Bottle feeding baby 5 weeks and still wants more than 4 oz after feed.

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My son is 5 weeks today and finding he is now 10lb on the sma gold it says 150ml and 5 scoops. Do we go by his weight with feeds or age.

if your baby is draining the bottle every time , then you make up the bottle to be an ounce bigger.. go by your baby's hunger.. not the side of the tin. offer a 5 oz feed and if that is being finished, then offer 6 oz

your baby won;t take the same amount each feed, each day.. some days will feel like non stop bottles, other days less so

I'd go with weight tbh as bigger babies have bigger tummies and so may need a little more than a smaller baby of the same age

Take care with SMA though - it constipated my DS something chronic so if DS starts getting windy, smelly farts etc - consider changing formula

Hope this helps

Ignore what it says on the formula tin and watch your baby. The formula tin doesn't mention the half dozen or so growth spurts which occur between birth and six months of age. (Around 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 6 weeks, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months -- a BIG one that can last a month... etc.) Growth spurts will continue past 6 months and into adolescence, but at less defined intervals.