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Old 01-23-2006, 12:05 PM   #1
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Should I stop feeding 2mo old on demand?

I have a pretty hefty 9wk old and people are telling me to stop feeding him on demand. If he is awake, he wants to eat every hour. This has been happening since a month old or so. He's 15lbs now, so I don't think it would hurt him. I have been trying to calm him down when he wants food and making him wait a little, but is it a bit harsh to not feed him when he wants it? Some say that feeding him everytime he wants it lets him know all he has to do is cry and he'll get food. I don't want a fat kid, but I am not worried about his weight at the moment. He's cute and soft. lol

 
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Re: Should I stop feeding 2mo old on demand?

What does your pediatrician think? I am curious about this subject too. My DS is only three weeks but he will eat and eat until he vomits sometimes. (We're not talking spit up here) I can't just cut him off when I think he's had too much!!
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Re: Should I stop feeding 2mo old on demand?

what we were told and what we did and it worked out great is to when he was hungry, try and hold him off, even for 10-15 minutes each time, and try to get just a little more into him each time. Before you knew it, we were doing 4 oz every 3 hours, now we are up to 6 oz every 3-4 hours, night time he takes 6 oz at about 9pm, sleeps til 2-3am, another 6 oz, sleep til about 7am. this is what our doctor told us to do and within a few days, we had him eating more at each feeding, but going longer in between.

now you said your ds eats every hour when awake, but you are not saying how much each hour he eats, if it is only 2 oz, then that is normal, if he is eating say 4 oz or so, that is alot, every baby is different and you have to go with your instinct, or what doctors tells you, I still feed my son when he wants to be fed, its kinda something you will always do lol, good luck

 
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Re: Should I stop feeding 2mo old on demand?

I breastfeed, so I don't know how much he eats each time. I know if I pump, he can take 6oz easily, but he sleeps longer. If I am breastfeeding him, I can't tell how much he is getting so I can't make him eat more. I try to keep him eating as long as I can when he wants to eat, but I still have no clue how much he gets.

 
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Re: Should I stop feeding 2mo old on demand?

I breastfed my ds til he was 4 1/2 months, and I miss it terribly, so my only suggestion would still be to try and hold him off a little at a time, and then feed him, if he normally eats for 10 minutes, then I would try to get 15 minutes out of him, with a burp in between, or to ask your doc and see what he thinks, good luck

 
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