8 month year old feeding schedule whos breastfed?

Question

SO Ive read all the questions on answers about a 8 month old feeding schedule, but none of the answers talk about a breastfeed baby and I am a bit concerned about my little girls feeding schedule. Large part because my doctor recommend me to wean her off feeding at night. She's not eating breastmilk during the day thus the reason why she needs to be weaning off the Breast milk at night. And its not helping that grandma who watches her during the day keeps feeding her real food, such as mangos, apples, grapes (cut up of course or she lets her suck on them) Trust me Ive asked my mom to stop feeding her this way, but she donesnt list to me. Here's her schedule

6am Breastfeed with the boob

9am Cereal by the daycare

12 pm Baby food (veggie or fruits) Day care

Grandma picks her up and through the course of the day feeds her some of the following:

Breastmilk (1 oz) by bottle with grandma

Mango

Grapes

Apples

Bananas

obviously not all these fruits at once but i'd say about 2 ounces of one of these at most

and then when I get home:

at 6pm - breastmilk from me

8 pm small amount of babyfood with cheerios

10 pm breastmilk from me

1 am breastmilk from me

3 am breastmilk from me

Right now I am cutting out the 1 am feeding - which has been somewhat difficult. I plan to cut out the 3 am feeding. Hopefully she will sleep through the night with me weaning her off at night, and also eat more during the day?

Any recommendations would be helpful!

Answer 1

I would nurse before giving the cheerios at the 8pm feeding, that way you know she's getting enough milk even if you cut out the later feedings.  Also maybe give a few more ounces in the sippy for your mom to feed her.  If she filled up more on the milk, she may not eat as much of the other stuff your mom keeps offering her.  Good luck!

Answer 2

Are you pumping during the day at work? She should be able to go 4 hours between feeds. If you aren't pumping than either your production will go down or you're training your body to just make milk at night. I would suggest pumping and giving her a bottle before you put her down at night so she gets 8oz and won't wake up hungry 2 hours later. If you breast feed just in the morning and at night before she goes to bed, you'll give her a larger feeding. It isn't goof for either of you for her to want to get up and eat every couple of hours at night. You both need solid sleep at night. You need to cut out the 1 and 3 am feeds.

Answer 3

My biggest recommendation is to do what is best for you and your baby!!!  You are the biggest advocate for your child because you are the one that knows your baby the best.  When I returned to work after my first baby he really just wanted to have the closeness of nursing and he would wake up 15-20 times per night.  It was miserable but he really just wanted to know I was going to take care of him and so we ended up sleep sharing because my hubby and I weren't getting any sleep any other way.  My son loved having us so close and began to sleep through the night after that because he felt more secure.  Is this right for everyone?  Absolutely not.  Be true to you and your child.  

If you are trying to get your child to eat more during the day, try to make sure your child is not distracted during meal times.  Try to offer up more feedings during the day, too.  Having a schedule is a very good thing and baby's tend to thrive on the routine.  My doctor recommended to me changing the routine by no more than 15 minutes  at a time.  If you want to change feeding times move it 15 minutes at a time and give your baby a few days before moving it again.