How much does/did your 3 month old drink?

[charlh929]

Hi, I have a 3 month old ds who has only been taking 3 ounces since he was born. He usually feeds every 2 hours or so and I have tried offering around 5 ounces in the bottle but he always has 3 then gets bored (sometimes he'll stretch to 4 if he's been asleep, but then only have 2 ounces when he next feeds). I have used SMA gold since he was born and he has always been fine with this. He weighs 12lbs now and is gaining weight fine, its more of a problem in the night when he wakes every couple of hours for a feed. We try and see if its anything else (nappy, tired, dummy etc) & he just screams till he gets a bottle polishes off 3 ounces and then wakes again a couple of hours later. I've tried a dummy which he can use to self settle himself but it doesn't work in-between feeds as he is just hungry and spits it straight out. I have tried offering more milk at his feed just before bedtime (around8/9pm) but this hasn't worked either, as when he is tired at night sometimes he can only manage 2 ounces. Has anyone else experienced this?

My little one had reflux and would only take around 3-4oz every 2-3 hours for a good while.
Eventually she started going a bit longer between feeds and I encouraged it by maybe leaving her 15 mins longer then 25 mins longer etc until we were up to 4 hours between feeds. Then she started taking 5-6oz which then helped her go longer.
I found we had to break the pattern of snacking which I was fine with while she was very tiny but it did become difficult the older she got.
Once I got her to go longer she wanted to eat more which in turn allowed her to go longer.

I also have a 3 month old with reflux who would only take 3 to 4oz for ages. She's now on ranitadine and gaviscon and now sometimes takes 5oz.

My baby refused to take more than 100mls at a time until she was around 9 months old. This meant she was feeding every 2 hours. It was an endless round of feeding and bottle washing.