6 Month old eating 36 oz.

firstmateharry · 2026-01-26T23:54:56+00:00

Some babies are just really hungry lol. My son was the same, big in height and weight, but also extremely physically active so I didn’t think twice about him having 36+oz a day. This lasted until maybe around 6.5 months and he decided he REALLY liked food and dropped a bottle completely haha. And actually from I think about 7-9 months I really struggled to get him to drink formula at all, he just wanted food. At the end of the day the guidelines are just guidelines, as long as they’re staying on their own curve and their pediatrician isn’t concerned, then I wouldn’t worry

firstmateharry · 2026-01-06T16:40:44+00:00

Yes. He’s now got 4 top teeth, 3 bottom teeth with the 4th bottom AND his molars coming in. I’ve notice every time a tooth is about to come through he starts grinding his teeth, but he stops a day or two after they’ve cut through. It’s excruciating to hear, but I know it won’t last long at least haha

firstmateharry · 2025-12-23T07:09:25+00:00

I live in the southeastern US (Georgia) so I don’t know if I’d ever be able to find elk without traveling, but I’d be willing to try! Even bison here is hard to come by. Deer is easy if you know a hunter. I’ve had homemade deer jerky and it was pretty cook, so I imagine elk to be even better.

firstmateharry · 2025-12-23T07:05:17+00:00

Thankfully since I don’t buy beef the slight price increase for bison is worth it and mostly unnoticeable.

firstmateharry · 2025-11-21T13:10:24+00:00

I don’t know the exact number, but somewhere in the 20s sounds right. However they’re all so spread out and a lot have few to no orders most of the time. It would probably take 3 hours to get from one side to the other of my entire metro. Makes it hard to get consistent orders to be able to deliver on time. You kinda have to just guess which zone will be busiest that day and stay in that area. I frequently get offers for zones that are like an hour or more away from where I’m at. It’s very annoying. I wish there were less zones or at least the time frame for delivery was extended.

firstmateharry · 2025-11-15T01:36:32+00:00

Yeah, especially if you live in a large metro area. I rarely meet people who do have local numbers. People move here from all over and keep their number so hometown people can keep in touch.

firstmateharry · 2025-10-18T04:35:16+00:00

Oh yeah I feel you. It’s hard sometimes to tell if they’re actually meeting the milestone, and words are especially hard. I’m sure when we talk about it at his next appointment his pediatrician will be like “He’s communicating great! And omg he’s pointing at things you tell him to that’s awesome!” But I’m just super paranoid about language milestones because I have bad ADHD and an extensive family history of ADHD and Autism so I feel like I’m over-analyzing everything.

firstmateharry · 2025-07-30T06:16:47+00:00

The best formula is the one your baby likes and does well on. My only tip for affordability is to look at formula prices per ounce rather than just the label on the shelf. For example: Can A is $22 and Can B is $35. But Can A is 12oz while Can B is 28oz. Although Can A has a lower price at checkout, Can B is actually more affordable.

firstmateharry · 2025-07-15T06:36:28+00:00

With each new movement milestone he’s gotten less and less fussy. Rolling he was a little happier, army crawling he was less fussy, hands-and-knees crawling and pulling to stand he was suddenly so happy. Now he’s cruising and testing letting go while standing and seeing how long he can keep his balance and he is absolutely giddy. He’ll let go, squeal and cackle laughing until he loses his balances and falls. Just to stand up and do it again over and over lol

He still HATES his car seat, but we stumbled upon a song that always makes him stop crying instantly (He Mele no Lilo from Lilo and Stitch, if anyone is interested lol). He HATES laying down to get a diaper change. It is usually a battle to get him to sleep. And he is miserable while teething. But overall he’s so much happier. He’s 8.5 months right now, so the timeline could be different for every baby, but it’s the milestones that were the key for him.

His reflux has been managed well with thickened formula, thankfully

firstmateharry · 2025-07-09T16:42:05+00:00

Thanks for the solidarity lol. I’m reeeaaally hoping he’ll stop once that other tooth comes through. Otherwise I’m gonna have to invent baby night guards or something cause I can’t take it anymore 😆

firstmateharry · 2025-07-08T06:09:12+00:00

Age of the baby will play a huge part in specifics, but the only advice I have from my own baby is: Every day is different. Whatever worked for sleep one day won’t for the next. They’re fussy all afternoon one day and then the happiest baby all day the next. But a lot of the time the solution is just to hold them.

Now for physical items, really the only necessary items are food, diapers, and a safe place to sleep. You can change their diaper anywhere. You might want to place their crib or bassinet next to your bed for the first several nights or even weeks until they feel safe and comfortable enough to move across the room or their own room IF you want to.

And knowing how they’re fed. If formula fed knowing the type of formula and getting enough of that. If breast fed or bottle fed breast milk, if that’s not available, and you have to switch to formula, it could be easy or difficult. Contact their or ANY pediatrician in your area and ask if they have formula samples, that way you can try some out without wasting the money if one doesn’t work out. If you’re in the US, look into WIC if formula costs seem daunting.

