How much baby food should I give my 6-month-old son?

HOW MUCH BABY FOOD SHOULD I GIVE MY 6 MONTH OLD SON?

Hi,

At 4 to 6 months, your baby should be eating:

What to feed
• Breast milk or formula, PLUS
• Semi-liquid iron-fortified rice cereal, THEN
• Other grain cereals like oats or barley

How much per day
• Begin with about 1 teaspoon dry rice cereal mixed with 4 to 5 teaspoons breast milk or formula (it'll be very runny).
• Gradually thicken consistency and increase to 1 tablespoon dry cereal mixed with breast milk or formula, twice a day.

However, at 6 to 8 months:

(or if your baby seems hungry after 8 to 10 feedings of breast milk or 40 oz. of formula in a day):

What to feed
• Breast milk or formula, PLUS
• Iron-fortified cereals (rice, barley, oats)
• Pureed or strained fruits (banana, pears, applesauce, peaches)
• Pureed or strained vegetables (avocado, well-cooked carrots, squash, and sweet potato)

How much per day
• 3 to 9 tablespoons cereal, in 2 to 3 feedings
• 1 teaspoon fruit, gradually increased to ¼ to ½ cup in 2 to 3 feedings
• 1 teaspoon vegetables, gradually increased to ¼ to ½ cup in 2 to 3 feedings

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At 6 months ideally your baby should be getting most of their nourishment from your breast though formula will do if you must.

Just give your baby as much solid food as they want. The ideal first food is rice cereal mixed with breast milk or formula. After that add new foods one at a time. You can make baby food by buzzing adult food in a blender or food processor but don't add salt or spices. Babies don't need salt and won't like spices. Doctors are recommending that parents avoid foods that kids easily develop allergies to like peanuts and soy until they are at least 2 years old. Rice is the food least likely to trigger allergies which makes it the ideal first solid food.

You should feed breastmilk and/or formula first! Solid foods are not for nutrition at this point so solids should not replace formula and/or breastmilk! You hvae to watch your baby and be mindful of what the baby is telling you. If he or she turns away from the spoon, stop feeding! Try this http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/howmuchbabyeat.htm for a great article

I don't want to repeat what the others said but I gave my son rice cereal until he was 8 months. I didn't know I could give him veggies and fruits then. You learn a lot with your first one. But I will tell you always do veggies first. If you give him or her the fruits first they will develop the sweet taste and not want the bland taste of the veggies. When I started the rice cereal it was very runny.. like water. and I actually had it like that until we were at my moms and she made it thicker. but you don't want to make it to thick to quick. Your child needs to develop swallowing thicker foods a little bit at a time. if you make it runny one day and like molasse the next he probably won't do to well.
So basically to sum it up. Rice cereal I did it morning and night for two months.. but I think you can progress if you are ready sooner. anyways.. rice cereal twice a day, then I did rice cereal in the morning and veggies for lunch and dinner. Then at nine months I did oat cereal in the morning, then veggie and fruit for lunch and dinner. and I started apple juice.
Just remember that you do one food for one week. that way if they get an allergy to it you know to stop it. and with the apple juice I water it down a lot. if not they will have some runny poop.
Well I hope I was helpful. If you need more information you doctor should be able to answer any questions.. I just never did because I didn't want him to think that I didn't know what I was doing.

I'm keen to know the answer myself - I guess every baby is different, but my 6 month old is very happy to demolish 2 table spoons of carrot or sweet potato followed by a tablespoon of apple, or pear or banana! She then goes on to have some milk. To be honest I stop feeding her before she give in simply because I don't know how much she can handle!

She has not been a hungry baby to date and is in perfect proportion! I'm just waiting for her to want a follow up of coffee, cheese and biscuits and a healthy serving of cheesecake!

Don't listen to these people who tell you to wait til a certain age to feed your child baby food. Your baby will let you know when he or she is ready. Your baby will also turn it's head and let you know when they have had enough to eat.
Long story shortened, if your baby is hungry feed it.

At 6 months, a baby doesn't need solids for nutrition, so keep up with the breast milk/formula. Introduce solids as long as s/he is ready. As mentioned above, start with rice cereal. Introduce vegetables before fruits because fruits are sweeter, so the baby won't want to adjust to veggies.
Best of luck.

my baby boy is just over six months and he is such a hungry baby he gets his porridge oats with apple or pear ( baby cereal) for breakfast with a bottle then at lunch he has some steamed fruit blended I steam it to reduce any starchyness he has another bottle with that then at tea time he has mixed veg or stew or cauliflour with chicken I steam all this to keep the goodness in add no salt or sugar he has this with a bottle then at around 7 30 he will have bath then a little fruit pot a bottle and its bed time but he only sleeps for six hours I am worried he is still hungry yet I think he eats a lot but he is not over weight he is just average for his age