Feeding FAQ: 6-9 months – Weaning/Solids

My 7-month-old daughter seems hungry and irritable before lunch and tea time

My 7-month-old daughter has been feeding and sleeping well on the CLB routine. However, she does seem to get very irritable and hungry well before her feed times at 11.30am and 5.30pm. She seems satisfied after each meal, so I am not sure whether I should also be giving her snacks between meals.
At present she is being weaned from the breast, recently dropping the 11 and 2pm feeds. At breakfast she takes 2 tbsp porridge or small unsweetened yoghurt, half a banana or 2 cubes of apple/pear and approx 6oz milk. Lunch is 5 cubes of vegetables including lentils, chicken and fish. She is still having 3ozs of formula with this and I am feeding her with the “tier” method; she does get upset when I take the bottle away. She has a 6 oz bottle at 2.15pm and tea is 3 cubes of vegetables then 2 cubes of fruit. I am planning to drop this breast feed soon. She weighs 8kgs.

Offer your daughter a piece of fruit or a small amount of unsweetened yoghurt flavoured with fruit puree mid morning. Offer her a drink of water at the same time.
If her lunchtime meal is mainly composed of protein based cubes then she does need to drop her milk feed now. The absorption of iron from protein can be diminished by up to 50% if taken with milk. Begin to offer her a beaker of water after she has taken at least half of her solids. As a result of dropping this milk feed you may find she will take slightly more at her 2.15pm feed which may help her get through the afternoon a little better. If she still is unhappy well before tea time then offer a mini rice cake or piece of fruit.