How much is your 2 week old eating?

ElleCee41809 · May 2012

I recently bumped DD up to 4 oz every 3-4 hours (FF) At first it was taking her 20 min to eat and now it's around 10. She's starting to show signs that she wants more but I feel like 5 oz at 2 weeks is a little much? I know every baby is different but as a FTM I need a baseline I guess.

robocop4life · May 2012

My son started eating that much around the same time. He eats 4 ounces every three hours during the day and then eats some baby oatmeal at night and sleeps 7-8 hours.

beachbaby117 · May 2012

My DD is just over 2 weeks old and eats anywhere from 3-5oz per feeding. She usually eats every 3-4 hours too. I usual just feed her until she is satisfied.

MelissaMiso · May 2012

I EBF, so I don't know how much she is getting. I just let her choose when and how much to eat. She's gaining weight and has plenty of wet/dirty diapers so I am guessing she's doing just fine.

elviebird · May 2012

She was eating 2-2.5oz 7 times a day at two weeks. She is now 5 weeks and eats 3.5oz 6 times a day.

ETA: this is BM, I ve heard FF babies will eat more.

bellelamb · May 2012

robocop4life:
My son started eating that much around the same time. He eats 4 ounces every three hours during the day and then eats some baby oatmeal at night and sleeps 7-8 hours.

Unless recommended by a doctor it is highly unrecommended for a newborn to eat any cereal at this age, it can cause all sorts of problems. Also by artificially making their stomachs feel full all night can rob them of nutrients they need over the night.

Op remember that it takes time for your lo's brain to register that their stomach is full, so feeding more at a time isn't necessarily as good for a newborn as eating more often. It has been found that ff babies can tend to end up being overweight children because they are so used to feeling over full that that's what their brains register as normal.

hoping4sticky · May 2012

Please do not listen to the pp and feed solids this early. The earliest rec is 4 months and most docs rec 6. Sorry no help on the ff amounts it was forever before T was eating 4 oz of BM.

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k8edgerton · June 2012

Mine eats 3-3.5 oz every 2 hours with a longer stretch at night. However, I noticed that she is wanting more so I am going to up it to 4 oz.

k8edgerton · June 2012

bellelamb:
robocop4life:
My son started eating that much around the same time. He eats 4 ounces every three hours during the day and then eats some baby oatmeal at night and sleeps 7-8 hours.
Unless recommended by a doctor it is highly unrecommended for a newborn to eat any cereal at this age, it can cause all sorts of problems. Also by artificially making their stomachs feel full all night can rob them of nutrients they need over the night.
Op remember that it takes time for your lo's brain to register that their stomach is full, so feeding more at a time isn't necessarily as good for a newborn as eating more often. It has been found that ff babies can tend to end up being overweight children because they are so used to feeling over full that that's what their brains register as normal.

I was formula fed and have never been overweight. People are overweight because they eat sugar and crap not becasue they were formula fed as infants. Where is your research to support this?

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