Anyone have a baby that will never take more than 4-5 oz at a time?

TRAlbaugh · February 2009

If so how many oz would you say they eat per day? Also how old is your LO and how much do they weigh? Thanks very much

KittyCatBio · February 2009

kat is 7+ months and takes 2 4 oz bottles at daycare, sometimes 3. i nurse her in the middle of the day, so i think she takes a lot then, and i nurse her in the morning and evenings. she is 18+lbs

Luckystar2 · February 2009

DD is 9 months and maybe 17lbs (not sure). She's BFed, and has bottles of BM at daycare. She gets 2 4.5oz bottles. She BFs once in the morning and twice in evening. I have no idea how much she takes in those sessions.

Sally J · February 2009

My DS is BF, but during the day with my husband he would only take 4-5 oz per feeding between the ages of 4 months old and 8 months old. He's in the 95th percentile for weight. Things that helped him eat more throughout the day:

Reverse cycling - he would eat all night to make up for what he didn't get during the day

Eat more often - instead of going every 3 hours between feeding he would go every 2 hours (sometimes even less)

Solids - once he started solids he could stretch out his feedings and he started upping his ounces a little bit (5-6 oz)

Faster flow nipple - this helped him go from 3-4 oz to 6 oz

Age - Now at 10 mos he eats 7-8 oz (he's probably close to 24 lbs)

Eating in stages - He has a hard time eating 7-8 oz all at once, so my DH gives him 4 oz, then lets him play for 10 min in his crib, then gives him the remaining amount that he wants/needs.

Quiet room - my DS gets distracted easily so we have to feed him in a quiet dark room to get him to focus.

Lisa&Mark · February 2009

Makenna rarely eats more than 4-5 oz at one time, she has:

4 oz at 9am

5 oz bottle at noon

4 oz bottle at 3pm

6 oz bottle before bed

4 oz once in the middle of the night

So I guess she drinks 20-24 oz per day, which is what she should be getting at her age. She is almost 10 months and weighs just over 18 lbs.

KGsky · February 2009

YES!!!? 11 months on Sunday, and as of three weeks ago only 17 lbs 12 oz!? We've been giving her more solids and her percentile went from 10% to 25%, but she's still a lightweight--and in the 75th percentile for height.? But Dr. and everyone says she's fine.? I just see kids in daycare eating way more. 6 - 8 oz regularly!? In a day, she gets between 15 - 18 oz at daycare and then I b.f. her a lot in the a.m. and a little in the p.m. so I estimate she gets around 25 - 28 oz??

papagena · February 2009

DS is BF, so I'm not sure what he gets total, but he gets two bottles while I'm at work - both 6 oz and he finishes them both.

He's 6 mo. and is just under the 50% or so - just under 16 lbs.

Lucky_Dragonfly · February 2009

I make DS a 6oz bottle but he usually will leave about an ounce in the bottle. his feeding in hte middle of the night however is a 7oz bottle and he eats the whoel things. He also will drink up to 10oz between 2 diff bottles the hour before going to bed.

bostonfingerlakes07 · February 2009

DS has been taking 5 oz. bottles of BM (I EP) for months. Sometimes at night he'll take 6-7 oz. but that's it. When I offer more, he just stops at 5 oz.

kla111304 · February 2009

My son is a little over 9 months and drinks 20-25oz a day of formula. It is a struggle some days and he rarely drinks more than 5oz at a time. I try to mix in a good portion with his cereal and he loves his fruits and veggies so he gets a lot of water from those. I just think they get bored with "milk" when there are so many different tastes out there.

spunkielexis196 · February 2009

DS eats 25-30 oz a day in BM and formula plus 3 meals a day where he eats between 2-3 oz. He is 12lbs 9oz at 8 months, I think he is too small, but the dr. doesn't seem to have a problem. Funny thing is I just asked this question on the preemie board. DS is below the 3rd percentile for weight, but for height he was at the 5th percentile.

vanillacourage · February 2009

Have you tried going to a faster-flow nipple?

New mommy and so excited! · February 2009

my baby girl just turn 6months last sunday she takes 2 bottles of 5oz to daycare and now eats cereal in the morning than has a bottle but hardly ever finishes the whole thing at once and than she eats fruit and has the 2nd bottle probably around 2 or 2:30 and when i pick her up I breastfeed her again. I thought i was the only one whose baby didnt eat much... i feel better now... i really think she makes up when she eats in the middle of the night...

Lara05 · February 2009

Yes! DD was breastfed until 10 months old & never took more than 5oz at a time. She would drink three 5oz bottles at daycare and breastfeed twice more while at home.

She's now on formula and still won't take more than 5 oz at a time. She drinks 4 bottles a day and is 11 months old now.

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