How do I feed my kid?

Question

My son has been eating solids since 4 months (he is 6 months now), but I am basically winging it and have no idea if I am giving him enough or too much or whatever. Basically he gets one stage 2 (4 oz) container of baby food every evening, and I sprinkle in some baby oatmeal just because he likes his food a little thicker. At what point am I supposed to be feeding him baby food multiple times a day?  He poops just fine (in fact he has been way more regular since starting baby food! He was a twice a week pooped and now he’s twice a day!) he still gets approx 5-7 ounces of formula every 3ish hours, and sleeps through the nights (except for a paci fix from time to time.)
He has his 6 month appt next week and I’m gonna ask the doc about it, but I was just curious as to how others do it.
Thanks!!

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My son is almost 6 months and we just started a few weeks ago. I usually give him 2oz of veggies a day, either at lunch or at dinner, sometimes both. I’ve been making his food by steaming, then pureeing, and I usually feed him the same veggie for a couple of days in a row until I’m confident he’s not allergic, then I’ll trade off different veggies to give him a variety, using things I’ve already given him. If he’s not a fan of a new veggie, I’ll add some of his milk to it to make it more familiar.
I’ve heard that for the first year they should be getting most of their nutrients from their milk (either formula or breast milk) and any solid food you give is just to get them used to different flavors and textures. You sound like you’re doing a great job! I plan to slowly feed more solids each month until he’s getting some for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, but still getting the same amount of bottles.

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Honestly I don’t even measure how much I give him. I blend up whatever vegetable/fruit he’s eating and let him eat until he doesn’t want anymore. I’ve been doing this for about two months now and we’re good. I feed him cereal for breakfast, a fruit at lunch and a veggie at dinner and we’ve been doing that much since 4 months.

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We just started at 6 months and we are honestly only feeding her once a day about third to half a jar. I feel like a whole jar is too much right now for her. I think every baby is different. She nurses a lot

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We just had our 6 mos apt. Lil man is getting cereal or fruit at breakfast. Some days he gets lunch and he gets a veggie or mix of things at dinner. Dr said to go ahead and give him a sippie cup and he can start eating some of our food. I read up on Baby lead weaning and he’s eating some of the foods off there. Our Dr had us start solids at 4 mos.

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Well I'm not sure because I just started but I'm giving my daughter about half the baby jar per purée and I'm only giving her new food three days at a time. I'm sure if your baby has certain food he's been eating its okay to mix it up like vegetables at noon, fruits at night. Plenty of people have told me oatmeal or rice in the morning, fruits and vegetables can be mixed up for lunch and dinner. He should only be eating three times a day. My baby is still eating one time a day but I'm sure because he's been eating longer three is good. You can increase it but even 6 months is too soon to be eating a whole jar. By 9 months he should be eating stage 2 and the whole jar, at that time you can start introducing real solids and a sippy cup. Just winging it can cause obesity and most children need a filter on how much they eat, just because they're eating more doesn't mean that they're hungry and could be overeating. Now is the time to introduce good eating habits and knowing a limit is one of them.

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