Originally Posted by permanentvacation:
The fact that he is crying the way he is and then shakes his hands and arms frantically at the sight of a bottle or food, then sucks it down as if he's not eaten in weeks, is a sign that he is unreasonably hungry. If he didn't cry like he does and didn't react like that, then I would say, that's just his feeding schedule and the foods he eats. But going by his behavior, he's excessively hungry and needs more food.
Then, since his mother finally admitted to me that they have been feeding him stage 3 food and table food at home, but only send me stage 2 food completely proves that he is used to more substantial food and truly is hungry here.
One thing we all know is that there is no "normal" when it comes to feeding babies. It's the reason that they need to be fed on demand. I have an 11 month old here who has eaten and eaten and eaten all day long since she was born. Just a few weeks ago, she started to slow down. When she's hungry she eats, when she's not, she doesn't. It's always been that way. It is rather alarming to see a baby down a large amount of food, but if they're healthy, normal weight, not spitting it back up-that's a sign that they really did need it. I'm sure that the baby you have is just one of those who loves to eat.