Babies: 3 - 6 Months

how often do 4 month olds eat?

I don't know if this question has already been asked but I have noticed everyone is saying their four MO's are eating every 4 hours. My DS is still eating every 2 hours 4 ounces at a time. He won't eat more than that I've tried. sometimes he will wait an hour and want another 2 ounces.  He is about 16 pounds now. I know every baby is different, but is anyone elses 4 MO eating every 2 hours still?
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Re: how often do 4 month olds eat?

  • Our girls usually eat every 3 hours. Sometimes it's 2 1/2 or 3 1/2, just depends on if they get hungry earlier or if they happen to be napping at the 3 hour mark. We have been on the 3 hour feedings during the day since about 2 months. Have you tried to up how much formula per feeding you give?
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  • My LO eats every 2-ish hours.  We do 3.5oz bottles at daycare.  I prefer this over giving bigger bottles less often, it will just expand her belly and she'll always want more food to feel full.  I don't know if that's true but it sounds good to me.  :-)

    Are you EBF?

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  • My almost 4 month old still eats (EBF) about every 2 hours around the clock. Even when a feeding is replaced with a bottle, he still tends to eat that often. Sometimes it gets stretched to 3 hours, but that's about as far as he will go.
  • Yeah i've tried making a 5 or 6 ounce bottle but he never eats more than 4 ounces. He is formula fed now.
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  • My baby (4 mos 1 week) has been eating 5-6 ounces every 3 to 3.5 hours or so.  EFF.  She had been eating no more than 4 every 3 hours for what seemed like FOREVER and then suddenly one day about 2 weeks ago she just started wanting more!
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  • My DS is 16lbs also.  He eats 5-6 oz every 3-4 hours.  Then between 5-7pn he has 2 bottles and goes to sleep.
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  • imagebuckyfan30:
    My DS is 16lbs also.  He eats 5-6 oz every 3-4 hours.  Then between 5-7pn he has 2 bottles and goes to sleep.

    This almost exactly...and my LO is only 3 months.

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  • DS eats every 2 hours, 2-4 oz.  He is EFB, gets it in a bottle during the day.  He sleeps through the night.  He's 19 lbs and 4 1/2 months old.  I thought his feedings were supposed to become less frequent too, but I'm comfortable feeding on demand since his growth is good. 
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