How much milk does a 6-month old need?

Well there doesn't seem to be a proper anwer to this question.

If any bloke reads this blog then I apologise in advance for some of the details.

Just about 3 weeks ago we had to suddenly and unexpectedly stop breast feeding. It was half-planned really as I wanted Logan exclusively bottle-fed when I was back at work full time. I knew there was a tablet that mummies can take which stops milk production and disperses the milk so my plan was to do this the week-end before going back full time. However when I spoke to my health visitor about it, she said the NHS has stopped doing it because it is not necessary. In other words, you mummies have gone through childbirth, you can bloody well stop breastfeeding without a pill that costs the NHS money. As if childbirth wasn't enough pain and discomfort...

So 3 days of constant pain (felt like humongous bruises) and just about 3 weeks later, the boobies have just about got the message. I thought it would only last a week!

Logan has gone to the bottle really well. He was of course already having 2 bottles each day so it wasn't as much of a change as it was when he started having 2 bottles each day. The only problem is the type of bottle. It seems that the cheapest are the best! Indeed I bought lots of Tomee Tippee "mimics the shape and feel of mummy's boobies" bottles, well he doesn't like them. First of all it's a lie (of course! I mean, honestly???). Secondly, it's really hard to get air to go in as Logan sucks without milk leaking from the bottle all over the place. Thirdly, the teet is really wide so Logan has to open his mouth like crazy to manage. It's ridiculous. DON'T BUY TOMEE TIPPEE.

Buy Asda or Tesco's own cheapos instead!!! Much easier, small teet, easier to clean, and they save a lot of money!

Back to the question in the title. Advice completely varies from one website to another. As Logan is also on solids 4 times a day, he doesn't need as much milk as 4 x 240ml that's recommended. So I've decided that his body will know what it needs. I think as long as he gets 500-600 ml per day including Petit Filous and other yoghurts then his bones will be just fine. So some days he'll drink more, other days he'll drink less, and if he's hungry anyway I'll know about it!

We've started meat and that's pretty good fun. So far he's had mince beef, pork and lamb and has liked it all. Last night I cooked meatballs in a mediterranean sauce so I kept some mince, tinned tomato and pasta and made him his own little tupperware of "pasta bolognese". I might not need to cook his food long in advance and freeze it anymore: as long as I remember to keep some of what we're going to have, un-seasoned, no garlic, no sauce then I can prepare his meals at the same time as we prepare ours.