Baby eating enough?

Question

How much are your babies eating? My LO will be 7 months old on the 27th and she’s eating between 22-28 oz a day. The dr says she should be eating at least 32 oz so I’m a little concerned but she’s growing just fine so idk if I should be worried.

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My baby will be 7 month on the 27th. At her six month appointment she weighed 15.2oz she breastfeeds  five times a day: wake up, snack, lunch, snack, bedtime. She eats 2-3 Tbsp. of rice cereal in the morning and 2-3 Tbsp. of a fruit or veggie for lunch. I’m thinking of adding a dinner solid feeding soon but not sure. I don’t get nearly as much when I pump these days so I’m hoping she’s getting enough/I’m finally regulated. she can down an 8 oz bottle and look for more but seems happy when she finishes eating off me....🤷‍♀️

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My son is 7 months, weighs about 17 lbs. He’s drinking 22 oz of formula across 4 bottles each day. He also still breastfeeds first thing in the morning, and I think he gets enough milk from that to count as a feeding. He also breastfeeds once or twice in the evening some days (or if he wakes up in the middle of the night and won’t go back to sleep) but I’m pretty sure he gets almost no milk from those, just comfort. Plus we’re doing 3 meals of solids...each being 1-2 tablespoons of oatmeal/cereal and/or fruit/vegetable purée. 
That all seems to be plenty for him. He’s gaining weight, producing diapers, etc.

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Does she eat purées or other foods as well? Mine drinks about the same, but also eats rice/oatmeal cereal and/or purées three times a day. As long as she’s growing and developing I wouldn’t worry about it! ☺️

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Does your baby grow and have the right number of dirty diapers? I wouldn’t worry about the number of oz as long as baby is doing good! Every child is different! Does your baby eat food yet? You should always give formula/breastmilk first and then solids otherwise I would just keep doing what you are doing!

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My son is 7 months he gets 24-30 oz depending if he wakes up for a random bottle at night but he gets solids now so he alternates between a 6oz bottle and a jar or pouch of solids and my pediatrician said that's plenty! His day looks like 
Bottle -early morning 
Fruit with oatmeal- mid morning 
Bottle - lunch 
Fruit veggie mix- afternoon
Bottle-late afternoon 
Veggies with oatmeal- dinner 
Bottle- after bath/before bed
Ends up being 2.5-3 hours between each meal.. I also never mix formula and oatmeal in a bottle it's better to feed them out of a bowl with the oatmeal you can mix with formula or fruit! As she gets teeth putting her down with a bottle especially one that has oatmeal will cause bottle rot on her teeth... my fiancé works at a pediatric dentist, but if your baby is gaining weight and healthy I wouldn't worry so much about the oz

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my daughter eats an average of 25oz a day, and my doctor hasn't been concerned. as long as your baby is gaining weight it shouldn't be a problem.

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my son is 7.5 months and usually gets between 25 and 30 oz a day of formula and 8 to 10 oz of baby food and some bite sized solids. my ped said he should have more formula but he doesn't want it. he seems happy and healthy with his mix of solids and formula.

Baby eating enough?

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