My DS is sixteen weeks old and just seems to be getting worse at bottle feeding! He only ever takes 2-5 oz very sporadically - sometimes going five hours between feeding, sometimes only going two. He was taking between 25-28 oz a day, below average, but was gaining weight steadily but now has dropped to 22-25oz.
Shouldn't he be increasing his milk intake with a view to then going onto solids?
The other problem is he often takes most of his feeds at night. He will down 6oz at 11pm, followed by 5 or 6 oz at 4am with no fuss at all. He also sometimes needs another bottle (5oz) at 1 or 2am if he hasn't been interested that day. But then he frequently isn't interested in another bottle until 11am. If I offer a bottle before then (which I do every day) he usually takes 1 or 2 oz. I am worried that he is turning night into day .
I have tried cutting back on the amounts at night in the hope that he will take more during the day but he never does. This then results in more feeds the following night!
Oherwise he is perfect - three naps a day, bang on time and down to sleep at 7pm usually until 7am except for waking for feeds. He weighed 9lb 11oz at birth and now weighs about 15lbs.
Anyone got any suggestions?