Moms please answer. Question about my 1 month old?

Question

My baby girl will be 1 month tomarrow. And she drinks about every 3, 4 and sometimes 5 hours, and when she drinks she will drink 3-4 ounces. But for the past 5 days, at night time she will scream and scream after i feed her for like 3 hours until i feed her next, and it usually always happens around 2 am. Does this mean that she should be drinking more at night or something? How much did your babies drink when they were 1 month old?

Answer 1

Babies do go through growth spurts usually at around 3 weeks, so that may be it. Yes, she probably needs more to eat. I nursed, so I'm not sure how many ounces is right for feeding.

Answer 2

My son did almost the same thing. Try to leave some extra time between the last bottle of the night and the bottle before that (but in reverse order) that way she'll eat a little later, and perhaps be more hungry and eat some more.
When my son was that age I was very anal about his feeding schedual (he was my first) and I fed him strictly every 3 hours. except for at night. he went to bed around 9:30 and slept till about 5:00. It's all a guessing game, u have to learn to trust your instincts. They say that infants that age should have at least 20 oz of formula a day. So don't stress.
Good Luck

Answer 3

From birth to 8 months your child goes through a major series of growth cycles (or spurts as they are often called). When your child wants to eat more than usual for a few days to a week at a time, it's likely she's going through a growth spurt. Around 6-8 months, you will see her growth and eating habits level off a bit. Please continue to feed on demand until 6 months at least. At that point, you can take away night feedings. If your baby sleeps through the night before that, that's wonderful. If not, keep up the feedings.

Answer 4

She probably does need to eat more at night. Some babies go through a growth spurt at 4 weeks old. If she wakes up and needs to eat then feed her. You should give her as much as she wants at this age. She's too little for a schedule still.

My 1 month old ate 2-3 oz every 3ish hours. That's around the clock. Their tummies are so little still that they need to eat that often, it will get better.

Answer 5

I have four children. Are you breast or bottle feeding?
At 1 month old, babies need to drink around one bottle of formula every 3 to four hours, the amount is on the formula.

If breast feeding, demand is best. Try to aim for 3 to four hourly. Offer both breasts, alternate which breast if offered first.

She could be having wind pain, do you sit her up and gently rub her back after feeding? This will expel the air (she will burp) and then there will be no pain from air in the tummy.

Some babies start sleeping for longer periods of time, but some remain on regular feeding times for a few months longer. Three of my children woke for regular 3 to four hourly feeds until they were five to six months old. Go with it. They are too young to be forced into sleeping through until at least 6 months old.
At one month, children cry for a reason...

If you are having trouble with your milk supply, ensure you are drinking enough water and eating enough fatty foods such as chicken soups. (home made, loaded with veges. : boil a whole chook until soft, then pull meat off and discard bones. Add loads of vegies but don't add cabbage or onion, this causes gas in the baby )
You might laugh, but my milk supply increased rapidly once I started eating casseroles and stews on my grandmothers advice.

Otherwise, do what I had to do with my second baby:
***Try giving a bottle of formula when she keeps crying.***

You will soon see if it is only that you don't have enough milk. That sometimes just happens, with my second she didn't like my milk (yes, that CAN happen..." she always had colic. Once I started her on formula, all problems were gone and she slept beautifully.

Answer 6

Just a little more information, please. Do you burp her after feeding?

If you do, the problem is not likely that she should be drinking more at night. She may have gastric reflux, which is the stomach contents going backwards, but maybe not enough to actually vomit. The stomach contents, now mixed with stomach acids come up out of the stomach and create a burning sensation in the chest area. Smaller and more frequent feedings may, unfortanately for your sleep. be the more appropriate answer. Gastric reflux is fairly comman in infants and small children and is generally out-grown (at least until adulthood).

Also be warned of internet advice (hidden disclaimer!). If you have serious concerns you should talk to her doctor.

By the way, I am obviously not a mother. I am a father, though, and was primary caretaker for my child when he was a baby. I'm also a nurse.

Answer 7

4-5 ounces every 4 hours but if she is sleep dont give her any until she awakes! A baby should have at least 4 to 5 feedings a day!!

Answer 8

Feed your baby when she's hungry. Check all other possibilities for fussiness and then try a pacifier for suckling. Maybe the nighttime feeding are showing you a little less "with it" because you are tired and baby is picking up on that. You'll be fine, but don't overfeed and risk tummy aches and vomitting. Best of luck!

Answer 9

Every baby is different. But you might try a few ozs. more in
the evening. My first woke up and wanted to feed or drink
every two to three hours for the first couple of months.
And my second was much easier like every 4 hours or so.
Good Luck.

Answer 10

My daughter ate about every 2-3 hours at that age. You should feed her when she is hungry, not by a clock. If you think she is hungry then try to feed her, don't let her scream for hours.

http://www.enfamil.ca/en/nutrition/f_howmuch.html