My 5 week old DD is FF. According to what I have read, she should have 24 ounces per day. She eats 28-30 ounces per day. I know I control exactly how much she eats, but when she is crying because she is hungry- I make her another bottle. She eats 4 ounces every 3 hours (not around the clock- she sleeps 8 hours a night) and I have tried doing 2 ounces every 2 hours around the clock, but she isn't satisfied with less than 4 ounces. I try a pacifier, rocking, walking with her, ect before giving a bottle if it hasn't been at least 3 hours between feeds, but nothing soothes her when she is hungry.
Do you have any advice? I don't want to harm my daughter by overfeeding her.
Do you have any advice? I don't want to harm my daughter by overfeeding her.
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on Jun. 30, 2012 at 4:58 PM
You did a good thing trying to go to 2 ounces per 2 hours but maybe you did it a wee bit fast? Maybe try and cut it back half an ounce and half an hour or something until she gets to 2-3 ounces per 2-3 hours. It could take some time for her stomach to shrink back to normal size so go slowly
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on Jun. 30, 2012 at 5:48 PM
New babies normally nurse almost CONSTANTLY so she probably just wants that constant attachment. Breastmilk has more calories but is not as filling, so a baby's body reacts differently to formula.
Maybe you could try to stretch the feedings out more so that she is eating smaller amounts more often.
Good luck!
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on Jun. 30, 2012 at 5:52 PM
My youngest 6 months now. She use to eat like that and still does. She drink 6 in a half ounces every 3 hours n she is perfectly healthy. At two months talk to her doctor n he said to add a little cereal and I did but she still eats a lot
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on Jun. 30, 2012 at 5:58 PM
If she's hungry feed her. If she wants 4 ounces every three hours give it to her.
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Babies haven't read the manual on what they SHOULD be eating :) If 4 oz every three hours makes her happy, then do it. As long as she's not puking all over and is happy, then she is not being over-fed. I have 5 and every one of them has been different...my oldest was doing 8 oz by 5 weeks! He's not overweight and never was (he'll be 22 next month).
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Does your baby have great-grandparents?
Cow Milk?
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on Jun. 30, 2012 at 3:54 PM