How much milk should my 7 month old be drinking?
Hello! I take it your daughter is still putting on weight, or this would have come up before now. My daughter is under a dietican and the official guideline is that any baby taking solids should have at least 500mls (about 17floz) per 24 hours to maintain weight gain. You need to encourage your daughter to drink more. However if she has been drinking this much for quite a while and there is no sign of weight loss then its obviously working for your daughter. You just need to look out for the signs of dehydration. If this is a new thing you need to encourage her to drink more milk as this is more important at this stage than solids, for example make sure she has a bottle before she has her breakfast. My daughter: 8am 200mls 10am 100mls 12pm dinner 2pm 100mls 5pm tea 7pm 150mls Edit: I think youre doing really well there. There are a few options though. The first thing you could do is offer milk instead of water. Youre right it is important for baby to get water, but she will still be ge
