My 8-week old son has been drinking his formula (Prosobee) like every hour!!!!! He doesn't seem to be getting full at all! He's drinking it like it's water.....this has started at 4 something now here we are at 9 something and he's still hungry! I've been giving him between 2 and 2.5 oz every hour!!!!!! HELP!!!!!!!!!!
2007-08-23 15:41:48 · 12 answers · asked by Maddison 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Sounds like a growth spurt. Try increasing the bottle size to 4 oz.
2007-08-23 15:46:19 · answer #1 · answered by sharkyincanada 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds definitely like a growth spurt try giving him 4 oz. instead of 2 or 2.5 oz.
2007-08-23 23:35:45 · answer #2 · answered by racehorsegal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By 8 weeks, my daughter was up to 4-6 oz per feeding. She was sleeping through the night though, so she ate more during the day.
My mom told me that when I was starting to sleep through the night that I would nurse constantly in the evening to "stockpile" for the night. Maybe you're about to get a long uninterrupted night of sleep!
2007-08-23 22:51:07 · answer #3 · answered by Kak22 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter was a BIG eater too. At your sons age she was on 4 ounces every 2 hours! She was just a hungry, big kid who needed to eat. Not all baby's are alike, some are born with bigger appetites than others. As long as you're burping him until he gives you two good burps he should be totally fine! Your pediatrician will just tell you that he's eating too much and tell you to keep him on 2 - 3 ounces every 4 hours. My baby came out of me ... not a textbook, as did yours. You inately know what is right for him. Good luck to you!!
2007-08-23 22:58:00 · answer #4 · answered by Kay Q 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he's totally emptying his bottle then you should give him more each feeding. 2.5 oz doesn't seem like enough as I remember (I have a 3 yo and a 1 yo). Our pediatrician's recommendation was, if they are emptying the bottle, prepare .5 oz extra (i.e. if they typically empty 3 oz. then you would prepare 3.5 oz.).
So you probably need to be giving him more at each feeding.
2007-08-23 22:49:18 · answer #5 · answered by TNEmily 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Growth spurt! He needs more in his bottle now. A good calculation is to give 1/2 his weight in ounces at each feeding. Example: if he weighs 9lbs he will take close to 4.5 ounces at a time, approx. every 4 hours.
2007-08-23 22:56:58 · answer #6 · answered by GrowingMama 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Increase his ounces at each feeding. Try 4 oz. every 3 hours
2007-08-23 22:46:55 · answer #7 · answered by beach mama 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my son was the same way when he was like a month though..he was eating 8 oz bottles every 1.5 hours or so...i started feeding him food...if a baby is that hungry after a bottle TRY to feed him food..most people say dont feed until 6 months incase of allergy, but you should try...back in the day i know my mom did not listen to them rules, she feed me food from like 3 weeks old..
2007-08-24 00:20:06 · answer #8 · answered by Ladels Mommy! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
definetely try to givehima bigger dosage.my son came home from the hospital eatin 2.5 ounces every hour.. so i filled a bottle at about 4.5 he ate till he was full he stopped at about 4 then he ate agian in three hours and that was his new schedule
2007-08-23 22:48:58 · answer #9 · answered by chrislovestone 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give him more in his bottles. He might be going through a growth spurt. Give him a 4oz bottle and see if he finishes it.
2007-08-23 22:50:20 · answer #10 · answered by Due Feb 25th with a girl! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