Anyone elses baby never cry for milk? Dunno what to do for the best

[mummy2lola]

Lola has always been a good baby rarely crying.but from about 6wks she's never crying for her milk,sometimes it gets to 4 hours and I wake her (in the day) or she carries on playing and laughing and I think "she's not allowed to govmore than 4hours" so I make her bottle and she's really not that interested and I'm starting to feel like I'm force feeding her becoz she needs a "certain" amount.she will sit there laughing and cooing and then after about 45mins-hour she will then start to drink.so really my question is do I wait until she's actually crying which may turn out to be 5 hours or do I carry on becoz she's still only 10wks.thanks ladies xx

oh yeah and in the night if she does wake after 6-8hrs she's still not bothered??? Lol xx

 

[kerrie24]

I wouldnt wait for her to cry,crying is a late sign of hunger.If she doesnt seem interested after 4 hours,leave it a bit longer.Could it be because of the amount she is having in the bottle keeping her full for longer?If you put down the oz she might feed more regularly.
I think some babies sleep through at 10 weeks so the 6-8 hours at night doesnt sound like a problem.

 

[purapura]

Mine is the same. Since about 4 weeks he stopped crying for his milk. I try to feed him every 4-4.5 hours but even then he doesn't show any interest (he drinks but not the whole bottle) I weight him once a week and he gains his weight... but it bother me as I feel like I force him to eat...

 

[sparkle05]

Mine

God she has been like this since around 8 weeks, she never cries for milk, even after 12 hours through the night she's not bothered. I used to get really stressed out now I just go with it. I feed her every 4 hours whether she is crying or not I can't even get her to take solids lol

 

[caz_hills]

I'm so glad to see this thread. I was going to ask the same questio ! My LO is 11 weeks and sometimes cries and roots for a feed and sometimes not. I worry that I am offering the bottle too much but he takes it and sometimes finishes 6 ozs! He tends to feed every three hours but like right now it's 3.5 hours and he is asleep. Like you I will wake him atfour hours but always let him sleep as long as he wants at night.

 

[mummy2lola]

Thanks ladies,glad I'm not alone here with this xx

 

[Neko]

My daughter almost never cries for food. I have to keep her on a schedule so she eats something. I still feel like I'm forcing her to eat, but she needs to eat sometime.