At around 8 months old, your baby may have started with solid food and drink a bit less breast milk or formula. Here is a convenient baby feeding schedule for 8-12-month-old babies. It also works well for toddlers.
Here you’ll find a practical baby feeding schedule for your 8-12-month-old baby.
At this age, many babies eat solid food on a regular basis. They are getting bigger and hungrier and will benefit from an established feeding routine. You will simply have a happier and more content baby if feeding them good food on a regular schedule!
The biggest change compared to the feeding schedule for younger babies is that you can now serve cooked food twice a day. This means that your baby will get more varied food than earlier.
I usually follow this schedule for my babies. Even as toddlers, they followed more or less the same schedule, so it worked for quite some time. The only part of the schedule that I skip sometimes is the snack before lunch. If your baby (or toddler) had a really big breakfast, a snack early in the day is sometimes unnecessary and tends to destroy his or her appetite at lunch. Experiment a bit to see what works best for your child.
Baby Feeding Schedule for the 8-12-Month-Old
Breastfeeding or Formula according to your and your child’s rhythm.
Breakfast:
Breast milk and/or Formula
Cereal
A small sandwich
Some water
Snack:
Fruit puree
A small sandwich
Water
Lunch:
Cooked food, for example, vegetables and meat proper for this age group
Fruit puree for dessert
WaPureeo drink
Afternoon snack:
Infant cereal and/or fruit puree (can be served with the cereal for taste)
Water, Breastfeeding or Formula
Dinner:
Cooked food, but a smaller portion than at lunch
Fruit puree
Water
At bedtime:
Breast milk and/or Formula
If you want more sample feeding schedules, check out these schedules for 10-month-old babies provided by other moms.
Always remember to introduce new foods slowly to observe any allergic reactions. For a list of foods to avoid, click here.
Do you want to cook some food for your baby? For some recipes that your 8-month-old baby (or older) will appreciate, click here.
If you need help with your baby’s eating habits, you’ll find a large number of baby feeding tips answered here.
More on Feeding Your Baby
- Yummy recipes for the 8-month-old baby
- How to make baby food
- Formula shakes for 8 months old
- How often should I feed my 10-month-old and what?
What schedule do you use for your baby? Is it working? Share with other moms by leaving a comment below!
Paula Dennholt founded Easy Baby Life in 2006 and has been a passionate parenting and pregnancy writer since then. Her parenting approach and writing are based on studies in cognitive-behavioral models and therapy for children and her experience as a mother and stepmother. Life as a parent has convinced her of how crucial it is to put relationships before rules. She strongly believes in positive parenting and a science-based approach.
Paula cooperates with a team of pediatricians who assist in reviewing and writing articles.
Hi there. Its really good that you have the list of dietary meal for your baby, that’s awesome! Your baby can also take probiotics its good for the digestion of foods and adds good bacteria to baby’s health.