Bottle Feeding Newborn - Infant Care (up to 18 months old) Message Board

2fst · 02-12-2007, 03:04 PM

My DD is 11 days and she is eating about 3ozs every 2 hours all day and going 4/5 hours at night with out. How much is your baby eating at this age? I wrote it out the other day and figured she got about 21ozs/day? The Dr said no more then 4ozs in a 2 hour time frame but sometimes after an hour and a half she wants to eat again. I can't hold her off with a pacifier either because she sucks it for 2 seconds, realizes it isn't producing milk and starts to scream. I have been feeding her on demand but this is a lot to eat. I had her weighed today and she is 7lbs 10ozs.

weepyone · 02-12-2007, 03:18 PM

your lo sounds a bit like my ds he went fairly long gaps at night too i don't know if it means anything but he has always been a good night sleeper and slept through quickly i hope you are equally blessed this way. i also fed ds on demand don't worry hun if baby was not hungry he would not take it. sam also thrived and gained weight quicly i thought it would never slow down but it did in fact now he is mobile he has lost some weight. i used the orthodontic pacifiers to comfort ds and he likes them best although now he is 11 months he barely uses it. good luck and congrats on the little one xx

Cookiem26 · 02-12-2007, 06:48 PM

Your DD sounds about right. Now almost 8 months old, my DD was always a pretty good eater, we did formula from the beginning and she took about 2-3 ounces every 2 hours for the first few weeks and then her doctor had advised to see if we could get her to take 3 ounces at a feeding and she should be able to go 3 hours between feedings which she did and she quickly moved up to 4 ounces or so by 2-3 months old. We have always fed on a schedule but if she cried for food we would just feed her early so you just have to be flexible. And early on she would sleep 2-3 hours a stetch at night but by 3 months she was sleeping 12 hours straight at night. Althogh I didn't feed on demand and tried to stick to a schedule (although early on it was difficult.. the real schedule didn't emerge until she was closer to 2 months old or so)if you baby is hungry you should feed her no matter what the doctor says. There are so many things out there on what is average but all babies are different, do what feels right. Good luck.

Savason1 · 02-12-2007, 09:47 PM

My DS is just over 3 months and he is pretty well sleeping 5-6 hrs at night. He has been since about 4 weeks. I noticed when he started doing that, he ate alot more through the day. Eat seemed like he wanted to eat all the time some days but he has now gotten into a good routine. I know when it is feeding time because no matter what I am doing my milk will let down and sure enough baby starts calling for a feed.

Sava

bxr35 · 02-13-2007, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Savason1

My DS is just over 3 months and he is pretty well sleeping 5-6 hrs at night. He has been since about 4 weeks. I noticed when he started doing that, he ate alot more through the day. Eat seemed like he wanted to eat all the time some days but he has now gotten into a good routine. I know when it is feeding time because no matter what I am doing my milk will let down and sure enough baby starts calling for a feed.

Sava