I'm a recent new mum and am learning new things on the go, does anyone else's little one very rarely finish their bottle? She's a month and 5 days old and in that time she's maybe taken 4 full bottles. Every other feed she takes half or even less. Should I be worried?
Is she gaining weight still? My little boy is 6 weeks and has just started doing the same, he's waking up hungry so I feed him and he'll only take 1 or 2oz then go back to sleep. He was on 4oz for the past week so no idea why he's not taking it properly. But as long as she's gaining weight she should be fine! Maybe mention it to the HV though? X
Is she gaining weight still? My little boy is 6 weeks and has just started doing the same, he's waking up hungry so I feed him and he'll only take 1 or 2oz then go back to sleep. He was on 4oz for the past week so no idea why he's not taking it properly. But as long as she's gaining weight she should be fine! Maybe mention it to the HV though? X
Yeah, she is still growing (and fast, she's real heavy now!) but she just doesn't seem to want to finish bottles. I always make up 4oz and shell averagely take 2-3oz and those 4 occasions she did the full 4oz but sometimes she only manages 1oz. Just paranoid she isn't eating especially when she has a wee vomit!
Feed on demand. Babies have small stomachs and have no idea of quanitity or what they’re “supposed” to have. She’s stopping because she’s full .
This has eased my worry. Thank you! I'm just scared I'm doing something wrong and she won't gain weight or whatnot since she's not eating much! I definitely don't force it if she refuses as I don't want to make her vomit (she's already prone to a vomit now and again) I just worry something was wrong but this has helped me ease the panic. Thank you!!
Honestly no need to worry OP. My DD was a bloody nightmare for this when she was tiny. She's now nearly 18mo and eats really well.
Should also add she was on 90th centile born and she slowly dropped to around 50th over the first couple of months of her life, then she levelled out and stayed around there. Just found her 'natural' level and is perfectly healthy and happy.
Honestly no need to worry OP. My DD was a bloody nightmare for this when she was tiny. She's now nearly 18mo and eats really well.
Should also add she was on 90th centile born and she slowly dropped to around 50th over the first couple of months of her life, then she levelled out and stayed around there. Just found her 'natural' level and is perfectly healthy and happy.
As above. She's happy and putting on weight, so feed on demand, they know when they're full, ignore the amounts on the packaging. Just let her guide you.
Babies are best fed on demand, breastfed babies do this anyway but my friends were advised to make up 2-3 oz bottles and make a second if baby is hungry feeding on demand until 3 months then try to get more into a pattern, this was this year. Mine fed 14-16 times a day, sometimes more (breast)
@movingonup20 brilliant thank you! She is getting bottle fed (she was a NICU baby so I never got the chance to breastfeed) and I make up 4oz each time to be sure but she usually always takes at least 2oz! Thank you for your advice!
I was once told that there should always be a bit of milk left in the bottle when you're feeding them - so if your baby was draining 4oz bottles regularly, you probably need to make bigger bottles. As it is, it sounds perfect for now!
@mynameiscalypso ohh! I don't know why but my head was always like "must finish bottle or something is wrong" and I find myself getting stressed or worried when she leaves any but knowing what everyone's told me has eased my worry! Thank you!
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. Don’t “encourage” them to finish either.