Anyone with a 7 month old?

Just wanna know how much milk they having now and what foods they eating?

at 7 months my one took milk (actually she still takes the same now as then -9 months now)

Mornings at 6:00 - 120ml milk
At school at 9:00- 120ml milk & 3 teaspoons of cereal & 3 teaspoons of fruit puree
Another 2 x 180ml of milk during the day at school and at lunch time they give her vegetable puree
At night she had puree again and another 180 ml milk before bed - nothing during the night

Genna was slow on eating pieces of food at supper time so I gave her her puree and then when we had supper I put her with us at the table and gave her bread fingers, rice or pieces of whatever vegetables was on my plate

What about protein? Did she have meat?

I pureed fish and chicken with the veggies (fish only twice a week) and chicken about twice a week as well

Aslo do chick pea puree for her

From about 8 months I gave her pieces of chicken or ham or whatever we having. She was chowing down mushrooms last night for the first time

Ooh chick peas sound good? What do u mix with them? Do u cook them?
Does she have teeth?

Chick peas I take raw then I cook some sweet patato and apples mix it with the chick peas - she likes this one a lot only if I add a bit of milk when I heat it up

her first toothie are out (felt it yesterday for the first time) on the dot 9 months! sure the rest will follow now fast

oh the other day when she was so misluk I gave her some mango frozen yogurt, she lUUUUVES it, I give some nights for her as "pudding"

I also starting to add in that alphabet noodles in her puree's

Alley where do get alphabet noodles? I remember I used to love them when I was little and they went off the market!

Woolies has hello kitty noodles and thomas the tank engine ha ha....and im sure ive seen alphabet ones also. I just buy the small shell pasta.

Ok awesome im gonna try the chick peas thanks

I also got them at Pick 'n Pay

cool! thanks!!

Abi is just over 7 months and she has 180ml bottles
she is also on ceralac 3 x a day
She was on puree veggies and chicken but in the last week, she refuses to eat anything but porridge! LOL

Oh is it? So she has cereal 3 times a day? Wow. how many 180ml bottles?

this is her "routine"
7 - morning 180ml bottle
10 - brekkie porridge + 60ml bottle
12 - tea or 90ml bottle top up
1 -lunch porride + 60ml bottle
4 -180ml bottle
6 -din porridge + 60ml bottle or some tea
8 - 180ml bed bottle

She loves loves loves her porridge! going to try introduce veggies to her again tonight and see how she does.

Try sweet patato to start off with Kirsten

Hello guys - Im gonna join in here...

Annabelle is going to be 9 months next week.

We started giving her mashed pumpkin and mashed sweet potatoe ... then hubby started getting creative and we do different mixes

Sweet potatoe, chicken and pumpkin,
Rice and mince,
Mince and sweetcorn
Chicken, baby marrow and potatoe
Chicken, pumpkin and potatoe
Etc ...

Sweet mixes -
apple and pear
apple and strawberries
Peaches and apple
plain apple
plain pear etc ...


Just mixes of whatever we think she will enjoy .... we have not given any fish. Doc told us we couldent give these 4 things until she was 1 year old (Peanut butter, fish, whole mik and eggs)

Her schedule is more or less like this:

6.30am - Isolmil milk (between 120 and 180ml - whatever she wants)
8.30 am - Cerelac
SOMETIMES (she asks for it) - 80 - 120ml milk
12pm - Veggie mix as starter and fruit mix as dessert
1.30pm - Denino Youhurt OR half a banana
15.30pm - 80 - 120ml milk
7.30pm - 120 - 180 ml milk

In between we give her little bits of what we are eating (toast, cheese, flings etc) as well as water and rooibos tea.

She loves food - she should be drinking more milk but she doesnt want to - we basically feed on demand - what she wants to finishe she does - what she doesnt she doesnt have to.

I have given Genna fish and eggs (no peanuts, no strawberries, no citrus). (in all the books I have they said it is ok from 9 months) - fish just not more than twice a week

Well she only had egg whites before and then Saturday she pigged out on a piece of quiche (egg and beacon), I could not take it away from her she enjoyed it so much!!! seeing that she gets no sweeties or cake or chipies or anthing that are nice

Hahaha Alleycat - Annabelle has had Ice cream, chomp, she eats Flings like it is going out of fashion - and Sunday we had a birthday party and I gave her a marshmallow - she ate 2 in total. I know sweets are bad so we give her chomp only once a week (If that) and the other sweeties at parties. Flings is the only thing we give her as a snack (I must be honest - she has at least 2 chippies a day) .... OH and she had a marshmellow Ice cream sweet at another birthday party (2 weeks ago)
Oh - and she loves Marie biscuits - we give her that as a snack too - the small ones - man - I know I shouldnt hahaha - but she eats maybe 3 every now and then (one day yes, one day no)

Im just following what my doc told me (with regards to the 4 things) because Annabelle was on NAN and we had to swop to Soy (Isomil) cos she was getting cramps and we thought she may be allergic to milk - but I dont think she is - she eats yoghurt and cerelac - no problem.

P.S. I justo love Genevieve (spelling  ) Love that you call her Gena - she is just TOOO CUTE!!!!!!!

Ya I give Emma whole egg also, will start fish at 8 months.
D - Emma is also on soya as she was getting runny tummy and constant snots etc but also seems fine with normal yoghurt and cheese etc.

Does Annabelle not have dinner?

I am currently watching Pretty Little Lairs and the blind girl's name are Genna, so weird coz this Genna not such a good girl

Also give her marie biscuits, one a day and then I got some frozen yogurt (mango) as her pudding, she loves it and I want to believe that it is better than giving other stuff.

I was told that it is better to give them cheese curls than flings as flings got a lot of salt in so I rather give her two or three when we at parties

I got woolies Lamb Casserole over the weekend for her and she polished every last drop, she loved it!!! So this mamma needs to go look for new recipes as it would seem see getting bored with my current purees

Oh I must try Marie biscuits. The big ones or mini ones?

Which brand of frozen yoghurt?
Oh I make lamb stew often, its emmas favourite. I make it as I would for us.

I give her the big ones, easier for her to hold. The frozen yogurt I get from a little factory shop close to my mom, not sure what brand it is, very nice

Ok great, ill get the big ones. Ill try the woolies one maybe

Sometimes I give Annabelle Cerelac at night - but she usually asks for it (wont drink her milk so I make the cerelac)
Im just following what our Paed and nurse is telling us - when I go for her 9 month vaccines Il get more tips - I know she should be eating, but her milk is still very important - and because she isnt really drinking the amount she should (should be 750ml a day ... she gets in between 500ml and 600ml) I try to get in as much as possible.

I give Annabelle the small marie biscuits - she puts the whole one in her mouth and waits for it to get soft then she chews it and swallows. SO CUTE!!!

Ai Alley ... I guess people will tell you different things - I was told not to give Cheese curls but rather Flings (tartrazine?)

I dont think there is a right or wrong as every child is different.

When do they start eating with us? I know we have to wait for teeth - she has 3 bottom ones and no top ones ... so if the tops ones come out late she eats later??

Emma has no teeth ha ha.... I often cut up what we eating and let her try. They need to get used to it pretty early hey.