Hi ladies.
A little advice if possible please.
I have a 6 week old DS. He has 5oz every 3 hours and the doctor told me 3oz every 3 hours, which is categorically not going to happen, so she said 4oz max every 3 hours.
However, he was still hungry so we increased it to 5oz.
After 2 hours he is screaming for more milk! We have tried to pacify him with some cooled boiled water until his next feed but it's not working. He takes the water but still wants his milk.
We take him for walks or a drive to kill the time as he won't settle at home.
My concern is, is if we bump it to 6oz we are going to over feed him. He suffers with colic anyway so making his tummy even more uncomfortable is not what we want to do of course!
I must add that two of his night feeds he never takes the full 5oz he just has what he wants and then goes back to sleep.
He isn't crying for any other reason as he always starts an hour before his next feed. He's like clock work!!
What do we do!!! The doctor and HV just said stick to the 4oz but we've got not chance at 5oz let alone 4oz!
HELP!!!
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lockdownpregnancy · 06/11/2020 14:50
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