re: eating TOO much?

Quoting Ma Belle:" My DS is 7 months now and even though he eats some solids, he still eats approx 40oz of formula a day. ... [snip!] ... up but MUCH less so I think he's just growing out of it and I'm sure your DD will too. dont worry or look into it too much!"

thanks. i tried giving her potatoes this morning (the flakes because i'm not doing jarred food), and she kept gagging then started crying every time i put a bite in her mouth. she wanted her bottle. i thought maybe her throat was dry or something so i let her drink a few oz and then tried again and she cried again. i couldn't keep doing that to her.

Quoting Stephanie Sodders:" Yeah, my SIL put it in the bottle when her preemie had reflux.. I've never heard of it being a choking ... [snip!] ... EBF so my son never had a bottle. I'd try rice cereal first though, definitely easier on the stomach than other solid foods!"

Not really.
"n order to digest grains, your body needs to make use of an enzyme called amylase. Amylase is the enzyme responsible for splitting starches. And, guess what? Babies don’t make amylase in large enough quantities to digest grains until after they are a year old at the earliest. Sometimes it can take up to two years. You see, newborns don’t produce amylase at all. Salivary amylase makes a small appearance at about 6 months old, but pancreatic amylase (what you need to actually digest grains) is not produced until molar teeth are fully developed! First molars usually don’t show up until 13-19 months old, on average.
Undigested grains wreak havoc on your baby’s intestinal lining. It can throw off the balance of bacteria in their gut and lead to lots of complications as they age including: food allergies, behavioral problems, mood issues, and more.
What does this mean? Don’t feed your baby grains (or even highly starchy foods), until all of their first molars have emerged. This means no rice cereals, no Cheerios, no Goldfish, no oatmeal, no infant crackers. It means that when you sit down with them at a restaurant, you shouldn’t placate them with the free rolls."