how much does your newborn eat?

tnkrbl21

My LOs get about 3 oz every 3 hrs and a little more at night (to try and get a little sleep).  Is this too much?  The dr said feed them whatever they want / whatever they'll take when they want it (they gained weight very well following their homecoming so he wasnt too concerned).  What do you think?

macchiatto

In those early weeks, mine ate anywhere from 1.5 to 5(!!) oz at a feeding, so that sounds about right. As long asyou're not coaxing them to drink that much, you should be good!

leahm78

I was gonna ask this too!! One of mine will do almost 3 one feeding, 3 the next and a few times shes has done 4. The other is only 4lbs 8oz so she takes 2 maybe a little less. I think yours are doing great!! I'll be curious to see what others say.

Leah

ChiBride2007

Ours are at 2.5oz per feeding. They eat every 3 hours around the clock per pediatrician's instructions (they were born at 35w4d and spent 8 days in the NICU so they're trying to plump them up - though they gained 13oz each in 6 days since coming home so I guess it's working!) Now that they're starting to take this consistently, we'll probably bump them up to 3oz in the next day or two.