my little boy is 4 weeks old and eats 40z every 1.5 hours and some times makes it 2 hours does that seem right

Question

or should he be able to last longer between feedings? he is on soy fourmla, he did have low sugar when he was first born could this be a sign he still has it?

4 oz not 40 oz

Answer 1

At four weeks old it is quite reasonable for him to still eat often, even every hour. He will go longer between feedings once he has doubled his birthweight.

Answer 2

My daughter was eating 3-4oz every 2 hrs when she was that old, so it's possible. Is he having normal bowel movements, or diarrhea. We finally figured out she was eating so much because she was on milk based formula, and she's allergic to both milk and the DHA in most formulas, which gave her diarrhea and the formula just ran right through her. Once we got her straightened out her eating cut down quite a bit.

You might want to try another soy formula if he's having stomach issues, they're all slightly different. I wouldn't think the blood sugar would be an issue, having low blood sugar at birth is fairly common. My daughter had that for the first day but not after that. If you're concerned call the dr.

Answer 3

I am the mother of three children who were very hungry babies. My children could never wait until 4-6 months to eat foods, and they were all on Soy. My first ate cereal at three months, my second at eight weeks, and my third at six weeks. Try a little Rice Cereal in a bottle mixed with formula, or even on a spoon. Not all children can wait. You may also want to try putting a few more ounces in every bottle before adding the cereal.

Answer 4

My son had acid reflux at his age so he was eating 2oz every 30-45 min! now he is 8 weeks and eating 6-7 oz every 1.5-2hrs. When I talked to my pediatrition he said that 4-6 week olds go through a lot of growth spurts and will eat alot. As long as he is'nt throwing up alot you can feed him as much as he wants. Please don't try the cereal yet. His digestive system is nowhere near developed enough to handle it.

Answer 5

This is common and usually at this age a growth spurt gets him to want to eat more frequently. It can last a couple of weeks but will subsidewith him having more time between feedings. You should not introduce cereals until 3 months old and never put it in his bottle.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

there is no reason to take him to th epediatritian asap. he's 4 weeks old he's still gonna eat often his little tummy is about the size of your thumb. he's gonna get hungry fast. evry child is different also feed him when he's hungry that will make for a happy baby just like you when your hungry your hungry when he gets a little bigger he'll be able to go longer w/o eating. As long as he's growing and he doesn't seem sick, evrything is fine. Good luck and God bless you.

Answer 8

Absolutely I know formula fed kids who at 4-6 weeks old are doing more than that. Both my kids were breast fed and at this age would nurse constantly I hardly had time to eat and pee myself. He has a lot of growing to do and needs the food to do it.
This is perfectly normal. I would though try and see if he will take more each time.

Answer 9

Increase his amount, at a month old they can eat 5 oz or even 6. He shoudl be able to last longer, I would say increase his amount and see how he does!

Answer 10

That sounds right...my little girl was on soy milk and at 4 weeks that sounds on target...if you still have concerns call your pediatrician and talk to the babys nurse...they can put your mind at ease. Good Luck!