How much and how often?

[tone]

Callum is now having bottles during the day and i'm not totally sure how much he should be having. I've read that a 4 month old should be having around 6 ounces every 4-5 hours. Is this about right because Callum has a 5-6 ounce bottle every 2-3 hours. He is on aptatmil. Do you think he should have the aptamil 'extra hungry' milk? So confused. xx

 

[Vickie]

Is he draining his bottles? If so you may try going up an extra ounce and seeing if that tides him over for longer.

 

[ryder]

I agree wth vickie... but Jasmine wont go any longer than 2.5-3 hours in the day no matter what I try.

 

[sparkle]

Cormack only has formula at night but he has 7oz and that keeps him going for 4 hours. That is what the hv recommended to us.

 

[tone]

i've tried giving him an extra ounce but he just cant finish it. he can only manage 5-6 ounces at a time! x

 

[sparkle]

i've tried giving him an extra ounce but he just cant finish it. he can only manage 5-6 ounces at a time! x

Maybe he's just a little and often eater! Could it be the flow on the bottle not being fast enough ? It might be frustrating. I dont know much about these things. Have you tried speaking to the hv?

 

[Vickie]

how does he do at night? does he sleep through or does he wake a lot to eat?

 

[tone]

sparkle- ooh its definatly fast enough, he guzzles it sooo quickly!! hehe

vickie- he sleeps from 10 till around 5.30-6 has a boobie feed then goes back to sleep till around 8. x

 

[Vickie]

Hmm if he's sleeping like that than I'd go with what he's eating during the day

 

[WelshGirl]

I'd just go with what he wants - during the day, Olivia sometimes has a bottle every 2 hours, then other days she can go for 4 hours......somtimes she'll drain her 5oz bottle, sometimes she only wants 3 oz.
My hv says to just go with what baby asks for - I'd check with your hv before you swapped formula though

xx

 

[ryder]

I agree, at his age that frequency is normal... When they hve 3 good meals a day they will go longer bettween bottles.