Time between feedings 3 or 4 hrs?

kcampy31 · February 2013

Ds eats every 3 hours...usually 4.5 ounces. At his last doc appt. My pedi said he should really be able to go 4 hours at his weight but to offer a little more...closer to 5ish ounces. I try sometimes but I feel like 4 hours is long! How often and how much does your LO eat?

Caseyk1127 · February 2013

DS always did 4 hours from the beginning. DD does every 3 hours but can stretch to 4 ... She's not a big fan of the whole process of eating but does so out of hunger, lol. Each bottle she drinks anywhere from 2-6oz on average.

rsideemd · February 2013

My LO still eats every three hours unless she is given some cereal with her bottle. She then eats again after four. Our pediatrician told me every three hours is normal until LO starts eating solid foods. As far as formula, she is currently on six ounces and will be bumped up to seven when she is five months old.

Our pediatrician said to add the number of months LO is and the number 2. That's how I get my amount and it's worked well for us so far. She is rarely unsatisfied after finishing a bottle.

AJKayakMomma · February 2013

rsideemd:
My LO still eats every three hours unless she is given some cereal with her bottle. She then eats again after four. Our pediatrician told me every three hours is normal until LO starts eating solid foods. As far as formula, she is currently on six ounces and will be bumped up to seven when she is five months old.
Our pediatrician said to add the number of months LO is and the number 2. That's how I get my amount and it's worked well for us so far. She is rarely unsatisfied after finishing a bottle.

7oz at 5months? My DD was at 8oz at 3 months. She eats every 3-4 hours. If shes awake 3 hours, if theres naps involved 4+ hours.

carrotsoup70 · February 2013

My DS eats 7 - 8oz every 4 -5 hrs. He also gets 1/2 jar of food twice a day. He is probably about 15 or 16 lbs (he was almost 15lbs at his 4mo appt). Overnight he can go from 6 - 8 hours without eating.

WhitEm14 · February 2013

We are at about 3 hours in between, but I'm EBFing so I don't have a clue how many oz. Sometimes he goes four hours and is just fine

Depends on his mood.

Kissty · February 2013

My son is FF and is on a 3 hour schedule. He eats 4-6 oz. at a time. He is starting to get solids added in a twice a day. (Still working on that schedule) He usually sleeps throught the night. To bed at 8 & woke up at 6:30. Sometimes he will wake sometime between 3 & 5 and will take 4 oz.. If it were up to him he'd just snack all day at one hour intervals. I always said I wouldn't let him go over 4 hours during the day, I've never had to worry about that because his stomach has an accurate timer.

Alexames · February 2013

Since LO was a little less than 8 weeks, she has been feeding every 4 hrs most of the time during the day. Now at 12 weeks, she can take up to 6oz of BM in a bottle depending on how she feels. I've never tried anything more than 6oz in a bottle.

honeybee72 · February 2013

My girls are the same age as your son. They are just shy of 12lbs now, for reference.

We moved up to 6oz bottles (from 4) about two weeks ago. Most times they take all of it, sometimes not. We (and the DC) don't feed on a schedule, but let them lead. Some days it's every 2 hours, others it's every 4. I tried putting them on a schedule before I went back to work at 12 weeks and it was misery for everyone.

My personal opinion is that how long they can go between feedings, just like when they should be able to STTN, is a general guideline and every baby is has their own timeline. As long as your baby is gaining at a healthy rate, whatever you're doing is working. Just because the pedi says he "should" doesn't mean he will.

andyandrachel · February 2013

AMurphy2010:
rsideemd:
My LO still eats every three hours unless she is given some cereal with her bottle. She then eats again after four. Our pediatrician told me every three hours is normal until LO starts eating solid foods. As far as formula, she is currently on six ounces and will be bumped up to seven when she is five months old.
Our pediatrician said to add the number of months LO is and the number 2. That's how I get my amount and it's worked well for us so far. She is rarely unsatisfied after finishing a bottle.
7oz at 5months? My DD was at 8oz at 3 months. She eats every 3-4 hours. If shes awake 3 hours, if theres naps involved 4+ hours.

DS is the same. If he hasn't slept, he gets an 8oz bottle every 3 hours. If he takes a good nap, he may go 5-6 hours between bottles.

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