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I'm curious about when and how you weaned off the last bottle for your little ones.
My daughter is 4.5 months old, and at the pediatrician's office (CB), they told me I could start dropping the last bottle from now on.
She currently gets 5 bottles of 180ml/6 scoops. She doesn't always finish it all, and she also gets half a portion of fruit or veggies per day. They had advised me to give 4 times a day, 210ml/7 scoops.
So yesterday, I gave the very last bottle as late as possible, giving 210ml/7 scoops instead of the usual 180ml/6, and it went down easily. I thought she'd be sweet for the whole night now. Normally, the last bottle is at 23:30, and I gave this last one at 20:45. But at 00:30, she was already awake and restless, and eventually, I gave her 150ml/5 at 1:00. She finished it all and is still sleeping now. By the way, she always sleeps until around 9 AM.
Now I'm curious how you handled it. Not that I mind that last bottle so much, but it would be easier, of course. I'll definitely keep giving the 5th bottle as long as she needs it, but I just wondered how you did it.
My daughter is 4.5 months old, and at the pediatrician's office (CB), they told me I could start dropping the last bottle from now on.
She currently gets 5 bottles of 180ml/6 scoops. She doesn't always finish it all, and she also gets half a portion of fruit or veggies per day. They had advised me to give 4 times a day, 210ml/7 scoops.
So yesterday, I gave the very last bottle as late as possible, giving 210ml/7 scoops instead of the usual 180ml/6, and it went down easily. I thought she'd be sweet for the whole night now. Normally, the last bottle is at 23:30, and I gave this last one at 20:45. But at 00:30, she was already awake and restless, and eventually, I gave her 150ml/5 at 1:00. She finished it all and is still sleeping now. By the way, she always sleeps until around 9 AM.
Now I'm curious how you handled it. Not that I mind that last bottle so much, but it would be easier, of course. I'll definitely keep giving the 5th bottle as long as she needs it, but I just wondered how you did it.
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Anne #2
Good question! My daughter breastfed until 4 months, then switched to bottles. She didn’t want the evening bottle back then—probably because she was so full from daytime feeds (drank 4 or 5 times 210, I think). The bottle was always sitting for 6 hours. I’d probably try increasing the daytime bottles to 210 and see how it goes over a few days. Otherwise, I’d keep it as is—super nice that she sleeps until 9! My daughter, by the way, was fed on demand, so she never really had set times. -
Anne #3
So I basically tried introducing a bottle in the evening, hoping she'd sleep through it
It's a bit of a search -
Anonymous Guest #4
I haven't read anything, but my son started doing it himself... up to 7 or 8 months he still had a 150ml bottle every three hours, and after that he often left the bottles untouched, and recently when he was 1, that was about the last time. He does get porridge an hour before bedtime though. -
Angiie #5
First my daughter had 6 bottles, with the last one at 00:00. Then she came again at 09:00.
She is now four months old and her routine is now like this:
08:00 first bottle 180cc with 6 scoops
11:30 fruit snack with a little lime (the fruit and vegetable eating goes so well that it's no longer practice snacks for her. She even gets angry when it's finished)
15:00 bottle 180cc with 6 scoops
18:30 vegetables and a little lime
22:00 last bottle 180cc with 6 scoops and then she sleeps until 08:00 the next morning again -
Anonymous Guest #6
Angie, can I borrow your baby? Hihi
Hopefully, our second one will be just as cute too. -
Anonymous Guest #7
Oh what an idea, Angie.... How much fruit and veg do you give?
Thanks for the tips, ladies.
Our schedule is as follows.
9.00 180ml/6 (usually drinks 150cc of it)
12.00: fruit bite approx 50g
12.45: 180ml/6
16.30: 180ml/6
19.00: veg bite 50g
20:00: 180ml/6
23.30/00.00: 180ml/6 (drinks around 170cc)
I alternate fruit and veg every other day, one day fruit and the next day veg. -
sweet #8
Our daughter is just 5 months old and her schedule is around 9:00 bottle 180 + 6
11:30 fruit.
13:30 bottle 180 + 6
18:00 bottle 180 + 6
19:00 veggies
22:00 180 + 6
This has been her schedule for quite a while now; she's been having solids since 4 months. Veggies are going really well, fruit a bit less haha. Sometimes I also offer fruit around 15:00 in the afternoon, but sometimes she's sleeping and then I skip it. The bottles don't always get finished either. -
Angiie #9
Phoe, I wouldn't know how many grams she eats. It's very different. She can clearly indicate when she's full. When I make apple puree, I add Liga to it because otherwise it's too watery, but she eats it all. Yesterday she had one beet. So I really don't keep track because she lets me know when she's full. She just stops opening her mouth when she's full.
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