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Infant feeding

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am i over feeding?

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stacel23 · 12/06/2008 15:20

Hiya i gave birth to my son on 8th may 2008 and he was 10lbs14!! this was a huge shock as the midwife predicted he would be average size and i hav e always been really slim!! anyway he is now 5 weeks old and has 5oz bottles every 3 hours except he does sleep for 6 hours at night but sometimes he cries/screams for more inbetween! im now starting to think its not enough for him but i dont want to over fed him! do you think i should try him on 6oz? and see how he goes or carry on with 5oz? my Health visitor isnt here till next week!

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Seona1973 · 12/06/2008 19:38

if he finishes each bottle then yes, offer an extra ounce in each. your lo could also be having a growth spurt where he is extra hungry and the feeding may settle down again. 2 1/2 to 3 hourly feeds sound about right for this age although my ds never went 6 hours at night for a fair few weeks later than your ds

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