Formula fed babies

FutureCPG · January 2014

LO is exclusively formula fed and is 3.5 weeks old. I was just curious as to how much formula your LOs are taking and how often. Also have you noticed an increase in frequency of feeds during the 3 week growth spurt? I get nervous feeding my girl too close together but based on her cues, she's hungry and ends up doing well with the feed. Just wanted to see what everyone else is experiencing. Thanks!

2010weddinggal · January 2014

My dr told me 1 ounce for every hour they sleep, if they are going through a growth spurt then 2 ounces every 2 hours...

tyedyeme12 · January 2014

What I did thru the growth spurt was give him his normal amount, and if he wanted more, give him an extra ounce, and by the end of the growth spurt, I went from 2 oz to 3. Now, at 1 mo old, I am transitioning from 3 oz to 4 by giving the 4 oz every other feed.

readyornot12345 · January 2014

Our lo is eating around 4 ounces at almost 4 weeks every 2-4 hours. We think its too much but she screams in hunger and eats her hands etc so we feel like we are starving her otherwise. And we make the feeding last extra
Long but she still acts hungry. She takes half formula half breast milk

pink flamingo · January 2014

My LO eats 4 oz consistantly every 3-4 hours and she is 7 weeks . Occasionally she will eat 2 oz or even 5 oz

Marchmellow2 · January 2014

emilysalley said:
And another one:

Wow these charts are both very different. Makes it even more confusing.

Marchmellow2 · January 2014

My LO is at 3-4 oz every 3 hours and he's 11 weeks old. (2.5 months)

dbucks · January 2014

At 5.5 weeks she eats 3-4 oz every 3-4 hours. Sometimes she wants a little 1 oz snack in between.

KELLILOVESJOSH · January 2014

LO has 4-5 oz every 3-4 hours. She's a little piggy. She rarely spits had good bm's so I guess she's ok ha.

FutureCPG · January 2014

Thanks for the charts. LO is eating 3-4 oz every 2-4 hours. I'm using the total baby app to track her feedings this week and it looks like she is taking 25-27 oz per day which looks like a normal amount from both of the charts for her age. Sometimes I feel like I over feed her, but I guess not.

SarahDavis83 · January 2014

readyornot12345 said:
Our lo is eating around 4 ounces at almost 4 weeks every 2-4 hours. We think its too much but she screams in hunger and eats her hands etc so we feel like we are starving her otherwise. And we make the feeding last extra
Long but she still acts hungry. She takes half formula half breast milk

Exactly all of this for us as well!

MissyC979 · January 2014

He averages about three ounces every 2-3 hours. Ends up being around 30 ounces a day. Doctor said 24-32 ounces a day is good. He's always hungry too.

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