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Baby's weight as feeding guide

lilZangellilZangel member
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Any one follow the rule: feed your baby between 2.5 and 3 times their weight in ounces? My son is 15 lbs so I should feed 37.5oz?

 On a typical day he only eats between 30-35oz of breastmilk & formula. 

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Re: Baby's weight as feeding guide

  • IUIBabyIUIBaby
    I don't really follow those guidelines. I feed on demand and if they haven't eaten in a while I feed then as well.
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  • vettymamavettymama member
    I don't follow those guidelines either. My son usually does end up eating the "right" amount but I don't stress about. He knows when he is hungry and when he isn't.
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  • lilZangellilZangel member
    I was trying to follow those guidelines for a while especially when he was just born because he lost a pound the week he was born. But now he is perfectly healthy and going by those guidelines I felt like he was drinking too much and spitting up.
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  • kb&mbkb&mb member
    I was just told yesterday that he should be eating 32 oz max per day.  He is exactly 4 months old.
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  • lilZangellilZangel member

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    I was just told yesterday that he should be eating 32 oz max per day.  He is exactly 4 months old.
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  • dpraseutsinhdpraseutsinh member
    i never really understood guidelines.... i feed on demand. if he's hungry, he's hungry!
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