how much does your 2 mo. old eat??

andrea plus · June 2011

My LO has had some trouble gaining weight so we've been supplementing (1/2 formula, 1/2 BM) for about a month now (she also had problems with reflux and is now on zantac). She's eating about 4 ounces every 2-2.5 hours but I sometimes feel like she could definitely eat more.

She is still pretty small. She was 6lb 3oz when she was born and she was 7lb 5oz at her appointment last week. She's 2 months old today. So I guess what I was wondering is how much are your 2 month olds eating? Should I maybe up it another ounce or so?

Any input would be helpful. Thanks!

krupkina26 · June 2011

Evan will be 2 mos on friday. He eats about 4 oz ever three hours, and 5 oz for his night bottle right before bed. Not sure if he could eat more, but he spits up after each feeding, so I haven't wanted to up it until I talk to the doc. on friday. He was 6 lbs 15 oz at birth, but not sure what he weighs right now.

BeetleLinz1125 · June 2011

DD is eating 3.5-4 ounces every 1.5-2 hours. I wake her after 3 hours during the day and let her sleep as long as she wants at night. She was born at 8lb6oz and is now 11lb3oz.

I think 4 oz is appropriate, but maybe try to feed around every hour and a half to two hours instead of 2 and half...

andrea plus · June 2011

BeetleLinz1125:
DD is eating 3.5-4 ounces every 1.5-2 hours. I wake her after 3 hours during the day and let her sleep as long as she wants at night. She was born at 8lb6oz and is now 11lb3oz.
I think 4 oz is appropriate, but maybe try to feed around every hour and a half to two hours instead of 2 and half...

I would definitely feed her more often, however, with her reflux the Doc recommended that I wait at least 2 hours between feedings. When we started supplementing I was feeding her 2 oz every 2 hours on the dot but she was still spitting up a LOT after every feeding. That's when I called Doc and he said to feed her less frequently and then at her next appointment he said to up it to 4 oz because she wasn't satisfied after her feedings.

I just wasn't sure if I was feeding her enough to gain any substantial weight. thanks for the help!

skio · June 2011

I mostly BF, but when I gave DD a random bottle, she'd eat 3.5-4oz of pumped BM at 2 months every 3.5 hours. She's up to 5oz now at 2.5 months.

kabarbanel · June 2011

I EP so DD gets all bottles. She gets about 28oz total a day.

erikawvu · June 2011

LO was 2 months old on the 30th and she eats about 5-6oz every 2 hours, every 4-5 hours at night. She was 6.14 when she was born and today at her check up she was 12.4.

STBMrsSJuly06 · June 2011

My LO is 2 1/2 months and he eats 4-5 oz every three hours

sarahjulypsu · June 2011

My LO is two months. We EBF but she gets a pumped bottle every few days. She eats every 2-3 hours during the day and 4-5 hours at night. She takes 4-5 ounces when she gets a bottle.