please can anyone offer some advice to a first time poster?
my little boy is three weeks old today. i could not breast feed cos he would not latch on so i express and give him approx 2 oz each feed and then a 3oz top up of formula. during the night he is exclusively formula fed and was happy with 4 oz formula. This seemed to satisfy his hunger when he was just 1/2 weeks old. he was feeding every 3 hours like clockwork.
however, this now for the past week does not seem to be enough and he does not want to stop feeding, and i generally have to take the bottle off him and distract him or he will fall asleep on the bottle- this latter point suggests to me that he is sleepy as opposed to getting his fill of food. When i last saw the midwife and explained this she suggested that i change to hungry baby formula.
i am a little apprehensive to change to hungry baby- i worry that once he starts he will only want foods that bulk him up and will not be satisfied by 'normal foods' when he is eventually weaned- is this totally irrational?
i did suggest to the midwife that i could just up the quantity of formula he is fed each feed by an ounce so, for example at night he would be fed 5 oz (150mls) but she advised that his stomach is too small to hold this amount of milk.
is there anything wrong with putting a 3 week old on hungry baby formula? or are there any other suggestions to ensure my little man is getting satisfied with his feeds.
i hope this makes sense. any advice is welcomed.