Bottle Feeders: when (if ever) did you start on Hungry Baby milk?

[MadameChinLegs]

DD is 18 weeks today. Up to a month ago she was sleeping 6.30pm-6.30am without waking. DH and were crossing our fingers and hoping that was her way but lo and behold, she was poorly and went totally off her milk which resulted in a return to night wakings.

Over the last week, she has been waking (most nights) at midnight and around 3am before waking at 6. At each of these wakings, we try and shhh settle her but more often than not we then give milk. She doesnt take a full feed, just has a few ounces and then falls back to sleep. As such, her daytime bottles are now less as she is getting milk during the night. She was taking 7oz average per daytime bottle (5 bottles) but now will only take 4 oz at a maximum. Plus, where she was going three hourly between daytime feeds shes now down to two (obviously as her feeds are smaller).

Is it worth going up to Hungry baby milk, so that even if she only drinks 4oz, it may keep her fuller for longer, meaning that she may then take more at the next feed?

We had such a lovely little routine, and I really dont mind if she finds herself a new one, but this just feels like a regression.

I posted a few days ago, and a lot of posters helpfully told me about a 4 month sleep regression, which could well be explaining the night wakings, but I wondered if Hungry Baby milk would help.

Has anyone used it, and if so, why and when?

Thanks all.

Hopeful bump if there are any FFers out there

I put my DD onto hungry milk at about 9 weeks. She was taking less oz's but more often, so she had actually increased her overall intake but it was giving her a really sore tummy so my mum suggested hungry milk and it helped out a lot, she went back to her normal routine, she was already sleeping through most of the night, sometimes waking about 5am. Hungry milk can cause constipation in some babies but my DD has been fine. i would maybe try her on it, see if it works for her. if it doesn't you can always switch her back to normal milk.

Hi OP, I put my DS on hungry baby milk at around 9 weeks. He's now 17 weeks old and I'm feeding him three hourly during the day. If I change to normal milk, he needs feeding much more frequently and I can't keep up with it! I have not had any issue with him being constipated, he poos at least once a day if not more.

Wow quite early then. I wasnt sure what the best thing to do is. I may pick up a tin today and see how she goes. Can you just do certain bottles of hungry baby or do you have to make a complete switch?

I just swopped all bottles for hungry baby milk, but if you want to try it out, maybe do the last feed of the day on hungry baby milk and see if LO sleeps longer than usual?

I had to use normal milk last week and I really noticed the difference, DS wanted to feed every two hours!

Should add I was originally feeding DS every four hours, but now doing every three hours as DS is very hungry and trying to delay giving solids.

Thanks. I bought a tin today so may make up a bottle for if DD wakes in the night. SHes full of cold at the moment (we all keep passing it to one another) so waking in the night now. Shes also only taking 4 oz today and yesterday instead of her usual 7 so is wanting food more often, Im hoping the Hungry Baby milk may satisfy her for longer.