9 week old

[FirstT1meMum]

DD turns 9 weeks tomorrow and I'm just wondering about a few things!

How much formula would you expect now? We feed in an unconventional way where we breast first then bottle and have done since she was about 2/3 weeks due to weight gain issues and I haven't been able to go back to EBF. After a bf she will have between 3-5oz, more often now having 5. No idea how much is too much! Also she's still only going 3 hours between feeds, sometimes not even hitting 3 hours. She may sometimes go 4 say overnight or if we're put and she's properly zonked. When do time between feeds get longer?

Last one...when should we start limiting her day sleep? We're very much let her sleep when she wants and she has good wake periods!

Sorry, doing lots of thinking today!

I've answered last Q first.

She's 9 weeks! So barely 2 months old. Don't limit her naps. Babies need to rest because they're growing everyday!!!

I know it's tough but let's say 1-2 months more and then you'll see a settlement in sleep. My DS got into a routine at around 3 months old. Every child is different. Don't worry.

In terms of how much formula - I guess you need to check with GP as if the weight gain is fine, they'll tell you how much to top up. She'd cry if she's hungry.

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Don't limit her sleep she's only a baby and ours fed till they were full of there it full there grouchy

How is her weight gain now? If it's OK what you are doing is OK.

We didn't start limiting my daughters naps until she was 2 and that was only to introduce a no nap past 4pm rule. Let babies sleep as much as they need. For a month at 4 months my daughter napped for 6h every Tuesday waking occasionally to latch back on for another feed! The rest of the week it was a normal pattern.

Can't answer the formula question as we didn't switch until later.

Honestly, she may only reduce the frequency of drinking milk (in the day) when you introduce other meals at weaning - and that's not because she's eating less, but because not all feeds will be milk. If you think about a toddler even, they'll usually be eating at least every 3 hours in the day (breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner etc so it's unlikely a baby will want to eat less. My 7 year old will rarely go without food for more than 3 hours if awake! At night, who knows, it varies hugely but many have night feeds until well over a year.

9 weeks is absolutely tiny - don't limit day sleep, just encourage a distinction between day and night - so night is kept low lighting and quiet and BORING during wake periods, she is all about trying to get them back to sleep. Day is bright, light and using the wake windows.

We were very much reactive parenting at that age, let them sleep when they wanted and eat when they needed. Doesn't work for everyone but did work for us and dd slept through quite early
I personally feel 9 weeks is too early to be limiting anything like that

I agree with the others, just feed and nap on demand. At some point soon they can start getting a bit overstimulated and not go to sleep naturally so you might need to start encouraging sleep (eg by rocking, cuddling with a dummy, putting them in the sling or pram) after an appropriate wake window.

For feeding we stuck with every 3 hours until switching to day time snacks at 12 months or maybe a bit before. Hopefully the night feeds will space out a bit over time. Encouraging sufficient calorie intake during the day can be one way to get more sleep at night once their tummies get a bit bigger.

Amazing thank you everyone! So glad it's a concensus about not limiting naps, would dread it! Was just a comment made by my friend about her being annoyed their child had slept earlier than they should!

Nice to know 3 hours is still normal for food too!

Thank you all again 🥰