almost 3 week old not sticking to regular feeding times...

[whitelilly]

I am giving my son 2oz EBM followed by 2oz formula. Was hoping for every 4 hours but he rarely drinks more than 1oz formula before falling asleep! then he's hungry again 2-3 hours later. ANY ADVICE? XX

 

[rach321]

I would say at that age - 3hrs between feeds is pretty normal. His little tummy is still tiny so can't hold much milk. So he drinks all the EBM and only 1oz of formula - did I understand that right? He will settle down in a few more weeks. I'm no expert but 2-3 hrs between feeds was pretty standard when my LO was that young.

 

[Mum2b_Claire]

Yeah at that age Ruby was only drinking about 3oz every 2 hours. I won't be feeding Ruby every 4 hours until she's 4 months... 2-3 hours is perfect at that age.

 

[whitelilly]

thanks- maybe i will go onto 1oz EBM and 2 oz formula then xx

 

[tracyontario]

My DD was going about 2 hours between feeds at that age, we fed on demand and sometimes it was less and sometimes it was a bit more. She settled down to feeding every 2.5 hours at 6 weeks. We didn't move til 4 hours between feeds til 4 months. Their tummies are so small at that age that they can't go long stretches so you do have to feed more often.

 

[JennieyL]

My callie feeds whenever she wants on demand she is just over a month old right now and she drinks anywhere from 4 oz to 5 oz.. every 2-4 hours.. depending on if she is sleeping or not.. she will go up to 6 hours at night without anything.. but when she does get up she drinks a full 5 oz bottle .. and then again 2 hours later I think just to catch up.