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Hungry baby milk??

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lola0109 · 11/10/2010 23:35

Hi all, whats the thoughts on hungry baby milk?

DD2 is a hungry baby, 6mo and on 3 meals and snacks and 4 x 8oz bottles per day (EBF till 4mo) but lately she just seems hungry constantly.

Someone suggested hungry baby milk but I remember HV saying it was a marketing ploy!

I know someone who has had their DS on hungry baby from 6 weeks and someone else from THREE weeks.

Just wondering what your thoughts were.

TIA

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SpeedyGonzalez · 11/10/2010 23:40

She's 6 mo, so you've only just started weaning her, right? Or am I wrong? You say she's on 3 meals plus snacks already, which sounds impressively advanced!

knuckingfackered · 11/10/2010 23:47

hungry formula just has a more complex protein in it which ultimately takes longer to break down.
It may hit the spot......
Some babies find it upsets tummy but I think this is younger babies.
MIne was on hungry from VERY early on (only breast fed to 10 weeks) I couldn't satisfy her. No upset tummy.
When WE weaned we were advised to go to no 3 formula but that hungry was ok too.

JiggeryPopery · 11/10/2010 23:47

How much water does she drink?

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lola0109 · 11/10/2010 23:48

No she was weaned at 18 weeks, she was very hungry and I didn't want to stop BF so weaned her at 16 weeks but stopped feeding at 21 weeks due to a third bout of thrush and blocked ducts.

She seems to be hungrier now that she's on formula. She's 27 weeks now so from 18 weeks to 27 weeks she has went from baby rice to 3 meals plus snacks.

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lola0109 · 11/10/2010 23:50

sorry, fast posts.

She has water with her dinner and then some at night if she wakes.

I should point out that she still gets up once during night but isn't really looking for feed so gets water for comfort. She has a dummy but doesn't take it at night.

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SpeedyGonzalez · 12/10/2010 00:01

What food are you giving her? Do you think more substantial meals might be worth a try?

softnstrong · 12/10/2010 00:03

Give her more milk.

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lola0109 · 12/10/2010 00:06

Sppedygonzalez today she had

breakfast of cereal then 8oz milk

lunch of homemade soup then 8oz milk

snack of banana and yogurt and 8oz milk

Dinner of lamb and sweet potato casserole (portion size of a 7-9mo apparently) and water

supper of 8oz milk.

She will then go from 7pm till 7:30am on just a few sips of water so maybe she is just filling up during the day so she can last the night (although wish she would sleep all night).

I just feel that my whole day revolves around feeding her and that she is constantly looking for more.

DD1 was such a small eater (still is although a good eater) I'm just not used to it.

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softnstrong · 12/10/2010 00:06

Give her milk first, then food. She is a little baby still.

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lola0109 · 12/10/2010 00:11

softnstrong thats how I used to feed DD1, but she was BF until 6mo and weaned at 18 weeks also (both times on HV advice). I obviously didn't know how much she was taking but I'd feed her first then give her solids then feed her again. I find that when I try it with DD2 (with bottle rather than breast) she'll take the bottle then her solids then still look for more.

I do sometimes try to give her just a bottle instead of snack but it doesn't seem enough.

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JiggeryPopery · 12/10/2010 00:21

Try giving her more water with her food.

MumNWLondon · 12/10/2010 09:55

If she isn't eating in the night 7pm-7am doesn't sound very hungry to me. A hungry baby would wake in the night and would not settle without a feed. She is hungry in the day as she is trying to take in all her food so she doesn't have to feed at night.

I wouldn't have thought any harm in hungry baby formula after 6 months though, takes longer to digest.

anonMum2 · 12/10/2010 10:08

For us hungry baby milk was a waste of time although other people seemed to like them. DS cried a lot (presumably it hurt his tummy) whenever we tried hungry baby milk (when he was 2+ months old) so we ended up just giving him more of his First Milk. We tried it again at 18weeks to delay weaning but once again he just seemed upset and uncomfortable so switched back to his First Milk. He dranks gallons of milk so much so that his tummy bloated up and people though we were stuffing his clothes with cushion it was that big. So we ended up weaning him at 19+ weeks :( He became the happiest baby ever once we started weaning him, even though we did in such small amounts and extremely slowly it still made a difference.

So now we think hungry baby milk is useless. Might not be the case for everyone though. Guess you won't know unless you tried it. We did and found out the hard way.

anonMum2 · 12/10/2010 10:13

ps. I would always try the 'give more milk' option first. :)

anonMum2 · 12/10/2010 10:19

pss. sorry.. I shouldn've have rushed my post.

"I just feel that my whole day revolves around feeding her and that she is constantly looking for more."

  • brings back memories. :) I just kept feeding him 3 meals a day, some snacks, and giving him more milk when he was around 6-12 months old. When he knew how to communicate and articulate when he was around 16 months old, it was proven then that he WAS hungry all the time and asked for food ALL the time. Now at 2 years+, he's a normal skinny toddler who eats good healthy food at the right amount, so phew!
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lola0109 · 13/10/2010 12:47

Thanks for all the post.

The past two days she hasn't seemed as hungry, seems satisfied with what was given.

She has also slept constantly, just a growth spurt maybe?

I'll avoid the hungry baby milk for now. What is the point of the follow on milk? Did anyone use that?

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MoonFaceMama · 13/10/2010 22:16

follow on milk was invented to get the brands on tv when advertising infant formula was banned.

Funnys5FootUnderThePatioGarden · 13/10/2010 23:10

follow on milk is for when your child is over 6 months old and you don't need to buy hungry baby milk because you have started weaning them

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lola0109 · 13/10/2010 23:39

So Moonfacemama, you think follow on milk is a con? Thbis was the impression my HV gave as well.

I think it must be a growth spurt as she has eaten "normal" amounts again today.

DD1 was on infant formula from 6 months when I stopped feeding until 1yo. I just assumed DD2 would be satisfied with the same.

I'm certainly realising no two babies are alike, chalk and cheese! :)

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