10 oz bottle?

rdhmama79 · May 2011

My sister just gave her 6 week old 10 oz of pumped milk. She said he guzzled it and wants more. I don't bottle-feed often, but my 5 month old will only take 5 oz. Does this seem like a crazy amount to anyone else?

ReeseM · May 2011

whoa! Mine will take 3.5 ounces maaaaybe

MonaLS · May 2011

My LO takes 4-5 oz when she takes a bottle..tops.and I don't expect that to change.

shaw · May 2011

Crazy, yes!!! They say you can't overfeed a baby...but I did (by accident) and it was not a pleasant experience. Early on....they can't always tell when they are full. I guess that's why they make feeding guidelines. Maybe she should check one out!!!

mrsseguin · May 2011

Wow. I've never heard of a 6 week old drinking that amount.

rdhmama79 · May 2011

shaw:
Crazy, yes!!! They say you can't overfeed a baby...but I did (by accident) and it was not a pleasant experience. Early on....they can't always tell when they are full. I guess that's why they make feeding guidelines. Maybe she should check one out!!!

I just told her this, and she said "he's old enough to know not to over-eat". Great.

teshy1 · May 2011

mrschristamiller:
shaw:
Crazy, yes!!! They say you can't overfeed a baby...but I did (by accident) and it was not a pleasant experience. Early on....they can't always tell when they are full. I guess that's why they make feeding guidelines. Maybe she should check one out!!!

I just told her this, and she said "he's old enough to know not to over-eat". Great.

Whaaaaat? I'm surprised the poor kid didn't explode.

rdhmama79 · May 2011

teshy1:
mrschristamiller:

shaw:
Crazy, yes!!! They say you can't overfeed a baby...but I did (by accident) and it was not a pleasant experience. Early on....they can't always tell when they are full. I guess that's why they make feeding guidelines. Maybe she should check one out!!!

I just told her this, and she said "he's old enough to know not to over-eat". Great.

Whaaaaat? I'm surprised the poor kid didn't explode.

I seriously worry about this kid. All of the time. *sigh*

kmares · May 2011

That is way to much for a six week old. My DD never even had that much at 1.

saturdaynightdoubletree · May 2011

Both my kids are big eaters... the most they've ever had in a bottle is 8oz, and definitely not by 6 weeks.

Lilena · May 2011

Good lord, if that's okay with her then what's a "normal feeding" if the baby is able to take that much she has obviously been over feeding which has stretched the stomach out to even beable to handle that much food.

My DS ALWAYS lets me know when he's full, he will physically spit out a bottle if he doesn't want to eat so some babies do know when they are full.

Strunella · May 2011

Way too much! She should check with her pedi instead of stuffing the poor boy to death! We give DS 6-7 oz and he's over 4 months!

RumbleLina · May 2011

Holy crap, I don't even own bottles that holds 10 oz.

Before my nephew start solids at 6 months he only took 8oz and he was chunky baby with a big appetite, 20 lbs by 4.5 months.

ETA: That poor child. I wonder what she told her pedi at the 1 month check up or if she didn't have one what she will tell him at the 2 month appt. I hope the pedi knocks some sense into her head!

MrsNiner · May 2011

This just makes me sad

RyAnsMoMMy123 · May 2011

yikes. Is this the first time she's done this or is this an every feeding occurrence?

st.augbride · May 2011

My cousin's baby took 10oz. He grew quickly--tall and not overweight at all! Ds only takes 2-3oz and very, very rarely 4!

rdhmama79 · May 2011

RyAnsMoMMy123:
yikes. Is this the first time she's done this or is this an every feeding occurrence?

She's mainly BFing, but giving about one bottle of pumped milk a day (to get him used to taking a bottle). She's definitely giving him more in his bottle than what I would expect a 6 week old to eat, but I think today was the first time he had 10 oz.

I could write a book full of the great parenting tidbits I get from her. Her baby is sleeping a 5-6 hour stretch at night now, while my 5 month old (thanks to teething and the 4 month wakeful) is waking every 1-2 hours. She offered to put him to bed for me, since she seems to have "the magic touch" with babies. Thanks, Supermom. Maybe you could just pump a billion ounces of milk into him, and he'll go into a coma for the night.

daniellepanda · May 2011

eeeeps thats crazy! DS is almost 14 weeks and the most he ever had was 4oz finished and still hungry so I offered him 2 more and he finished it , so 6 oz. But that was a 1 time occurrence and during his growth spurt too. He usually takes 4-5 oz. I cant imagine even attempting 10oz!

LordValuemart · May 2011

My almost 5 month old (Shut up, I know it's after midnight, he wasn't born til 9:25 am thankyouverymuch) only takes 5 oz in a bottle! Maybe 6-7 if he's super hungry! That's effing nuts, did she get projectile vomited all over? I really hope she did, that would have been funny.