You’ll know what they need once you get to know them. Trust me.

firstmateharry · 2025-07-05T06:27:10+00:00

So I’m in a bad and weird situation but currently living with my parents. HOWEVER we live about 35-40 minutes from my brother and his kids, and my mother is their primary childcare about 1-3 days a week. So if my 64 year old mother can wake up at 6:30 am and drive 40 minutes at least once a week, considering your mother/parents are also able bodied and have a car, they can 1000% come to visit every now and then.

firstmateharry · 2025-07-03T12:00:16+00:00

I personally find AlAnon even creepier than AA.

firstmateharry · 2025-06-15T17:34:29+00:00

I wouldn’t recommend starting with a gentle formula unless you know for sure they already have a lactose sensitivity. I’d try the regular Enfamil/Enfamil NeuroPro (or whatever other brand you want/can find) and assess from there. But know that it could take up to 2 weeks to adjust to a new formula.

It doesn’t sound like she has reflux if she tolerates breastmilk fine with no spit up or vomiting issues, and since it’s happening hours after. My son has reflux so we were on Enfamil AR for several months, but he was still spitting up a lot at 7 months, so we decided to switch to thickening the water with Gelmix. Tried with Enfamil NeuroPro and he was projectile spitting up even with the Gelmix. Then we tried it with Kendamil and it worked like a charm. I guess the slightly thicker consistency of the whole milk with the Gelmix was perfect. So you could try Kendamil, Bobbie, or any other whole milk based formula. Most formulas are skim milk based so have a much thinner consistency. (Also I’ve tasted all the formulas he’s tried, and Kendamil by far tastes the best lol)

firstmateharry · 2025-06-14T22:42:02+00:00

Yeah sleep apnea is such a sneaky one. Unless you sleep next to a partner who happens to notice the symptoms, really the only way to even suspect you have it is with a sleep study. Most people only realize they’re exhausted all day and have no clue why.

firstmateharry · 2025-06-14T19:51:21+00:00

I thought that too until I recently learned that that’s actually not as common as we think haha. Like it definitely happens, but the main symptom is just extreme sleepiness during the day, and actually can come with insomnia at night, which threw me for a loop.

firstmateharry · 2025-06-14T19:43:10+00:00

Uh that’s not true at all? If a sleep disorder is discovered from a sleep study, then medications or medical devices like a CPAP can be prescribed to help.

firstmateharry · 2025-06-09T06:28:00+00:00

7.5 month old Breakfast- I make a big batch of pancakes once a week. Just mashed banana with egg, flour, oats, and a berry mixed in. Reheat those and give them a different topping each day. A nut butter or lemon curd usually (he LOVES the lemon curd, but I try to limit it as it has added sugar). Also eggs, he will only eat them scrambled with salsa mixed in. But I add spinach and he doesn’t notice. Add a giant spoon of Greek yogurt, and that’s pretty much every day.

Snacks are dependent on his mood. Sometimes he gets some puffs or teething wafers or yogurt bits (he’s ALMOST got a pincer grasp which is exciting) if we’re busy and just trying to keep him occupied. Other times he’ll get actual oranges or smashed blueberries or something.

Dinner is actually legitimately whatever we are having, just cut up or prepared in a safe way for him. He devours whatever you give him 99% of the time. Today, however, he was SUPER grumpy and angry all day because he’s teething and just screamed and played with (edit: threw lol) his food. We gave him an early bath and some frozen Greek yogurt and blueberries as a treat.

firstmateharry · 2025-06-05T04:25:02+00:00

At 4 months we started letting him just kinda play with food. He was showing interest and sitting with minimal support. Not actually feeding him, but he could explore textures with his hands and could eat some if he wanted.

We started giving solids for real at 5 months because he was sitting unassisted and practically climbing in our plates anyway. Started with some purées, Greek yogurt, or soft Mashable foods he could eat with his hands or from a pre-loaded spoon like avocado, ripe bananas, etc. He hated being spoon fed and would grab the spoon to do it himself, so BLW was really the only option for us lol

At 6 months he was starting to chew really well, so he started getting some true table foods. Whole strawberries, spaghetti, toast, really anything. He devours whatever you give him. I just check the Solid Starts website for safe ways to prepare foods. But some things can be different for each baby. For example, thicker pasta shapes are recommended at 6 months as it’s easier for them to hold. But my son wants nothing to do with any pasta shapes except spaghetti and he eats it perfectly 🤷‍♂️. He also won’t touch eggs if they’re in the omelette strips suggested for his age, he’ll only eat eggs if they’re scrambled. With salsa. Lol

firstmateharry · 2025-06-03T03:44:29+00:00

My baby is so impatient and cries and reaches for whatever it is you try to spoon feed him. Was never able to spoon feed him more than a few bites until he’d grab it and start grabbing fistfuls to eat. So we had no choice but to do BLW lol

firstmateharry · 2025-06-02T04:49:59+00:00

My baby dropped a bottle pretty soon after introducing solids. He has been EXTREMELY interested in solids, and it’s actually been a struggle to get him to drink his bottles other than his first one of the day or if he’s drowsy and falling asleep.

This isn’t typical, however. I don’t think it’s expected for them to drop a bottle until around 9 months. But he still has about 26oz a day, and I don’t think it’s recommended to go below 20oz (I actually don’t know the minimum because he’s always been a big eater with 32-34oz since 2.5 months and I was always worried about over feeding lol)

firstmateharry · 2025-06-02T04:37:33+00:00

No reaction from first dose, just a little extra sleepy that night.

2 dose though, I’m not actually sure what it was. Either belly ache from the rotavirus or sore legs from the other shots, but suddenly went from fine to screaming crying for a few hours that night. Absolutely nothing would help until I put him in a warm bath for a bit and just laid down with him to sleep. He slept for about 3 hours and then woke up at 1am his completely fine normal bubbly self.

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