1 year old.. 5-8 bottles a day??

jazmine18 · Dec 6th, 2009, 07:21 AM

my one year old is having 2 or 3 bottles during the day and 3 to 5 bottles at night..all 8oz..is this normal? xx

isil · Dec 6th, 2009, 07:47 AM

when you say at night, do you mean during the night? A 1 yr old shouldn't need milk during the night unless there's a specific medical reason I don't think.

I'd say the 2 or maybe 3 milk drinks in the day is ok though but a total of 8 (or even 5) all at 8oz would worry me a little. Does she have room for solids after all that milk? I'd be worried that she wasn't getting all the nutrients she needs...things that aren't provided by formula.

**Vickie** · Dec 6th, 2009, 08:57 AM

Hannah has 1-2 sippy cups of milk a day and has since she turned a year old. Is your LO getting enough solids during the day? At her age I don't think she should be needing milk so much throughout the night...

jackiea85 · Dec 6th, 2009, 09:00 AM

Joseph has 2 beakers of milk in the day and then he will have a bottle at bedtime, he takes about 5oz at bedtime. He eats 3 meals a day though and has 2 snacks too, a little something mid-morning and then something when he wakes from his afternoon nap. Is your LO eating much solid food? x

jazmine18 · Dec 6th, 2009, 13:05 PM

thanks for replies..yea she eats solid food also, breakfast, lunch and dinner. and snacks aswell, bananas, yoghurt ect. ??..should i take her to the doctor ?? will it harm her?

dali · Dec 7th, 2009, 06:34 AM

i dont think it would harm her, but i agree that at 1 year she shouldnt need the night feeds anymore, it may be a case of waking for night feeds being a habit now

they do sya that after 1 year old , they shouldnt really have much more than a total of 1 pint of milk a day as it will make them less hungry for solids, but al babies are different

id maybe mention it to your HV and see what she says

Boony · Dec 7th, 2009, 06:49 AM

from the age of 1 my son has only had his bottle before bed. Then juice or water for drinks during the day.

Jules · Dec 7th, 2009, 09:04 AM

My LO has always loved her milk and I cant see it doing her no harm as long as she's eating enough solid food throughout the day, she doesn't have as much as your LO though. She has about 3 bottles throughout the day (one on morning, one pre-nap and one before bed) and still has one through the night, she's 16 months. She did use to have loads more through the night at 12 months, but i've gradually got this down to one, trying to knock this one on the head too!

I'd try cutting down on it and giving more food through the day then you wont need to give loads of milk during the night.

moomin_troll · Dec 7th, 2009, 09:09 AM

zane still wakes for bottles in the night its a right pain and hes almost 15 months.

id swap the bottles in the day for cows milk (full fat) or even water if just to save urself money, milk is so expensive.

he only "needs" 2 bottles of baby milk a day now and really it doesnt even have to be baby milk he will get all he needs from cows milk and a healthy diet

candeur · Dec 7th, 2009, 15:05 PM

If it's just a case of routine, you could try and give her water instead of milk at night if she'll take it? Maybe then she'll realise that it's not really worth waking up for water... It's something I did when trying to get LO to sleep through when she was a bit younger x

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jazmine18 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: London Posts: 919	1 year old.. 5-8 bottles a day?? my one year old is having 2 or 3 bottles during the day and 3 to 5 bottles at night..all 8oz..is this normal? xx

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isil Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 8,125	when you say at night, do you mean during the night? A 1 yr old shouldn't need milk during the night unless there's a specific medical reason I don't think. I'd say the 2 or maybe 3 milk drinks in the day is ok though but a total of 8 (or even 5) all at 8oz would worry me a little. Does she have room for solids after all that milk? I'd be worried that she wasn't getting all the nutrients she needs...things that aren't provided by formula.

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Vickie Mum (Mom) Administrator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 75,655	Hannah has 1-2 sippy cups of milk a day and has since she turned a year old. Is your LO getting enough solids during the day? At her age I don't think she should be needing milk so much throughout the night...

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jackiea85 Other Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2,398	Joseph has 2 beakers of milk in the day and then he will have a bottle at bedtime, he takes about 5oz at bedtime. He eats 3 meals a day though and has 2 snacks too, a little something mid-morning and then something when he wakes from his afternoon nap. Is your LO eating much solid food? x

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Dec 6th, 2009, 13:05 PM	#5
jazmine18 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: London Posts: 919	thanks for replies..yea she eats solid food also, breakfast, lunch and dinner. and snacks aswell, bananas, yoghurt ect. ??..should i take her to the doctor ?? will it harm her?

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dali Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: east sussex Posts: 1,575	i dont think it would harm her, but i agree that at 1 year she shouldnt need the night feeds anymore, it may be a case of waking for night feeds being a habit now they do sya that after 1 year old , they shouldnt really have much more than a total of 1 pint of milk a day as it will make them less hungry for solids, but al babies are different id maybe mention it to your HV and see what she says

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Boony Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 1,942	from the age of 1 my son has only had his bottle before bed. Then juice or water for drinks during the day.

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Jules Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 1,812	My LO has always loved her milk and I cant see it doing her no harm as long as she's eating enough solid food throughout the day, she doesn't have as much as your LO though. She has about 3 bottles throughout the day (one on morning, one pre-nap and one before bed) and still has one through the night, she's 16 months. She did use to have loads more through the night at 12 months, but i've gradually got this down to one, trying to knock this one on the head too! I'd try cutting down on it and giving more food through the day then you wont need to give loads of milk during the night.

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moomin_troll Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: staffordshire Posts: 14,581	zane still wakes for bottles in the night its a right pain and hes almost 15 months. id swap the bottles in the day for cows milk (full fat) or even water if just to save urself money, milk is so expensive. he only "needs" 2 bottles of baby milk a day now and really it doesnt even have to be baby milk he will get all he needs from cows milk and a healthy diet

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Dec 7th, 2009, 15:05 PM	#10
candeur Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: S. Wales Posts: 2,096	If it's just a case of routine, you could try and give her water instead of milk at night if she'll take it? Maybe then she'll realise that it's not really worth waking up for water... It's something I did when trying to get LO to sleep through when she was a bit younger x

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