cat_tail,
orchid is right. so long as your bb has gets a minimum of 16/17oz a day (this applies only to babies that are already taking solids) it should be fine. i was thinking of a 5mth old baby that is still not weaned to solids yet.
crystalmum,
i've never fed my bb brown rice cereal before, but you can try the Si Sen brand from NTUC. or the Eu Yan Sang one, or the organic ones (eg Healthy Times) from Brown Rice Paradise @ Tanglin Mall.
i'm amummy,
your current schedule looks very good. it's very similar to my dd's when she 1st started on solids, ie 5-7mths old. if you wanna intro another solid meal, do it at the 7/8pm feeding, ie after the milk (similar to what you're doing for the lunch feeding).
When my dd was 7mths old and well-establised on solids, I decided to finally intro meat to her meals, so i changed her feeding times to something like this:
8am milk, then b'fast
12pm lunch
3pm milk
6pm dinner
9pm milk
like i said, for noe you can stick to your current timing, and intro another solid feeding at the 7/8pm feed, but once you want your bb to have 2 proper solid meals and drop the milk feedings during lunch and dinner, you can schedule it something like this:
6 or 7am plus - milk
11am plus - lunch
2.30pm or 3pm - milk
5.30pm or 6pm - milk
8pm plus - milk
do take note that b/w the morning milk (6am) and lunch (11am plus/12pm) is a VERY long gap, so most babies will need a mid-morning snack probably at ard 9am plus. you can give some fruits or a small bottle of yoghurt for this snack.
and if you think your bb is ready for b'fast, can give b'fast immed after or ard 1 hr after the morning milk.
you don't have to feed the same puree at dinner as you do at lunch (variety is the spice of life!) but if you're intorducing a new food item to your bb, it's advisable to do it at the lunch feeding (as opposed to dinner feeding) cause then you have enuf time to observe and look out for signs of allergy. it's harder to do this if you intro new foods at dinner cause the allergy might set in when your bb is asleep at night.
to the other mummies,
i will answer your qns maybe tomorrow. very sleepy liao, so going to bed now!