Formula amount?

laura-n-brian

How much formula is/was your DC taking at 2-3 weeks?  We have been giving him 2 ounces about every 2 hours or so...when should we bump it up to more?  Sometimes, if after the 2 ounces, he is still hungry - we will give him a little more...but I just don't wanna overfeed him.  If he's not hungry, he wouldn't take it, though, right?  Thanks - I'm a 1st timer, if you can't tell

 

MrsJuneHawk

Sorry, wrong thread!

hewinked

We fed DD 2 oz every 3-4 hours at that point.  I'm not sure when she started with 3 oz, but we gave her 4 one time and she spit it up.  Now she eats 4 oz all the time.  We also give her more if she acts like she is still hungry and just watch her cuz she will spit up if she gets too much. 

Expecting0207

DD2 had 3 oz every 3-3.5 hrs.  She moved to 4oz at one month old (she was 8lb 12oz then).  I moved her up b/c she was consistently finishing her bottles leaving nothing left.

DMD3443

I always bumped him up an ounce whenever he consistently finished a bottle quickly and still seemed unsatisfied. I think he was around your baby's age when I moved him up to 3. By a month he was taking 4 oz, and was up to 6 oz by 2 months. He's now 3 months and takes 7. I've always just kind of followed his lead which has worked well. If he's letting you know that he's still hungry, I would definitely give him more.