how much does your baby eat?

Tenisha - posted on 01/16/2012

My son was born Oct 26th and weighs almost 14lbs right now. He drinks 4oz of formula every 3hrs so about the same as your son. At night he sleeps longer so he skips a feeding. And this wk he has been acting unfulfilled like he wants more milk so his doc said at 3mos to start putting a little cereal in his bottle. Not sure I'm going to take the advice yet

Anna - posted on 01/14/2012

30 oz? that doesn't sound like much. My NP told me that if he started needing more than 40 ounces or so, she would consider adding cereal. I think the rule of thumb is 2 and one half ounces per pound divided over the day.

Jessica - posted on 01/13/2012

Tanya< I had my first son october 13th, so he's three months now aand eats about 5oz every 3hrs> a nurse once told me that a baby should never have more than 30oz of fomula in a 24hr period. hope this helps:)

Jamie - posted on 12/31/2011

My little girl was born on Oct 23 weight 5.15 lbs. She eats about 3-4 oz every 3-4 hours she is now 9.6 lbs.

Trisha - posted on 12/30/2011

my lo was born on Oct 24 weighted 5.11 lbs. eat about 4-5 oz every 4 hr. he weighs 12.4lbs now.

Ashley - posted on 12/20/2011

My son was born october 3 and hes eating 4.5 to 5 ounces every 3 and a half hours except at night where he sleeps from 830 to anywhere from 330 to 430 and he weighs 10 and a half pounds

Jennifer - posted on 12/19/2011

My daughter was born October 9th weighing 6lbs, 15oz and now is about 9lbs, 1oz. I too have been breast feeding but my husband bottle feeds her as well. We are trying to wean and now combining breast milk and formula. We started with 3.5 oz and are now up to 3oz breast milk and 1oz formula. for a total of 4oz. It seems to do it for her for now. Someone did tell me the other day that you can feed them up to half of their weight in ounces. I haven't asked my pediatrician about it yet though. My pediatrician did say that it is hard to over-feed an infant because they will let you know when they are full. She also said if they seem to fuss after 2 hours after the start of their last feeding, feed them again and then up their intake in 1/2 ounce increments. I feed her approx every 3-4 hours during the day and then let her wake to feed during the night. I also do not wake her to eat if she naps during the day unless we have to go out of the house. I was always told to trust your instinct - you know what your baby needs and what works for one, may not work for another. Hope that helps!

Staci - posted on 12/19/2011

My son was born Oct 9th,6 weeks early weighing 4 pounds 14 oz. He is mostly breastfed, but when I give him a bottle he takes 5-6oz. He nurses every 3-4 hours during the day and at night he sleeps for 5 hours then nurses and sleeps and additional 5-6 hours. He weighs 10 pounds now.

Cassandra - posted on 12/17/2011

My Son was born the 16th October and he has 9 ounce feeds every 2-3 hours and is 11lbs 1 ounce (6.1kilos) wakes up once during the night :) When I ask the Doctor about this she said because they wake less during the night they should make up through day. If he isnt screaming the house down from being hungry then your doing something right, it's all trial and error & all babies are different as long as baby is happy and gaining weight.

Patricia - posted on 12/14/2011

my daughter was born 17 oct and is now takin 5oz every 3 1/2 hours going to try 6 oz bottles this week. she is sleeping from about 11 until half 5, 6. but this still tends to vary she slept untill 7 one mornin.she was 7 lb 2oz when she was born and is now 11lbs.



She is now taking her 6oz bottles and feeds every 4 hours, sleeping 11 untill 7. i feel like a new woman with 8 hours sleep.

Ashley - posted on 12/13/2011

My son was born October 1st and is eating 5 ounces every 3 hours during the day. He is now sleeping 8 hours, but still has nights when he will wake up hungry. When he was born he was 5.14 lbs and now he is 10.6 lbs.

Theresa - posted on 12/12/2011

yeah we tried 5ozs but she either stops eating after 4ozs or she spits most of it up. she also has reflux so that doesn't help either. we just tried the cereal (1/4tsp in 4ozs formula) and she took only 3ozs and seems to be okay. she tends to have these bouts where she'll be smiling and cooing one minute and the next crying and screaming. That's where I get confused because I can't tell if she's hungry or it's the reflux.

Anna - posted on 12/12/2011

Theresa, I'm just curious. Have you thought of giving her more than 3 or 4 ounces at a time? I know I thought it was a lot but my ped told me just to go up half an ounce at a time and he would be fine. That has helped in his sleeping...and mine too :)

Theresa - posted on 12/12/2011

It really all depends on the baby to be honest. I've spent many hours scouring the internet for bottle feeding answers and they all say the same thing "feed when baby is hungry" My little girl eats 3-4ozs every hour and a half during the day and every 3-4 hours at night. I'm thinking of giving her a tiny bit of cereal just at her night time feeding so she can get a decent amount of sleep but I'm still researching it. she weighs 12lbs now;) hope this helps!

Anna - posted on 12/09/2011

Hi....my son was born on the 1st. He takes about 5-6 ounces every 3 hours or so. He sleeps about 8 hours during the night, wakes up for a "snack" of about 4 ounces and then sleeps for about 3 more hours. He was 6 lbs 14 ounces at birth and is now 12.4 lbs

Esther - posted on 12/08/2011

Hi my little girl was born oct 2nd snd has anything between 6-8 oz every four hours five feeds a day-she managing to go through the night without feed at the mo. hope that helps!