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FF 2 month old, is he eating enough?

MaliaMouseMaliaMouse member
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I keep reading how many babies are eating 4-6 oz in one feeding.  My LO pretty much maxes out at 3 oz.  He is not on a set schedule for feeding, but probably eats every 3 hours or so.  Is he eating enough?  We can't weigh him every day but he did go from 5 lbs 12 oz at birth to 10 lbs 3 oz at his 2 month apt.  I don't know how I would get more food into him....
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Re: FF 2 month old, is he eating enough?

  • TexasLadyBugTexasLadyBug

    As long as he is gaining weight and your pedi is happy then dont worry about it. My DS was 9 pounds at birth and stayed at 4oz until he was 4 months old. My pedi said to always fill the bottle with one extra oz just in case they are still hungry that feeding.?

    You might also want to think about going to a med flow nipple.?

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  • erino&chrisherino&chrish
    Take his weight in lbs and multiply by 2.5 then divide by the # of feedings per day to equal an approximate amount he should be eating.  So, your LO "should" eat 25 oz a day.  When you see the other posts, take them with a grain of salt.  My LO is over 13 lbs and eats 5 oz bottles, but most are EBM which they digest much faster, and by the calculation he "should" be eating 33 oz a day but only eats 5-6 times a day so he eats 25-30 oz total.  As long as your LO is gaining weight well and having wet and poopy diapers he should be fine.  Don't force feed him.
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  • EANEAN member

    Sounds identical to my baby!  Was your LO early?  Mine was 3 weeks early so you actually look at the fact that they really are not 2 months from some standpoints. 

     Mine also takes 3 ounces and sometimes that is even a struggle!

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  • PeskyPesky member
    imageTexasLadyBug:

    As long as he is gaining weight and your pedi is happy then dont worry about it.  

    Ditto.  Don't stress out.  Some babies are just smaller.  Also, ditto the others re the nipple flow -- DS ate a lot more when I upgraded the nipple flow.  So look for signs of time to move -- takes forever to eat, tends to fall asleep while feeding, you can see the nipple collapsing somewhat due to how hard he is sucking, etc.  If he's doing fine with the flow he has, keep going.  DD was only eating 3-4 oz around this stage so just because DS is a piggy doesn't mean I think he's abnormal or that a baby eating less is abnormal either.  Kids are different.


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    DD -- 5YO
    DS -- 3YO

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  • DSteed-to-beDSteed-to-be

    My DS eats 3.5-4oz every 2 1/2-3 hours and he's just over 2 months.  We tried once to give him 5 oz. at his last feeding before bed because some people say "give them another ounce to hold them over longer" but he spat up a LOT of that because it was too much.  He can't handle more than 4oz. right now at a time. 

    As long as your LO is gaining weight and happy (not whining for more), take it -- at least your can of formula is lasting longer than those who eat more! :)

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