My 4 week old is doing 150ml feeds - is this alot for his age?

[MissMarshon]

hello everyone, I am new on here, My 4 week old is doing 150ml bottles (has been for 2 days now), I was wondering what is the norm? i.e. this seems alot? He also gets really hungry late in the evening, so instead of his usual routine of a bottle every 4 hours he has 2 bottles in 4 hours!!! Has any one else come across a similar thing where their baby is extra hungry at a certain time? Or have a 4 week old on 150ml?

thanks

Welcome to MN! It certainly seems alot (mine drank about 90 every 3 hours), but I don't think you should worry, every baby is different. I'd be more worried if your baby wasn't drinking enough...

Is he quite a big baby?

OP - my DS suddenly went from 30-40 ml feeds to well over 120ml feeds at ~6wo.
(couldn't keep up with him with expressing)

10wo is classic growth-spurt age.

all.... normal.........

i promise.

oh, and re-reading your OP - newborns cluster feed in the evening.

thanks for your responses, he is was born 7lb 13 ounce at 26weeks, so i guess he is not a small baby , and yes I am glad he is eating, rather that than not eating. take care

OMG he was 7lb 13 at 14 weeks premature?

Should that be 36 weeks, rather than 26, OP?

If not, !

If he was in fact a normal kind of weight at near term, then his feeding seems quite normal.

apologies, yes i meant 36 weeks, (my brain constantly stays in bed all day whilst i am up).

thanks for your messages. He has calmed down a bit now.