How many oz are you feeding?

Ashley0702 · October 2014

Hi! I am looking for some advice & opinions. My LO is 11 weeks old. She is currently drinking 4oz every 2 hours unless she is sleeping. At her 2 month appt she was drinking only 3 oz but her Dr felt we should increase it. He also wanted us to add 1tsp of rice cereal due to her reflux. Well the cereal doesnt seem to help. She is still spitting up alot its just thicker. At daycare today they told me they think she is over full and shouldn't be eating every 2 hours. She definitely acts hungry, so I'm at a loss. I want to do whats best but we can't seem to find a happy medium. Any advice would be great. And just out of curiosity - how much are you feeding your LO's?

jaime52005 · October 2014

5 weeks - 3oz every 2 hours 3.5oz if I'm lucky .. He always wants to eat every two hours

Minmcgar · October 2014

7 weeks and he is drinking 5 oz every 3-4 hours.

formerwigirl · October 2014

5 weeks today and drinking 3oz every 3-4 hours. We had our one month appointment and I asked our pediatrician about if we should increase it. He said DS will show he wants more and to just go with that. I asked if we needed to wake him up in the MOTN for feedings and he said at this point no. If he will sleep, let him sleep and he will let us know if he is hungry. I don't have any advice for you but wanted to say good luck! BTW-Have you tried switching formula type? I ask because my neighbor had a similar issue and it helped by switching the type of formula.

2redtulips · October 2014

Almost 11 weeks, and he eats 5.5-6 oz. five times per day.

coffee89 · October 2014

4 months, 4oz every 2-3 hours with an average of 1 middle of the night feed.

poofwok · October 2014

9 weeks and drinking 4-6 oz every 3-4 hours.

lgrebel · October 2014

5 weeks, 4-5 oz every 3-4hrs, sometimes 5 hrs overnight if we're lucky. I just base it off my ds queues. I start out with at least 2-2.5 oz in the bottle since I know he'll at least take that, then burp him and read his queues then give him another 1-1.5 oz depending on how long it's been since he last ate. I basically will keep giving him more in small increments but not exceeding 5 oz overall usually. Did that once and learned our lesson. He's a different baby each day though lol. Like this morning he only took 3 oz over 40 min after 4.5 hrs since his last feeding. He kept falling asleep. I should also mention I have a pretty big dude too, he's almost 11 lbs at 5 weeks.

Brooke4131 · November 2014

My 14 week old son drinks 6 oz every 3-4 hours and sleeps through the night. We were worried we were feeding him too much based on some of the guidelines supplied by the formula companies, but our doctor says he's doing great. He's way ahead of the curve on length for his age, so needs those extra ounces.

keshupe29 · November 2014

14 weeks and does 5 oz every 3 hrs. Sleeps thru the night. First bottle anywhere between 5-7. Last 8ish.

leela02 · November 2014

4 weeks, 3-4 oz every 2-3 hrs.

FinallyHappy84 · November 2014

9 weeks, 4-6 oz every 3-4 hours

lmimms87 · December 2014

10 weeks, 2-4oz every 3ish hours, only 1 overnight feed

kearls227 · January 2015

16 wks and 6 oz every 3-4 hrs and STTN. He seems to be content with a total of 24-28 oz a day.

nlbruch254 · January 2015

3 months -- 3-5 oz every 3 hours, sometimes he's hungry after as little as 2 hours, sleeps through the night.

mercedesbenz802 · January 2015

idk if this helps but we had to switch formula and that helped alot. She also had a heart defect whiched caused her to eat less but now that that is fixed she is 5 months and eats between 5 to 6 oz every 4 hours but sleeps through the night. She is also on the smaller size.

Cass005 · January 2015

LO is 1 week old and were feeding her about 2-4oz about every 3 to 4 hours.

ConversationFear · January 2015

4 months, 6 oz. every 3-4 hours. No overnight feeding.

To make it more relevant to your situation we were at 4 oz. every 2 or 3 hours when our LO was the same age as yours. We didn't battle with reflux though so no cereal to compare it to. I am wondering if, aside from the reflux, if your LO Might be throwing up also because the cereal mixture is too thick/heavy for her little tummy?

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