How long does it take for a 3 week old to drink 4oz

[dolores]

Hi,

I hope someone can help - when i feed my 3 week old a bottle of 4oz SMA milk he takes about 40 mins to drink it - and then it takes me about 20 mins to burp him....it's killing me at nights and he gets up every 3 hours (my first baby let me sleep for 5-6 hours at nights from the start!) so im not used to every 3 hours at nights! i thought this one would be the same as the 1st one!

im using tommee tippee closer to nature bottles and im using the number 1 teat...when can i switch to number 2! And should he be taking this long for a feed?

 

[OmarsMum]

U can try vary flow teats or give size 2 a try. We were using size 2 at 4 wks for TT bottles. When we changed to Dr. Browns bottles at 2.5 mnths we went for size 3.

 

[babybliss]

Carmen can take up to an hour to finish her bottle she is just not that hungry baby tho.

 

[blahblahblah]

It's definitely worth trying a faster teat, and also make sure the valve isn't stuck too.

I was told that if LO isn't finishing their bottle within 20-30 mins and/or is falling asleep on it regularly these are the main signs that you need to change.

 

[vagirl2010]

Try burbing every 1/3 of the way through the feeding.

Deep air bubbles in the tummy, takes forever to get out, IF you can get them out.

If you burp more often, you'll prevent that.

 

[ellie27]

Yes, agree - 20mins a bottle - burp halfway and at end - make sure airvent is clear and at top of teat

 

[farm girl]

Mine is 20 minutes! I have the bottles with the air holes on the bottom of the bottle, burp half way, I burp him sitting up, he doesnt like it when hes up on my shoulder,

 

[Mrs A]

i had this problem with those bottles, touch wood since changing to Avent, havent had this problem xx

 

[dolores]

i had this problem with those bottles, touch wood since changing to Avent, havent had this problem xx

hhmm...i knew i should have bought avent!

 

[Mrs A]

exactly what i thought lol, i now have 10 of each and bought the avent steriliser to match as my TT one broke!so all in all cost me an extra £75!

 

[ouchwithNo.2]

Ella is on 4oz now but 3oz in a Dr Browns bottle with a stage/level one teat took about 15-20 minutes to go down.
Now she is 4 weeks old she is on 4oz and that takes a good 30 minutes.
She would guzzle faster if she could but I try and slow her down otherwise she dribbles badly.

 

[beachlover1]

Freddie is 3 weeks old and taking 3-4oz from a CTN bottle with a variflow teat. It takes him about 25 mins,with a mid bottle burp!! x ( he was almost 4 weeks early though)

 

[dolores]

Thats great thanks for your replies - i stuck to the number 1 teets and it does seem now he is drinking quicker - he has 5oz now and he drinks that in half an hour...

 

[LuvBeinAMummy]

My baby is 4wks on Friday and he can take anything from half hour to up to an hour to drink his 4oz.

I'm using Avent stage 1 teats and sometimes he guzzles his bottles (which he will then projectile vomit a bit of ) or he'll have a nice leisurely drink lol.

I did consider upping to stage 2 but most bottles he'll dribble a lot out of the side of his mouth plus he goes down from about 9pm til half 6 and has done since he was 2 wks old so don't think it's the teats just him bein a lazy so n so at times lol.