How much are your babies eating?

I see these videos in instagram of 9 month olds eating 3 course meals 3 times a day.

My LO ate 3 little pancakes for breakfast today. Probably equates to about half an egg, half a banana and a little flour milk and butter. Is that enough for a meal? That’s pretty much how much he eats for an average meal, but if I offer his favourite food (avocado) he’ll never stop eating lol

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My boy is also 9 months he’s eating 3 times a day but not 3 courses. He just has oatmeal mixed milk in the morning, for lunch a veggie and some chicken with tomato sauce for dinner usually a veggie and some banana or fruit and yogurt, sometimes all he wants is puffs or purée. Before 1 it’s not a huge deal, formula or breast milk should be the priority

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Mine eats somewhat similar quantity and I guess it all depends upon a baby. By the time they are gaining appropriate weight I guess it’s all good.

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I see those videos too and they definitely give me some mom guilt. I cook the same pancakes and then I add a few berries on the side. I save them for the end because if he starts on strawberries or blackberries then he won’t eat anything else 😅 I think there are ways to get a bunch of different veggies into a simple make-ahead dish though. Solid Starts has a recipe for egg cups with shredded zucchini and carrots that look good! But to answer you’re question, my 9 month old gets two, maybe three meals of solids per day

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Our son does pretty well. We struggle with breakfast though. He will generally eat one tiny pancake. Which equals basically nothing lol but if it’s oatmeal he will have a little more. He has cheese and crackers for a snack. Lunch and dinner he has really thick purée with is equals parts veg, meat and starch. Then a second snack of Greek yogurt and berry compote.

We’ve started to drop a couple of day bottles to try and encourage solids. It has definitely helped. He still gets at least 450mls of milk a day. But mainly at breakfast and bedtime

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@Karishma what tomato sauce do you use I haven't tried this yet?

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Every baby is different. I usually give solids 1-2 times a day. Some days she has a couple bites and is done and some days she eats so much I wonder where she is putting it all.

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Sometimes I do canned tomatoes and add my own seasonings or just one with low sugar and sodium- store bought. I’ve also done pasta, lightly toasted bread with cheese ,

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Some days he eats a lot others it’s just a few bites

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I am for 24oz of breastmilk/formula a day though

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I do two Meals a day , he definitely can polish off an Instagram meal but it depends on the day, sometimes he’s less interested

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