Lara310809
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Do you give your LO extra formula if they cry for it? My LO was crying like she had colic last night, and despite having had her full 5oz feed, she was still hungry 
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Crying for More - what do you do?
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It's all trial & error for us hun. I tend to have some of those ready made cartons in the cupboard so if my LO cries for more we try him with some more.
If it's his colic pain then he will spit the bottle straight out & refuse to take anymore, though there have been times where he has taken an extra ounce then gone flat out to sleep.
Or sometimes he just wants his dummy to suck on for comfort....
Dont know if this helps at all, but it's just a guessing game for us!!
Jo xx
If it's his colic pain then he will spit the bottle straight out & refuse to take anymore, though there have been times where he has taken an extra ounce then gone flat out to sleep.
Or sometimes he just wants his dummy to suck on for comfort....
Dont know if this helps at all, but it's just a guessing game for us!!
Jo xx
Lara310809
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We spent ages winding her, trying to give her her dummy (which she kept spitting out), swaddling her, taking her into a dark room, rocking her... After an hour I eventually tried more milk, and she was off to sleep after an ounce 
I'm happy to give extra occasionally, but I don't want to give it all the time if she's going to be overeating; I'm worried about her getting overweight - my OH is overweight and he doesn't want it happening to LO. Trouble is, once you make a habit of giving extra, the baby will rely on it, and I don't want her to rely on it unless she needs it.
I may take her to be weighed today and ask the advice of the HV. You're right that it's all a guessing game. I would love to demand feed her, but so worried about her gaining too much weight!
I'm happy to give extra occasionally, but I don't want to give it all the time if she's going to be overeating; I'm worried about her getting overweight - my OH is overweight and he doesn't want it happening to LO. Trouble is, once you make a habit of giving extra, the baby will rely on it, and I don't want her to rely on it unless she needs it.
I may take her to be weighed today and ask the advice of the HV. You're right that it's all a guessing game. I would love to demand feed her, but so worried about her gaining too much weight!
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If she's hungry feed her. My LO does this now and again just because she does it once or twice doesn't mean it will become a habit. The only danger I can see of making a baby overweight is if you force feed, not by feeding when they're hungry.
I totally understand where you're coming from on the over weight issue, I've got food issues myself but those problems are formed much later on when I was forced to sit at the table until I cleared my plate.
I totally understand where you're coming from on the over weight issue, I've got food issues myself but those problems are formed much later on when I was forced to sit at the table until I cleared my plate.
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I have always just fed Edwatd until he's full. He's not overweight at all xx
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If baby's hungry then feed! My LO was taking 6oz every two hours a few weeks ago and she's perfectly fine. Your LO maybe having a growth spurt or just might need the extra milk now, as she's getting older! Go with baby hun, don't worry about the overweight thing, as someone already posted, that can only become an issue if you force-feed your LO.
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I say give her an extra ounce
I don't think she'd come to rely on it at all my baby doesn't but sometimes they are just hungry! They are growing at such a huge rate I have come to expect mini growth spurts and sometimes she can eat up to 2 or 3 oz more than normal but then the next day or even next feed is business as usual
I don't think she'd come to rely on it at all my baby doesn't but sometimes they are just hungry! They are growing at such a huge rate I have come to expect mini growth spurts and sometimes she can eat up to 2 or 3 oz more than normal but then the next day or even next feed is business as usual
Lara310809
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Thanks ladies. When I was in the maternity ward the midwives were telling me I shouldn't give any extra feeds. If she really cried, then I could give an extra ounce, but no more. I think having been told that has made my concerns worse, because I'm paranoid she'll be having too much. You made a good point about it not being greed at this age; she must need it if she's crying for it.
I went to see the HV today. They refused to weigh her though, and I have been told in the past it's because mothers would compare their baby's weight to their friends' babies' weights, and get worried their baby is too big or too small, and increase or decrease feeds accordingly when it's not actually necessary. It's annoying though, because that's not what I would do, and I have no other way to weigh her and I wanted to know if she was heavy enough to permanently up her feeds to 6oz. It's irritating if you have a genuine reason for wanting to know, but I guess I will know more when she has her next official weigh in next week.
She didn't even look at LO, or consult her notes, but just told me to give her Infacol (which doesn't do anything, and I'm not sure why she even suggested that TBH; I went there because she was hungry, not because she was colicky) and giver her an extra ounce at every feed. I'm not sure I will automatically give her an extra ounce, but only give it if she doesn't seem full at the end of a 5oz feed.
I went to see the HV today. They refused to weigh her though, and I have been told in the past it's because mothers would compare their baby's weight to their friends' babies' weights, and get worried their baby is too big or too small, and increase or decrease feeds accordingly when it's not actually necessary. It's annoying though, because that's not what I would do, and I have no other way to weigh her and I wanted to know if she was heavy enough to permanently up her feeds to 6oz. It's irritating if you have a genuine reason for wanting to know, but I guess I will know more when she has her next official weigh in next week.
She didn't even look at LO, or consult her notes, but just told me to give her Infacol (which doesn't do anything, and I'm not sure why she even suggested that TBH; I went there because she was hungry, not because she was colicky) and giver her an extra ounce at every feed. I'm not sure I will automatically give her an extra ounce, but only give it if she doesn't seem full at the end of a 5oz feed.
