Am I overfeeding DS ??

[mumtosp]

Hi all,

DS is almost 7 months old and we are now on 2 meals a day (lunch and dinner). How do I know if I am overfeeding him ??

We tried BLW but it didn't work for us - he wasn't interested in feeding himself... but loves his purees (literally squeals with excitement when he knows he's about to get lunch or dinner :) )

We have this and each pot is 60 ml. So this afternoon he had 2 pots of sweet potato followed by 2 teaspoons of apple puree - was that too much ??
He does turn away when he doesn't want any more, but this afternoon I stopped feeding him myself (before he could refuse) as I thought he had already had enough...

Thanks in advance for all your help !

[StrangeGlue]

Babies are really good at self regulation it's us adults who ruin that with the 'just a bit more' and 'you have to clean your plate'. As long as you respond by stopping when he indicates he's done and don't push more you'll be fine.

[MoonlightandRoses]

Second Strange on that - they don't lose the self-regulation until sometime after their first birthday and if they're already used to knowing when they're full, then they shouldn't IYSWIM?

[frazzledbutcalm]

With my 4 I was guided by them. Ds1 weaned very slowly. Dd1 went to 3 meals a day literally straight away! Be guided by your ds, trust your instincts. Some days he may eat more than others. By 7 months, I think mine were all on 3 meals a day.

[mumtosp]

thanks all :)