How much does your 5wk old eat?

[CaptainMummy]

During the day, we are struggling to reach 3hrs between feeds so she usually gets fed every 2.5hrs. She guzzles 5oz and finishes it almost every time.
She is a crap sleeper during the day so it makes it even harder to have a decent length of time between feeds. She does sleep pretty well at night and usually does a 5hr stretch followed by a 4hr stretch (and sometimes another 3hrs after that)

It seems an awful lot to be drinking to me! (She is 10lbs 2oz, if thT makes any difference)

 

[cupcake1981]

My baby boy is 10lb + is taking 6 oz per feed. He's a greedy guzzler and finishes in about 10 mins. He tends to go between 4-5 hours between feeds. I was worried he was having too much, but he also has 2/3 expressed breast milk feeds a day to so maybe why he takes more formula. Have you thought if giving her a little more each time?

 

[iiTTCii]

My LO is 7 weeks and has been on 4/5oz bottles every 4 hours since she was 2 weeks old, although this past week she is sometimes only having 3oz bottles. I think she was going through a growth spurt at 5/6 weeks as she was finishing 5oz bottles x

 

[leiapaulsen]

My 4.5 weeker only eats 2-3oz every 2-3 hours... shes gaining weight fine tho but I feel maybe she should be eating more?? She does have reflux so maybe that's why

 

[BrollyDolly]

Caoimhe is only just coming up to 4 week and she's having 4-5oz every 3-4 hours, sometimes she even has a sneaky 2oz at around 2 hours if she's screaming for it. She has reflux but is on stay down milk for it. She's just a greedy guts but the doctor has said what she is eating is normal.
My view is if they are hungry then feed them. If a baby doesn't want it then they won't eat it. When Caoimhe is full she spits the bottle out and then refuses to open her mouth again haha Xx

 

[LockandKey]

I'm not sure about the exact amount as we exclusively breastfeed, but the one time he had a bottle of expressed milk, I had 5oz in the bottle, and he only drank 4oz and went to sleep for about 4 hrs, so my guess is he drinks about 4oz a feeding. In the mornings and early afternoons he will eat every 2-3 hrs, and in the later evenings he will eat every 4 hrs, and at night he will eat every 4-5 hrs

 

[klcuk3]

My LO feeds 2-3 hourly day and night, though yesterday we had two 4 hour intervals! She's 12lb 13oz and takes 4-5oz sometimes 6oz at each feed.

 

[laila 44]

My dd is almost 6 weeks weighs 11 pounds and only drink 3 oz every 3-4 hrs. She gains a pound a week and her dr is very happy even though I feel she doesn't eat much...and she's a big girl and gains a ton of weight no idea how...