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How much should he be eating?

pollykinzpollykinz
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LO will be 4 weeks old on Thursday. It seems like all he does is EAT! I swear, sometimes it's every hour to hour and a half. He usually eats about 3 ounces, but sometimes will take an ounce or 2 and then want more an hour later. Is he supposed to be eating more than 3 ounces per feeding by this point? At my 2 week pedi appt. he had gained almost a pound and grew an inch and a quarter and I asked her about it because I was worried he was eating too much and too often - but she said I really can't feed him too much at this stage. It just seems insane how often he wants to eat - am I just not giving him enough per feeding? Anyone else have a LO who does/did this? Up until a few nights ago he was sleeping 3 or 4 hours at a time at night, but the last couple of nights he's been waking up every 2 to 3 hours. Is this what happens when they have a growth spurt? How long does that usually last? I don't want to be the mom that just feeds her kid every time he peeps, but even when I wait it out to see if he's really hungry, he is - rooting, sucking - definite feeding cues. What the heck do I do!?
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Re: How much should he be eating?

  • BensBride2007BensBride2007

    If he's giving you the signs that he's hungry, I would go ahead and increase the amount each feeding. My LO is taking between 3 1/2 - 4 oz each feeding and is feeding about every 4 hours. His last feeding of the night is usually around 11pm and he will sleep for 5 hours.  I was worried about increasing the amount he was taking but our pedi said the same thing - you can't over-feed at this stage and your baby will let you know when they're done eating. So far, it's worked for us.

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  • vera1127vera1127 member
    If he's giving you the cues definitely feed him. He could be having a growth spurt--not uncommon at 3-4 weeks! They should go through spurts somewhere around 10 days, 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months. I didn't so much notice one around 10 days, but I have definitely seen a change in Nicholas the past week or so. Some days, like today, he wants to eat every 2-3 hours, and this is AFTER I increased the amt he's eating. Right now he's taking between 3-4 ounces at each feeding, but I think because of the spurt he's eating a lot more than normal. He has eaten 6 times today already and he still has a couple of feedings to go. As long as he's not throwing up you're probably not overfeeding. He's a growing boy!! 
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  • RebandJakeRebandJake member

    I'm not sure if you're FF or BFing but my LO eats between 1-3 hours all day and night.  In fact, it seems more frequent in the evenings and at night during the day.  I am BFing so I don't know the amt per feeding but it does feel constant - it seems as soon as I finish one feeding I am already getting ready to start the next. 

    I think we might be in a growth spurt phase, I had a few days recently where she ate 11-12 times in a day, so I'm thinking that might have been the 10 day spurt Cora mentioned above.  I guess I should prepare myself for the 3 week growth spurt!  On that note I'm off to put on some nipple cream, drink some water and nap.  Hang in there!

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