Please share how many ounces your 5 months old drinks per day

ethansbride2b

It seems like mine don't want as much as they used to. 

My smallest one (we just figured out she has a milk allergy, but had been treated for acid reflux unsuccessfully until 2 weeks ago)....she drinks 20-23oz/day depending on the day. 

My other two take 26-28oz/day

I worry about my daughter that only drinks 20-23 a day.  The pedi said its fine if she is gaining weight, but she is gaining very slow over the last two weight checks.  Only 1 oz per week gain. 

 Thanks for sharing!!

 

 

#1_BadgeBunny

my guys were good weights at birth and didnt need to gain really.  but now at 6 mo they have

4tbsp oatmeal + 5 oz formula

2.5 thbsp fruit +6 oz bottle

7oz bottle

2.5 tbsp veggie + 5 oz formula

8oz bottle

so i guess they have bout 30.... now depending on how they are feeling they wont always finish thier bottles.. bc i give food 1st.  so i would say anywhere from 26 to 30 oz a day.  if thier weight is good i wouldnt worry to much the LOs fluctuate all the time.. also are your LOs on food yet? i saw a drastic decrease in formula one they got the hang of eating

daisybride78

My boys will be five months next week. I have not started solids yet...I think I am going to wait until 5 1/2 or 6 months. Right now they take anywhere between 24 and 27 ounces per day. They are sleeping through the night, and take about 6 feedings between 7am and 8:30pm.

I also worry that they aren't getting enough and their weight gain over the past couple of months has been slow. At their 4 month check up, Henry was 12.1 and Joey was 11.7. I am going to try to up their intake by about an ounce for every feeding and 2 ounces for the first am feeding.

In the new mom group that we go to, most of the other babies their age all eat about 6-7 ounces per feeding plus cereal! 

Shannonlea

Hey! Both of mine are small eaters-  we are struggling lately to get them to 25 oz.  So it ranges between 23-27 oz. 

jalaiaa

I BF but when they get pumped milk on days that I work they eat about 30-32 oz. But I just wanted to say, as long as they're gaining weight I wouldn't worry 

mlgd

There were a few of us posting about having "light"/bad eaters this last week... and all of the LOs were right around 5 mos old.  To get a better idea of what our twins are taking, I've tracked the last few days (which I never really did before), and it looks like DS takes @ 27 oz and DD takes @ 26 oz.  

ethansbride2b

Thanks everyone.  They are not on solids yet.  Since they were 2 months premature, we are going to wait until they are 6 months.  Our pedi said we could start anytime now, but I don't think they are ready.