Blw and formula

My little girl has dropped to around 20 ounces of milk now she is getting 3 meals a day she's a good eater but I'm worried she's not having the adequate amount of milk. I can't find any information anywhere when baby is having 3 meals how much formula should she be having?

How much is your little one drinking and how many meals?

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It says on the page if your baby drops under this recommended milk intake to cut back on the food until they are drinking enough milk again. It should be their main source of nutrition x

Mine has done exactly the same. Is down to 3 bottles and at his two during the day will only have 2 oz regardless of what he has for lunch. Even did his bottle before food today and he didn’t want it.

M ittle girl is only on about 15oz, can be 11oz on a bad day or upto 17 oz on a good day. Before solids though she would have about 20-24oz a day and she is a smaller baby who has always had a smaller appetite. I worry sometimes that she isn't getting enough milk but i put formula in her porridge and feed yoghurt where i can. She is happy and growing and just loving her solids! She has 3 meals a day and refuses aby extra bottle i throw her way. Every baby is so different, a lot of what i read online is so rigid and doesn't seem to account for how different babies can be!

@Marie our baby is exactly the same with intake (always has been). Can I ask do you give a multivitamin? X

I give a multivitamin on days she goes below 16oz x

it’s so confusing sometimes isn’t it. The way I sometimes look at it is I can guarantee my parents didn’t have this worth and just cracked on and they definitely didn’t have google!!

@Charlie Gibson awh nice to know i'm not the only one! no i don't give a vitamin, i just try and feed her fruit puree with every meal and dairy where i can. X

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