A bit of help/advice if possible please ladies :)

[mumof1+1]

Hi there

Well, 5 weeks ago my son got a tummy bug, 10 days ago my son fully recovered!!! During that time feeding was a nightmare. 3oz, maybe 4oz, occasionally, if you were lucky the odd 5oz, not a peaceful sleep in sight! Then he recovered and started taking 5oz, a few days later i had to make 6oz... now we're making 7oz and i've even had 2 nights where he has slept thru, i've probably just jinxed it now Anyway, the thing is, I cant seem to keep him full. He slept from p.45pm til 7.10am last night and at 7.30am took 7oz, at 10am he took 4oz then winded and drained the rest so took the 7oz, at 1pm he started whinging, i managed to get him to wait til 1.30pm and he took 4oz, at 4.30pm he took 6oz and and at 7pm he was whingy again and had to feed him at 7.30pm, he took the full 7oz. Basically he seems to be going about 2.5-3 hours between feeds - my question is, is this normal??? I know they are all different but he is 16weeks on Sunday and i'm wondering if he could be ready for more or if he's just catching up from having a month on very low feeds. He's currently on stage 1 C&G, i'm loathe to move onto stage 2 really, i've been told its not really necessary.

What do you think ladies, is he catching up, is it normal or should i try rice or rusks?? I'm not doint anything until at least Monday coz then he will be 16 weeks. I had hoped to wait longer so im hoping he settles really....

Thank you ladies xxx

 

[bathbabe]

keep upping the milk, if you get to 8 or 9oz every 2hrs or so then id swap to hungry baby x

 

[OmarsMum]

Hi hun, If he's happy with what he's taking just give it to him. Rusks & baby rice are empty calories. There is a growth spurt beween 3-4 months & it seems he's making up for the dropped ozs when he was sick. xx

 

[mumof1+1]

Thank you ladies, he wont actually take more just yet but if and when he's ready to i will. I had wondered when the next growth spurt was, knew there was one around 3 months but wasn't sure if it was 3 or 3-4 months. I had thought maybe he was just making up for lost milk. Here's hoping he sleeps thru again tonight, that'll be 3 nights xxx

 

[AlwaysPraying]

My guy eats 5-6 oz every 2.5 -3 hours and were just 12 weeks. He also wakes for a feed at 5am or so! Always wondering how were going to make it to 6 months without some more something to help! I just give what he wants and we will see where we go from here. It's a huge guessing game! Lol. No good answers but I know how you feel!