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Baby uninterested in feed

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Curiousmammma · 09/12/2023 07:54

My 9 week old has slept through the night since he was 6/7 weeks old. But he used to always wake up on the dot at 6:30 for his feed. The last two mornings I’ve had to wake him up at 7 to give him his feed. He should be having 5 ounces but he will only finish 4 (for context two weeks ago he was on 4 and was still hungry so we upped the feed). He’ll have the first 3 be winded and just won’t be interested in the remainder milk. Sometimes it takes half an hour to finish 1 ounce. Leaving the last ounce.
Has this happened to anyone else? What do I do??

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Ljhunt · 09/12/2023 08:01

I was just about to post the same thing! My baby is 13 weeks, sleeping 7:30pm to 7am without a feed. EBF. For the past week just won’t feed longer than 5 minutes in the morning when I assume she must be starving. Getting worried as I only feed her 4 times a day and this is one of the feeds. Following for advice!

BertieBotts · 09/12/2023 08:03

If baby is happy then I don't think it's a problem. Maybe they aren't that hungry when they first wake up? Offer the next bottle a bit sooner just in case.

BertieBotts · 09/12/2023 08:03

Ljhunt · 09/12/2023 08:01

I was just about to post the same thing! My baby is 13 weeks, sleeping 7:30pm to 7am without a feed. EBF. For the past week just won’t feed longer than 5 minutes in the morning when I assume she must be starving. Getting worried as I only feed her 4 times a day and this is one of the feeds. Following for advice!

A 13 week old should be having more than 4 feeds in 24 hours though.

Idunno8 · 09/12/2023 08:05

If your baby was hungry they would let you know, as long as baby is gaining weight and healthy, enjoy the extra sleep.

WonderingWanda · 09/12/2023 08:08

Is your baby gaining weight and having plenty of wet nappies? It is likely to be short lived. Sometimes they sleep more when they are growing or maybe your baby has a bit if a bug making them more sleepy. Try offering a bit more milk at a different time of day when they are more alert.

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Curiousmammma · 09/12/2023 08:09

Thank you! He’s very happy once awake to take the bottle. I’ll wind him and he’s just not interested in the rest. I’ll give him ten minutes to have a break and try again and like I said it takes ages to finish 1 ounce leaving the last ounce. Then he’ll be cooing or fall asleep after being burped from that ounce but just won’t finish the last of his bottle

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WonderingWanda · 09/12/2023 08:09

Also why did you have to wake him?

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Curiousmammma · 09/12/2023 08:10

I had to wake him as he hadn’t had a feed since 8:30pm the previous day, I’d assume he would be verrryy hungry

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WonderingWanda · 09/12/2023 08:11

Ljhunt · 09/12/2023 08:01

I was just about to post the same thing! My baby is 13 weeks, sleeping 7:30pm to 7am without a feed. EBF. For the past week just won’t feed longer than 5 minutes in the morning when I assume she must be starving. Getting worried as I only feed her 4 times a day and this is one of the feeds. Following for advice!

That doesn't sound normal for a 13 w/o EBF baby. Why are you only feeding 4 times a day? Or are you expressing and giving bottles the rest of the time?

Ljhunt · 09/12/2023 11:18

@WonderingWanda I feed her every four hours, and now she doesn’t wake at night so she’s dropped a 5th/6th feed. she now does 7am, 11am, 3pm, 7pm

the idea is big feeds spaced out rather than frequent snack feeds. I believe it’s what has led her to sleep through so early

@Curiousmammma my DD is the same, very awake and alert and smiling and looking around, just not interested in food!

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