[puffsgirl11]

DS is 4 months on Sunday and for the last 3 weeks I have found he isn't satisfied with just formula. I no longer have any breast milk so he has had to go on formula. He has between 180 - 200mls a bottle but is always looking for more. He also is feeding every 2.5 hours. I try and hold of on it but he screams and makes his hungry noises. He is very interested when we eat and has started reaching out to our food. He can sit up supported and has good head control.

The midwives at the hospital suggested I try solids but I wouldn't know where to start.

Any tips?

[CallMeProtart]

I would. Just to see if he takes to it.

Peel the skin of a banana down about an inch, and then cut off the peeled back bits. Hand it to him, see what he does.

Also, google baby led weaning. They say to start at 6 months, but DD could eat banana that way at 4 months.

[Tesseract]

I would give him more formula. Don't they say to formula feed on demand these days?

[Mudpie]

Solids will not have more calories than formula so wont fill a baby up any better especially considering the first foods are things like fruit and vegetables.

[puffsgirl11]

I have been giving him more formula, he currently has 7 bottles a day. I've tried a little bit of cooled boiled water in case it is just thirst but it just doesn't satisfy him.

[Jellybean_Icecre...]

Why not try it? You can always go back to just formula if he doesn't take to it.

[puffsgirl11]

Can you give too much formula? He has roughly 1.2 litres a day and I demand feed him. I have had one MCHN tell me that he can't possibly need that much an another tell me to jut go with the flow.

[chickenpants]

I give my four month old a bit of pureed something or other each day, he has about a tablespoon or so.

I made a whole stack of frozen cubes of pureed fruits & vege, so I just pull one out and pop it in the microwave for a few seconds to warm. Or smoosh up a banana to give him.

I have also used those squeezy packs - Rafferty's Garden - for flavours I haven't made yet, like the pea, spinach & broccoli one. He loved that, yay for peas! Also the breakfast cereal one, I think it was brown rice, pear and banana.

He still has his regular amount of formula through the day though.

[KRT]

If it were me, I would just give more formula. If he's really hungry, that would fill him up more than fruit/vege purees. Considering that babies have approximately 1L of breast milk every day from 6 weeks to 6 months, 1.2L of formula doesn't seem ridiculous. Someone has to have a baby who drinks more than average!

DS was interested as you describe around 4 months, but was happy with finger tastes. He still had a strong tongue thrust reflex.

[puffsgirl11]

I think I will just continue with the formula and up the amount as needed.

I have to admit I am a bit nervous about solids so I will wait for a little while.