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@Bianca he is combi fed 60% expressed breast milk 40% formula but I’ve been slowly increasing the amount of formula as i don’t want to keep expressing/breastfeeding anymore
Oh okay! I only ask because breastfed baby’s typically only have 120-150mL per bottle My baby has 150mL bottles breastmilk but his formula bottles are like 240mL but only before bed Sometimes he doesn’t even finish those He’s currently 6 months old but we started solid foods at the age your bub is now. My bub hasn’t increased amount of milk & sometimes has one bottle less than usual But also has had one meal every few days until he was 5 months and we only just jumped it up to 2 meals. There will be people that tell you not to do solid food before 6 months but It is entirely up to you. As long as your baby is gaining weight and not dropping percentiles, I wouldn’t be worried. As for the solid side of it - I didn’t notice any increase in appetite for mine & he also didn’t have a huge gain in weight but is still staying on his percentile
It could also be a teat flow problem. Maybe the teat is just a little slow for him. You could try him on a higher flow teat and see how he goes? Otherwise, he could be coming out of a growth spurt or even teething lol. There were times my baby was having 200mL and then dropping right down to 120mL and it made me panic
@Bianca thanks hun I’m panicking a little as a ftm so thank you so much for your reassurance xx
Oh my gosh me too. I swear the amount of posts I made about my baby when he was younger. i was way over the top haha All baby’s are different so Id consult someone else if you’re genuinely worried but what I said is exactly what worked and happened to my baby xx
is he on formula or breastmilk? I wouldn’t stress. He’ll gain weight without solids