How much to feed 10 month old?

Question

My baby will be 10 month very soon. I feed him 6 oz each of solid food 3 times a day...breast feed him 4 or 5 times. out of the 6 oz, breakfast is 4 ounce of fruits, lunch is 2.5 ounce of chicken along with 3.5 ounce veggies and dinner is 2.5 ounce of ham along with 3.5 ounce veggies...

Is this the right way? Am I over/under feeding? How much do you give your baby?

I have read that include snack time also...but where do you fit in snack time? Dont they need time to crawl around and play too than eat all the time? I am confused...Thanks

Answer 1

Ahhhhhh! By ten months, and much before that…. My neice (who stays with us for more than half of the day) started deciding on her own WHEN to eat, WHAT to eat/drink.

At first that was hard, cuz she wouldn’t eat enough or would prefer food that wasn’t healthy food for her.

Now that she’s nearly turning to a 1 year old – we make sure to give her breakfast and lunch (dinner is with her mom), and healthy snacks (if required) between the meals.

If we try to give her something and she’s not hungry, she’ll simply shove it away or spit it out. I think that is good, so she wouldn’t become over weight.

When she’s hungry, she eats what we give her and we try to give her healthy meals that combine all the elements she needs to grow into a healthy baby.

She also takes two to three big bottles of milk per 24 hours.

I THINK:

- YOU set HEALTHY meals/snacks for child and let HIM decide when or when he’s not hungry.

- They do lose appetite sometimes, but you should become persistent and patient in trying to get them to have their meal.

- Some children become cranky when they’re hungry.

- As your baby’s doctor for advice, but at the end of the day YOU are the MOM and you are the one living with your child and noticing changes/indications/needs.

Answer 2

My son is 11 months. At 10 months we started 3 meals a day and 2 snacks a day..he breastfeeds anywhere from 5 to 8 times a day..I nurse on demand and he can be quite demanding ;) Here's a glimpse of what our day is normally like...

-8 am he is normally up but sometimes he isn't up until 8 am but sometimes he's up at 7

-he nurses right after getting up

-around 8 30 he gets breakfast (normally a fruit)

-play time/books

-around 10 he gets a snack of some kind (fruit, veggie, gerber puffs, teething cookie, mum mum rice cake)

-nurse

-down for a nap

-he's normally up by noon so he gets his lunch (normally a veggie) and gets to watch an episode of barney if I've already eaten..if I haven't I eat with him

-nurse

-play time/books

-he normally gets a snack around 2 or 3

-nurse

-down for a nap around 3 or 4

-more play time/books

-nurse

-my husband gets off at 7 so if Ian is acting tired early he eats dinner around 6 while I make our dinner...if he is still wide awake he gets to eat dinner with us at 7 (meat, veggie, and fruit normally)

-bath

-play time with daddy so mommy gets a break

-book time with mommy and daddy

-nursing

-off to bed around 9 (used to be 8 but then my husband started working later so we've adjusted our routine so he gets time with daddy daily)

-he still wakes up once or twice a night to nurse

Like I said...that's just a general glimpse into our world...lots of times things are shook up like when we have visitors or when we go out...but that's how it normally goes...he gets snacks, 3 meals, breast feeds, and gets tonnnnnssss of play time on the floor...on paper it seems like a lot of time in the high chair, but in practice it's not.

Our son's doctor said this to me, "You're the mom..you'll know when you need to add or subtract a meal. No one...NOOOO One knows your child like you do! Go with your gut!" And that's just what we've done. Best of luck!

*figured I should add this...we decided never to fight over food with Ian...if he's not hungry he tosses his food on the floor for the dogs or pushes it all off his high chair and screams 'no no' so as soon as I figure out he's not hungry I clean up the food, clean him up and it's onto the next thing....some days he eats more than others ;)

Answer 3

Breakfast:

¼ - ½ cup cereal or cooked mashed egg yolk

¼ - ½ cup fruit, diced

4-6 oz. Formula or breast milk

For cereal, try serving rice cereal. Baby food from a jar is fine, mixed with breast milk, water or formula and a little baby spoon to feed it. Remember, no egg whites for children under the age of one. For fruit, a really ripe banana cut into small pieces is best. Provide the formula/breast milk in a Zippy cup or bottle.

Snack:

4-6 oz. water

¼ cup diced cheese or cooked vegetables

You can use juice, but water is preferable since juice is all sugar which kids don't need. Juice also gets kids used to drinking sweet beverages at a young age. If you’re serving cheese, try white cheese cut into very small pieces. If you’re serving cooked veggies (squash, pees, carrots) or jar baby food veggies are fine. Cheerios are also a great snack that the baby can feed him or herself (and easy to carry around).

Lunch:

¼ - ½ cup yogurt or cottage cheese

¼ - ½ cup yellow vegetables

4-6 oz. formula/breast milk

For the yellow vegetable, try serving squash. Again, it can be jar baby food or mashed, cooked or fresh squash.

Snack: :

1 teething biscuit or cracker

¼ cup diced cheese or meat (chicken is best)

Dinner: :

¼ cup diced poultry, meat or tofu

¼ - ½ cup green vegetables

¼ cup noodles, pasta, rice or potato

¼ cup fruit

4-6 oz. formula/breast milk

It’s preferable to start with white meats like chicken (either fresh or jarred baby food) and then advance to other meats. For green veggies, try peas (again, fresh or from a jar of baby food). Noodles or pasta are fun for the baby to feed him or herself. For fruit, try applesauce, pears, or prunes.

Before bedtime: :

6-8 oz. formula/breast milk or water

To prevent tooth decay, give an infant water before bed and wipe off the infant’s teeth (if any) with a soft cloth. Remember, don’t leave a bottle with a baby at bedtime – it increases the chances of ear infections.  

Answer 4

Is he still unable to eat table foods?  Generally, the sooner you can transition a baby to table foods, the better off he is.  That way, he'll eat what he wants/needs, and you won't have to worry about over or under feeding.

The amount of solid food and breastmilk he is getting sounds fine to me -- if that's what he's happy with. If he's growing, happy, meeting his milestones and breastfeeding as he wants, he can have as much or as little solid food as he enjoys.

(I wouldn't be giving solid snacks yet.  He DOES still need quite a bit of breastmilk, and as you note, if he's eating 3 meals and breastfeeding 4-5 times  a day, I'm not sure where you'd squeeze in snacks!)

Answer 5

Solid foods three times a day, plus about 24 to 32 ounces of breast milk or formula in a 24-hour period. (Get specific tips on how to tell whether your baby is getting enough breast milk or formula.) By now, your baby will likely be eating a variety of different foods and taking an active role at mealtimes by self-feeding and drinking from a sippy cup.

About 14 hours of sleep in a 24-hour period — this includes nighttime sleep and naps. Two naps during the day (morning and afternoon) is typical. Read more about sleep needs at this age.

Time for playing, working on new skills, and interacting with you.

Don't worry.. you're doing GREAT..

Answer 6

Until a year your baby should be getting at least 75% of his nutrition from breastmilk.  Solids should never replace feedings before 12 months, unless you're actively weaning the baby.

I would always always nurse first when your son is hungry, and then follow up with a little bit of solids, as much as he wants, but only AFTER nursing first.

http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/solids...

What you have read is geared toward formula fed babies and babies who are weaned strictly at 12 months.  But it is recommended that babies be nursed with complementary solids (meaning they don't take away from the amount of breast milk taken in) until 12 months, and then still nursed at least until two years.

Answer 7

It would be best to ask her pediatrician...that's what they're there for!  Call them up.  It's different for each baby, I'm sure.  They all vary in size!