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Question about how many oz a 5-6 month should eat

KatieBFPKatieBFP
in Babies: 3 - 6 Months

Well, it is more of how do you count the ozs of what your baby is eating. I see people say 30-35oz a day but is that a 24 hour count or is that a when he/she wakes up in the morning and goes to bed at night or from midnight to midnight. I know this is a silly question, but DD seems to not eat too much during the day and at night she gets me up  ALOT to have a bottle cause I think she is trying to catch up on her calories. Thanks for letting me ask a silly question!!!

 

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Re: Question about how many oz a 5-6 month should eat

  • MrsBattyMrsBatty

    Good question. I would assume it means a 24 hour period. You'd think that it would have to include the night feedings.

    Can you try and have her take more during the day, or she just won't do it? The more you can get her to take during the day the less she will need at night.  Do you need to go up a nipple level so she can get more at a time without getting bored?  Or are you EBF?

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  • kcdollarkcdollar
    DD gets 22oz during the day at daycare.  I BF her in the morning and she gets another 6oz bottle before bed.  I don't feed her during the night unless she REALLY won't go back to sleep.  So, I figure about 35 or so oz in a 24 hour period?
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  • monicalynn1979monicalynn1979 member

    I would count how many ounces in a 24 hour period.  Like Mrs. Batty said, can you up her day time bottles a little, even if just an ounce, that way she doesn't need as much at night? 

    DD wasn't finishing her bottles during the day because she was getting bored with eating and preoccupied with the things around her so we went to a medium flow nipple and it has helped her to finish her bottles.  Worth a try! 

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  • afgafg member

    I count the bottles from midnight to midnight. 

    Typically she eats every 4hrs.  First bottle is around 4am or 5am.

    She has 4 - 6oz bottles plus a 7oz bottle before bed.  And an extra ounce of formula mixed with her oatmeal.

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  • Hopeful1!Hopeful1!
    When I answer these posts I always mean 30-35 oz in a 24 hour period.  As he slept longer at night I had to increase the amounts of his bottles so he would still get 30-35 oz per day but in 5-6 bottles instead of 7-8.  Made all the difference for us getting him to STTN, now he goes 11 hours consistently.
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  • msasnitumsasnitu
    Wow, my little one will only eat about 24 ounces on a good day (24 hour period), but she's doing well and does not ask for food at night. She's tall and skinny, but seems healthy, so my pediatrician said not to worry. The books, however, say a 5-6 month old should eat between 32 and 40 oz a day...
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  • KatieBFPKatieBFP
    Thank you ladies!!! This REALLY helps me!!! Maybe I will go up a nipple size...she just doesnt take too many bottles during the day, she is always too interested in what is going on around her so now I go to a room no one is in to feed her which helps. Thanks again!!!
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  • Jimsgirl5821Jimsgirl5821
    DD gets four 8oz bottles in 24 hours. She also eats three packs of fruit/veggie a day. On the odd occasion, she will wake at night for an extra bottle.
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