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Babies: 0 - 3 Months
1 month old feeding schedule
How often and how much does your bottle fed 1 month old eat?
TIA!
TIA!
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Re: 1 month old feeding schedule
Ok... I have 2 answers.. I had upped her to 4 oz every 3 hours and she would sleep sometimes 4-5 hours at a stretch at night (didn't wake her to eat). But, she got very fussy on me and had a couple of very rough nights, mostly with a fight in the middle of the night between feeds. So, this is what she's been doing the last 2 days... 3 oz every 2-2.5 hrs, then 4 oz at bedtime... I keep her awake (or do my best) after 6pm so when she goes down for bed at like 9-10, she'll get a long stretch. Last two nights we've been back to 4-5 hour stretches with minimal fussiness between feeds.
How much is yours eating? I felt bad when I upped her to 4, but it seemed to make her more content. Since backing down, as long as I don't go more than 2.5 hrs, she's content. I can't pull off 3 hours on 3 oz unless she is just really napping hard.
My bottle fed (breast milk) 1 month old eats 3.5 to 4 oz every 3 hours or so. Works out to be about 7 times a day. He is still waking in the night every 3 - 4.5 hours and is generally very fussy, though he is gaining weight well.
First off, I was born and raised in RM! I live in Elizabeth City now.
To answer your question...He gets a 5oz bottle every 3 hours, however sometimes he only goes 2.5 hours. I may need to up it again-this kid can eat! Starting around 5pm, he wants to eat every couple of hours until bedtime (about 930). The last couple of nights he's slept for 5 hours straight.
Thanks girls! Your picture is ADORABLE!!
I have been feeding mine between 2.5-3 oz every 2-3 hours. I went to the dr. today and she was gaining weight so she said I could stop waking her every 2-3 hours for feedings and just let her tell me when she is hungry. I am conflicted on how much I should give her though. I feel like compared to every other baby I know she doesn't eat much. She ate at 12:00 this afternoon and then didn't wake until 3:30 so I gave her 3 oz--I do a mixture of formula and breast milk b/c my supply sucks. She ended up spitting up quite a bit so I think that might be too much. I guess every baby is different though, right?!
Yeah, every baby is very different. Make sure you are burping her like every ounce or so and the spit up may not be a problem. 3 oz every 3 hours does not sound unrealistic. With feeding DD 3 oz, she wakes up pretty much on her own every 2.5-3 hrs to eat and more like every 2-2.5hrs if she's wide awake the whole time.