how much formula should my 2 week old be having?

[bellaloo]

He's taking 4 oz now every 3 hours roughly. But after his feed this afternoon ( 4 oz ) he was still looking for more. How much did you LO take at 2 weeks? x

 

[skunkpixie]

Its fine to feed on demend from birth, however much he wants, whenevr he wants it. Aslong as he isnt sicking it back up or putting on excessive amounts of weight then its all good.

I think at 2 weeks my DD2 was taking 2-4oz every 2-2.5 hours, but going 3.5-5 hours at night. xxx

 

[bellaloo]

Really? Cor I'd love for my LO to go 5 hours at night lol. I was breast feeding but its to much hard work with my 2 half year old as well. x

 

[skunkpixie]

Yes I was very shocked too! She started going naturally longer between feeds at night from day 1! I was worried and thought maybe I should wake her for a feed after 4 hours but hubby said to just leave her to sleep, and she was drinking quite frequently during the day, so still getting a good amount of milk. xxx

 

[bellaloo]

Yeh my midwife did say the more they have during the day the less they will need at night I guess that's right really lol x

 

[MamaBear518]

Mine was taking about 3-4oz every 2-3 hours at 2 weeks. 2oz just wasn't enough for her.

 

[SatansSprite]

My little guy is just 2 weeks today and he takes anywhere between 2-3 ounces every 3 hours. He's typically been doing a 5 hour stretch at night too.