8mo baby hungry even after solids

Question

My LO is 8mo and attends IFC. At home he eats solids fine but most days he is in IFC. As IFC is unable to catch the right timing he often rejects meal due to tiredness or too hungry (he rather have milk). But regardless in IFC or at home, he will still get hungry after eating solids and want milk. Im not sure if its due to this he not getting enough calories  but he wakes up every 2 or 3 hours at night these days because he is hungry. He can drink up to 900 or 1000ml of milk per day. Even with solids I try to feed during dinner time.Is this normal?

Arsyi Anggita · Answer

Honestly, what youre describing sounds pretty familiar to a few of us whove been through this stage! At 8 months, milk is still the main source of nutrition, so its quite normal for babies to still want milk after solids, the solids are really just complementing, not replacing, the milk yet. One of my mum friends actually had her IFC teacher suggest increasing the milk volume per feed when her baby kept signalling hunger, so it might be worth having a conversation with your IFC to see if they can adjust the timing or quantity a little better. The night waking every 2-3 hours does sound exhausting, and while it can be linked to not getting enough calories during the day, it could also just be a developmental phase at this age, some babies go through a rough patch around 8 months regardless of feeding. Do keep an eye on wet diapers as a rough gauge that hes getting enough overall, and since the night waking is quite frequent and youre concerned about his calorie intake, its really worth bringing this up with your PD to rule out anything else going on!