How much at 2 weeks?

Jazzy-NICU · Sep 5th, 2011, 15:18 PM

My LB is 12 days old and was 7lb15 today, I've written down his feeds today and he has fed 7 times with a total of 19.5ozs, he had 1 large vomit at 3pm. Does this sound about right?

daddiesgift · Sep 6th, 2011, 09:42 AM

Id like to know this too. Baby is 11 days old and I feed him 2 ozs at every feed (2-3hrrs) during day. About 2-3 bottles of 2 ozs overnight. He seems fine with this amount and doesnt spit up so I just stick with that until he acts if he is still hungry

MrsWifey · Sep 6th, 2011, 11:30 AM

That sounds similar to what we're doing. I make the bottles to 100ml (about 3 oz) and she tends to leave a bit in the bottom, but sometimes has the whole lot. She feeds about every 2-3 hours and mostly sleeps in between but I let her tell me when she's hungry rather than waking her or sticking to any set times. At her last weigh in on fri she was 5lb 11 which is 1 oz above birth weight.

tato_ · Sep 7th, 2011, 21:31 PM

Sounds good and normal. At such an early age, you shouldn't put a schedule on your LO, feed when he's hungry.

le_annek · Sep 10th, 2011, 14:41 PM

Zachary is having 2-3 ounces every three hours nice to see this is normal xx

BabyBoyNYC · Sep 10th, 2011, 20:35 PM

can i just vent how upset i was when in the hospital i finally stood my ground and said i did not want to breast feed and the nurse told me tha he needed 20ml! I went for like a week just feeding him 20ml

anyways at two weeks he was eating 2oz every 3 hours

mummyto3 · Sep 11th, 2011, 06:05 AM

my lil girl has 2-3 oz ever few housr i demand feed her too when she wnats it i give it to her no set times if shes not hungry she wouldnt feed

MoonMelody · Sep 11th, 2011, 06:08 AM

My LO is similar. He generally takes 2-3 oz every 2-3 hours. When he takes only 2 oz, he usually starts crying for the third oz pretty soon, so we'll give him that if he demands it.

Violet3 · Sep 11th, 2011, 06:16 AM

My LO has anything between 2oz-4oz every 2-3 hours. Sometimes he even has 5oz-6oz and then goes for maybe 4 hours before being hungry again. I was quite worried when he had two 3oz bottles straight after eachother a couple of nights ago ! I told my midwife about it yesterday and she said it was fine and not to worry about overfeeding him as he'll just sick up what he didn't need.

x

tato_ · Sep 11th, 2011, 08:33 AM

I was worried about overfeeding too. In fact, the day I left the hospital the head nurse came and talked to me and told me I was giving my baby too much milk, she had drank almost 4oz and she was 3 days old. I couldn't believe it, the poor thing was still hungry so I gave her more.

All babies are different and I've noticed sometimes they just drink more milk. Observe your baby and follow your instinct; if he's not sick and is gaining weight, give him as much as he wants. However, don't put a schedule on the LO until he's older.

Sep 5th, 2011, 15:18 PM	#1
Jazzy-NICU Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: UK Posts: 725	How much at 2 weeks? My LB is 12 days old and was 7lb15 today, I've written down his feeds today and he has fed 7 times with a total of 19.5ozs, he had 1 large vomit at 3pm. Does this sound about right?

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Sep 6th, 2011, 09:42 AM	#2
daddiesgift Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,964	Id like to know this too. Baby is 11 days old and I feed him 2 ozs at every feed (2-3hrrs) during day. About 2-3 bottles of 2 ozs overnight. He seems fine with this amount and doesnt spit up so I just stick with that until he acts if he is still hungry

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Sep 6th, 2011, 11:30 AM	#3
MrsWifey Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Hertfordshire, UK Posts: 468	That sounds similar to what we're doing. I make the bottles to 100ml (about 3 oz) and she tends to leave a bit in the bottom, but sometimes has the whole lot. She feeds about every 2-3 hours and mostly sleeps in between but I let her tell me when she's hungry rather than waking her or sticking to any set times. At her last weigh in on fri she was 5lb 11 which is 1 oz above birth weight.

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Sep 7th, 2011, 21:31 PM	#4
tato_ Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 15	Sounds good and normal. At such an early age, you shouldn't put a schedule on your LO, feed when he's hungry.

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Sep 10th, 2011, 14:41 PM	#5
le_annek Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Swansea Posts: 655	Zachary is having 2-3 ounces every three hours nice to see this is normal xx

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Sep 10th, 2011, 20:35 PM	#6
BabyBoyNYC Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New York City Posts: 403	can i just vent how upset i was when in the hospital i finally stood my ground and said i did not want to breast feed and the nurse told me tha he needed 20ml! I went for like a week just feeding him 20ml anyways at two weeks he was eating 2oz every 3 hours

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Sep 11th, 2011, 06:05 AM	#7
mummyto3 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: hartlepool uk Posts: 1,789	my lil girl has 2-3 oz ever few housr i demand feed her too when she wnats it i give it to her no set times if shes not hungry she wouldnt feed

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Sep 11th, 2011, 06:08 AM	#8
MoonMelody Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,418	My LO is similar. He generally takes 2-3 oz every 2-3 hours. When he takes only 2 oz, he usually starts crying for the third oz pretty soon, so we'll give him that if he demands it.

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Sep 11th, 2011, 06:16 AM	#9
Violet3 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Yorkshire Posts: 2,025	My LO has anything between 2oz-4oz every 2-3 hours. Sometimes he even has 5oz-6oz and then goes for maybe 4 hours before being hungry again. I was quite worried when he had two 3oz bottles straight after eachother a couple of nights ago ! I told my midwife about it yesterday and she said it was fine and not to worry about overfeeding him as he'll just sick up what he didn't need. x

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Sep 11th, 2011, 08:33 AM	#10
tato_ Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 15	I was worried about overfeeding too. In fact, the day I left the hospital the head nurse came and talked to me and told me I was giving my baby too much milk, she had drank almost 4oz and she was 3 days old. I couldn't believe it, the poor thing was still hungry so I gave her more. All babies are different and I've noticed sometimes they just drink more milk. Observe your baby and follow your instinct; if he's not sick and is gaining weight, give him as much as he wants. However, don't put a schedule on the LO until he's older.

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