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My 6 week old baby takes an hour to feed, normal?

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We feed her at 8:00-9 sleeps around 10:30 than wakes up at 12am falls asleep around 2, she will get up for her 4am feeding the whole process for feeding to sleep is another 2 hours than sleeps from 6am-7am and then up and hungrey again? She is drinking 3 ounces and has acid reflux and seems fussy if I give her more formula so I don't think she can handle eating anymore I burp her 5 times throughout the bottle feeding and hold her upright after the feedings for 20 minutes. I'm so tired from the feedings and her not sleeping for more than 2 hours at a time when does this change? Should I be doing something else? I know she is still little but she was going longer between feedings a week ago. She has a long nap uaually for 3 hours in the afternoon, would this cause the non-sleeping at night?
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Re: My 6 week old baby takes an hour to feed, normal?

  • Phil&CorinnaPhil&Corinna member

    I know that babies have a growth spurt at 3 and 6 weeks, and again at 3 and 6 months.  It's possible she's having a growth spurt maybe which is causing the non-sleeping.

    As far as taking an hour to feed, some babies are really lazy eaters.  My DS is... very rarely he'll finish 2 oz in less than 15 minutes, but normally it's a really drawn out process.  Often he's not full after the first 2 oz either, so we make him another... quite often our feedings are an hour long.  He will usually fall asleep though, so at least I'm getting a bit more rest!!

    Have you spoken to her doctor about it?  Maybe she needs a different formula or they would have a better suggestion or answer for you.

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  • missfiremissfire member
    What size nipples are you using? I would try going up to the next size (so the milk comes out faster). I have no experience with acid reflux, but unless the doctor advised it, having to burp 5 times for 3 ounces of milk seems excessive. I've also read to not remove the bottle from their mouth until they spit it out themselves, or they don't learn to pay attention to their own full/hungry feelings.
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