Formula fed hungry baby

[Sara4rt]

My LO is 8 weeks today and is an absolute milk monster! He is currently having 6 ounces every 2/2.5 hours in the day and every 2.5-4 hours at night (normally one long sleep followed by shorter ones). All this adds up to around 40-45ounces a day which seems like so much and he drinks every last drop of every bottle i give him. According to the formula box they should be drinking on average around 35ounces a day at 6 months so we have already passed that! ( I know these averages don’t really mean much)

He is a big boy and was following the 91st percentile curve at his last check up but we just can’t seem to keep up with all his growth spurts! I spoke to the health visitor who kind of just brushed it off by saying he was drinking an ‘impressive‘ amount but he is a big boy.

I know every baby is different and don’t get me wrong I am so happy that he is healthy and happy but just wondering if anyone else is or has been in the same situation and how they managed to get to six months with such a hungry baby haha.

“According to the formula box they should be drinking on average around 35ounces a day at 6 months”

Thing is this is just an average and your baby is on the 91st percentile so of course will take more. It’s a while ago but I don’t remember the amount my babies took increasing massively from 2 to 4 months.

@Sara4rt my first was the same and I remember worrying. She was on 5 9oz bottles by 10 weeks... she's now 3.5 and barely eats.. swings and roundabouts! But no seriously, feed him if he wants it. Just practice paced feeding and let him guide you as to how much he wants.

Thanks @BlackBoxes and @testy1997 thats reassuring to know. I was beginning to worry that the bottles aren’t going to be big enough haha, the little 5oz ones didn’t get much use before we had to get the bigger ones 🙈🤣