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Is she draining her 5oz bottles? Maybe try making them up to 6 and see if she has a bit extra now and again? My LO went through a few of these phases were she was just extra hungry sometimes, we just upped her bottles and fed her whenever she asked for it. As someone already said, it's trial and error! Strange that they wouldn't weigh her though, how are you meant to do it?
Strange that they wouldn't weigh her though, how are you meant to do it?
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Exactly. If you need to work out how much formula to give her, you need to know how much she weighs. She hasn't been weighed in 3 weeks, and she's put on a lot of weight recently. I know that the pack suggests giving a certain amount of ounces depending on how many weeks the LO is, but if the baby weighs more than the average for their age, they'll need more formula surely I wish I could just stand on my bathroom scales with her and see how much extra I weigh with her in my arms, but it doesn't take the ounces into consideration!
When LO turned 4 weeks, I upped her to 5oz feeds because that's what the pack suggested, but she wasn't ready for them, so I took it down to 3oz again and only gave her extra when she needed it. Now she's on 5oz, and takes it most of the time, but she regularly leaves an ounce or two. Not all the time, but at least twice a day she will leave some, so obviously giving 6oz for every feed is a bit pointless if the will only take 3 or 4oz at some feeds.
I wish I could just stand on my bathroom scales with her and see how much extra I weigh with her in my arms, but it doesn't take the ounces into consideration!When LO turned 4 weeks, I upped her to 5oz feeds because that's what the pack suggested, but she wasn't ready for them, so I took it down to 3oz again and only gave her extra when she needed it. Now she's on 5oz, and takes it most of the time, but she regularly leaves an ounce or two. Not all the time, but at least twice a day she will leave some, so obviously giving 6oz for every feed is a bit pointless if the will only take 3 or 4oz at some feeds.
The charts on the formula cartons are a complete load of rubbish. Every baby is different and you can't overfeed a young baby as they will spit up anything extra that they take. Just give her as much as she wants and don't worry about how much that is. We were on about twice as much as the other ff babies we knew up to very recently....
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In the US we don't even have charts or recommendations on the formula tins; all babies are different and eat different amounts. A lot of babies who weigh less than Carmen eat more than she does, she's just always preferred her feeds small and often. Your baby will let you know how much she needs, and it's really impossible to overfeed a little one unless you force-feed.
Many of Carmen's feeds end up in two parts; she eats between 4 and 7 oz. usually so I make up the bottle first with the least amount she'll likely eat, then add more if she wants it. Less waste that way (usually!). It really is trial and error at this age, just follow your baby's cues and she'll let you know what she needs!
In the US we don't even have charts or recommendations on the formula tins; all babies are different and eat different amounts. A lot of babies who weigh less than Carmen eat more than she does, she's just always preferred her feeds small and often. Your baby will let you know how much she needs, and it's really impossible to overfeed a little one unless you force-feed.
Many of Carmen's feeds end up in two parts; she eats between 4 and 7 oz. usually so I make up the bottle first with the least amount she'll likely eat, then add more if she wants it. Less waste that way (usually!). It really is trial and error at this age, just follow your baby's cues and she'll let you know what she needs!
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i'd say just listen to your baby.
My LO was constantly wanting more after a bottle, say an hour later and it was making me really worried and in the end i've had to give him more, but he did drink it all and is settled now. I have however been giving conflicting advice, one midwife said not to give him anymore than reccomened but another told me if he's hungry to give him more
My LO was constantly wanting more after a bottle, say an hour later and it was making me really worried and in the end i've had to give him more, but he did drink it all and is settled now. I have however been giving conflicting advice, one midwife said not to give him anymore than reccomened but another told me if he's hungry to give him more
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We spent ages winding her, trying to give her her dummy (which she kept spitting out), swaddling her, taking her into a dark room, rocking her... After an hour I eventually tried more milk, and she was off to sleep after an ounce
my LO does that all the time. it gets annoying but if it puts her to sleep im all for it
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I love the advice some HV and MW give of not giving them any more after they've finished a bottle. Do they want to be the ones to come and comfort our babies when they are screaming cos they are still hungry??!!!
If Lottie finishes her bottle and is still asking for more hen I generally give her an extra ounce. she hardly ever takes all of it, but just to catch me out this afternoon, she's had her whole bottle, an extra oz and still claims to be hungry! nice and predictable these baby things!!!
If Lottie finishes her bottle and is still asking for more hen I generally give her an extra ounce. she hardly ever takes all of it, but just to catch me out this afternoon, she's had her whole bottle, an extra oz and still claims to be hungry! nice and predictable these baby things!!!
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I BF my LO until she was 3 months old and gave her 1 4oz, bottle of formula at night. She moved up to 5 oz pretty quickly after I started FF. Babies generally have a growth spurt at 3 weeks, between 6 and 8 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 9 months. It is possible that she is in one and that is why she is still hungry. I always offer LO her 5 oz bottle and if she cries for more, I just mix another ounce. I won't begin to mix 6 oz bottles until she is regularly draining 5oz and wanting more. I have always been told to feed on demand. You cannot overfeed a baby because they will spit up what their tummies don't have room for.
