. . . when we first tried rice cereal she cried and would spit it right out. . . she likes it so so right now. . .we too, tried veggies first so she wouldn't only like the sweet flavors. . .FYI, you shouldn't put rice in their bottles unless you are told to do so per doctor's orders. . .there are many health risks w/ that such as choking, obesity, etc.
Mariella eats a 6 oz bottle every 3-4 hours. . .we usually have a bit of rice cereal in the morning and a veggie or fruit at night( we are just on our first fruit now).

This is CJ's schedule and he's 5 months old today:

10am - 6oz Bottle
12pm - Oatmeal mixed with a fruit.
1pm - 6oz Bottle
3:30/4pm - 6oz Bottle
6pm - Veggies and a little bit of fruit.
7pm - 6oz Bottle
9:30/10 - 6oz Bottle

I figured it did. He makes a funny face everytime. Im suprised he didnt like the bananas because of the sweet taste! We have docs approval for the rice! Thanks for the tips.

Quoting Vanessa & CJ:“ This is CJ's schedule and he's 5 months old today: 10am - 6oz Bottle 12pm - Oatmeal mixed with a ... [snip!] ... 1pm - 6oz Bottle 3:30/4pm - 6oz Bottle 6pm - Veggies and a little bit of fruit. 7pm - 6oz Bottle 9:30/10 - 6oz Bottle”

Thank you this also helps me a lot. How much fruit do usually mix with the oatmeal?