Mine won't go past 4 oz no matter what and I'm wondering if this is why I'm routinely up 5-7 times per night to feed him! He also goes long stretches in the day where he refuses to eat and then is up sometimes as much as hourly at night to eat. I pump so this ain't fun!
I've tried to get him to take more and it's like he just snacks or "tops off" and then wants to eat again pretty soon. Obviously, I cannot force him to eat. But momma needs some sleep. I'm getting delirious from lack of sleep and I have a 3 year old who needs some attention too!
Re: How many oz. does your 3-4 month old take in a bottle?
L eats 5oz at a time, total is usually 31 (we split the final bottle into 3oz, one before bath, one after). She always finishes the 5oz bottles and I think she is probably ready for 6oz soon. She is FF.
Eta - she is 15lbs 6oz
Mine takes 4 oz. she gets about two bottles a day, and sometimes won't take the whole 8 oz. I feed her on my lunch hour though. She STTN pretty well. I try to feed her two- three times before I leave for work, and often after work. I try for 8 feedings before bedtime- to make sure she gets her calories in, and hopefully won't need to eat overnight.
ETA: she is EBF.
I think it's 2.5oz x baby's weight
My DD does this (play with the nipple). Looks like I'll be making a trip to Target to get a medium flow nipple. Thanks!
I give my LO (FF) 4oz bottles. Sometimes she finishes it all, other times she leaves 1-.5oz. She eats every 2-3 hours during the day and eats once in the moth, although last night made it until 5:45!
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This is what my LO does. He eats 6-7 times a day, and I assume he takes about 24 oz. When he takes a bottle, he takes 4 oz.
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FYI, you can't compare formula and breastmilk on this one. Breastmilk is more calorically dense than formula, so it's normal for BM fed babies to eat fewer ounces than FF babies.
My daughter is 3 months and and exclusively breastfed and has never taken more than 4 oz maximum from a bottle, and usually only takes 3 oz. She sleeps 9-10 hours at night now.