6 month old baby, always hungry!

My baby is getting an 8 oz. formula bottle every three hours on the dot, she inhales them literally! 2 hours later she's crying again. For the last 2 weeks she was waking up during the night 2! I started her on foods right after Pesach but she got such horrible diaper rashes, that I gave her a break for a week to get over it. I figured I’d start slowly. This kid is desperate for food.

So in summary – she’s 6 months old, 17 lbs, and can’t get enough of it. How much is normal and at what point is it safe to say, ok she had enough?! She eats everything I stuff into her mouth!
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Silver Member Joined: Feb 09 2009 Posts: 793

ok you know whats best...
a bb will not eat if not hungry...my little is BH almost 8 months and I started him on foods at 4 months and Bh he has appetite but I know when he doesn't want anymore 9he puts his hand in front of mouth and pushes me away...start simple...rice cereal and remember one food at a time for 2-3 days to see any allergies. I would also suggest to make your own bb food, its a pain but at least you know there is no added sugar and preservative!!!
you can also do apple sauce, mashed bananas, sweet potatoes, carrot (buy organic) , white potatoes ect...
Good luck Smile

This is completely normal, although I would get a slow flow nipple and start her on some solid foods.
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Posted: Sun, May 24 2009, 4:26 pm Post subject:

well hurray, she spent the night vomiting her brains out. today it's only pedialyte for her!

Posted: Sun, May 24 2009, 4:49 pm Post subject:

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Ask your dr. Some foods are better to start on than others. We started with orange and yellow fruits and veggies. Some prefer cereal but I hear that's constipating.

Posted: Sun, May 24 2009, 9:28 pm Post subject:

Re: the pedialyte, the doctor told me at 5 am that I should give 1/2 an ounce of water every 10 minutes for two hours, then switch to pedialyte as much as she can hold for the next 12 hours. B'H it stopped the vomiting!