Suwoo's tiny bf baby is now a fat formula guzzler

[suwoo]

BF has now ended completely but thats another story and one which I have not fully come to terms with but...

DS2 has put on so much weight and he is drinking shit loads of formula, I am finding it so much more of a pain in the arse than bf.

He is having 10 bottles a day and drinking around 60 oz .

He is 14 weeks and is still feeding every 2 hours .

2 weeks ago he put on 14 oz, last week he put on 19 oz, so 33 in 2 weeks which is more than he'd put on in his first 12 weeks.

Do I just carry on like this? I'm being advised not to use hungry baby milk. He is visibly growing over night

[GhoulsAreLoud]

Glad to hear he is putting on weight now suwoo, you must be relieved.

I would stay away fron hungry baby milk, personally. It's always seemed a bit dodgy to me. He's probably just making up for lost time and will settle down too.

[Tillyscoutsmum]

Another one who just wants to say well done for perservering for so long and an even bigger well done for finding the courage and strength to move on.

Try not to be sad - you did everything you could and your ds sounds like he is much healthier, happier and chunkier

I'm no expert, but it sounds like he's just got some catching up to do so I'd be inclined to carry on as you are for a few weeks and hopefully things will settle down.

[squashimodo]

I also want to say that you have donw so well to get this far, and as your ds is puttingon so much weight on formula then you obviously made the right decision.
I had to ff my ds2 from a similar age because he was listless and losing weight, and the same thing happened with him. Just give your dc lots of extra cuddles, which I am sure you do anyway
If he is happy and thriving then you are doing extremely well.

[mrsjuan]

I can't believe how much he's taking or how much he's put on! As others have said he's probably just got some catching up to do. DD put on 12 oz in her first week of having bottles but since then it's been more like 4 oz.

I guess if it carries on and you are worried about him taking too much you could try giving him a bit of water in between feeds or maybe a dummy but at the moment it sounds like he needs the milk and is doing well on it.

I take it he's having 6oz per feed? Will he take a bit more in the hope of going a bit longer?


I'm sure it will settle down soon but it must be exhausting! 10 bottles

[mrsjuan]

btw suwoo - I am dying to know what you dress your DC in at night (from the sleep thread )

[pigletmania]

Suwoo what happened to the bf, i was following you when you were pg with your ds.

[suwoo]

Piglet, there are loads of threads on it in this topic

Mrsjuan, that is ages old I think I was referring to DS1 wearing pyjamas, gro bag and winter weight single duvet. He doesn't wear the gro bag anymore though.

I offer him 7oz but he normally takes between 5-7. His biggest intake has been 62 oz

He shot into 3-6 months from newborn over the space of a couple of days.

Thanks again to everyone for all your lovely comments- hopefully my efforts have inspired people to persevere.

[pigletmania]

ok suwoo i am for you, but at least you gave it a good shot, i feel when i had to resort to ff but now i feel ok about it.