Help help help advice needed?

My son is 8.5 months he has dropped his solid food intake due i believe on filling up on milk he has a 7oz bottle 2x 6oz bottle and an 8oz bottle. Now he has started waking at 4am for a 7-8oz bottle!!! My daughter sometimes wakes up with him crying for a bottle!





He is having 27oz and how and extra 7oz at 4am.





Would you reduce the bottles in the day to 4oz so he is hungry for lunch and tea





or





change it so he has a bottle on waking then wait till hungry again and bring the 10am bottle forward give him half feed breakfast the give the other half and keep the 3pm bottle the same?





just so you can see here is his routine at the mo





At the mo bottle at 4am 7oz


7am 6oz bottle


8am breakfast only 4 or 5 spoons with a battle


10am 6oz bottle


12.30/1pm lunch something i cook mashed and fruit but eats little


2.30/3pm 6oz bottle


4.30/5pm tea something i cook and a milk pudding he eats this meal best.





I also wonder if it could be time to do a finger food lunch hope you can help x


6.30/7pm 8oz bottleHelp help help advice needed?
his schedule sounds alot like Hollys at that age,at 9mos i changed it gradually as she wasnt eating enough solids...





i knocked of the 10am milk,so she had milk at 7am,breakfast at 9am the lunch at 12ish...





then more milk at 2pm,and around 4pm i would just do sandwiches,chopped fruit,chopped cooked veg,breadsticks,cheese....occasionally a chicken dipper....chicken breast from our roast....





just things i thought she may like!! this way she had a chance to eat what she wanted,and got practice with finger foods..i would always follow with something to fill her though,so banana and yogurt...etc...





so i would try this,but dont expect the change to affect his appetite straight away,i took holly a week or so to work out that food as aposed to milk will fill her...now after a long battle she eats really well.





i hope it works for you...another thing have you tried water at 4am?Help help help advice needed?
babies should only have 22oz a day, I know that you think that might be starving him but it's not I was doing the very same thing with my 1 year when he was about 7mths. old, the doctor me to cut down on the milk to 22 oz, then he will would be able to eat more at lunch then when it comes for bedtime give him a full 8oz bottle and he should sleep all through the night.
babies eat more as they hit growth spurts. maybe he just needs more calorie intake at the moment. at this point he is still getting most of his nutrition from the bottle, food is still a learning experience. if it concerns you, never be afraid to call your Ped. they are there to help. my son is 16 months and he wakes at 5:30am has a breakfast/granola bar and some milk and sometimes goes back to bed. so its not abnormal, just frustrating :)
i would try both!





And see which one he likes the best!





It seems hes not a big breakfast fan ... so just go with what works for him and makes you both happiest!





Your routine is great! But dont be too rigid .. just wait and see what works!





Good luck! Your avatar looks so sweet!
all you can do is try what feels right to you.





i would try to replace one bottle with a bottle or sippy cup of water and some food. just see what happens :)

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