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Very hungry four month old, drinking 9oz every two hours!!!

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Marcry · 29/02/2020 19:45

Ok so I’m trying to delay weaning as much as possible ds is 18 weeks and can’t sit steadily yet. Until three weeks ago he was exclusively breastfed but he went from feeding every three hours and sleeping overnight to feeding every hour day and night for four weeks, so three weeks ago I put him on bottles through the day. He’s drinking between 7and 9oz every hour and half to two hours which I’m my opinion is a lot and also having 3/4 breastfeeds a night. He is sleeping better at night now. He’s a big boy he is 20lbs but he was only 7lb at birth so very hungry. My health visitor just says to give him as much as he wants but this seems far too much. He doesn’t sick it up and only has one dirty nappy a day so clearly needs it. He is deffinately hungry I try everything else first. Should I start him on some baby cereal aswell? My little girl started on solids at this age due to not keeping her milk down and her growth dropped from the 75th to the 9th percentile, but she was sitting up on her own and was showing the signs for weaning. Really not sure what to do and doctors and health visitor keep fobbing me off saying growth spurt but it has been 7weeks. Please give me some reassurance and advice.

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tiredanddangerous · 29/02/2020 22:42

I would just wean him. I weaned my dc at 18 weeks (on the advice of both hv and gp) for similar reasons. They’re 10 and 12 now and I have no reason to regret it.

MrsPelligrinoPetrichor · 29/02/2020 23:00

Just feed him if he's hungry,just the same as if you were breast feeding,he will take what he needs and he's clearly having a growth spurt and needs more atm.

Hungry baby formula can upset tummies ime as it is just bulkier.

Milk will be better than food wrt calories at this age.

Don't fretSmile

Avebury · 29/02/2020 23:48

I was always told 2/3 Oz for every lb in weight in a 24 hr period so that would be about 60oz in 24 hrs.

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itsallthedramaMickiloveit · 29/02/2020 23:55

@Pentium85 BM and formula are very different. You can't over feed a BF baby.

Selfsettling3 · 01/03/2020 08:33

I wouldn’t give hungry baby milk. Is he significantly going up weight percentiles?

Marcry · 01/03/2020 10:04

He’s off the charts he’s 20lbs! He’s only 18weeks. How is he fitting it all in

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Clangus00 · 01/03/2020 10:07

I know you’ve consulted the GP, but have you spoken to the HV?

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