Please help! Does this feeding schedule sound ok??

[wifey2013]

So my LO is 10 weeks old today! He's been eating 6oz 5x a day (about every 4 hours) for the past while. He sleeps through the night from around 9-10 to about 6ish. He doesn't usually spit up - it happens once in a while, but it's not even a teaspoons worth.

Last night I offered him 7oz before bed and he finished it all and slept well. He woke up at 6:45am for his morning bottle. This morning we offered him another 7oz and he finished it right up. It's been almost 5 hours and he isn't looking for or "asking" to be fed. He seems very content.

My question is, can I cut down to 4 feeds a day, but 7oz a feed if he's going 5 hours between feeds? I should mention that he's been gaining well - he's a bit above average, and weighing 12.5lbs 2 weeks ago at his 2 month apt (he was born 7.8lbs).

This would be the schedule (approx.):
7:00am - 7oz, 12:00pm - 7oz, 5:00pm - 7oz, and 9:30pm - 7oz.

I would really like to get him to bed by 7-8, but then he'd be losing out on a bottle. I feel like if I put him down around 7-8 he'd still sleep through until 5-6, because I have to wake him for his 9-10 o'clock feeding....

I don't know how to get him on a schedule that would have him on his last bottle around 7-9.... I also don't want to overfed him.... any scheduling advice, or what do you do to make sure your LO who is sleeping through the night gets enough during the day??

 

[mel28nicole]

DD started sleeping through at 3 weeks and I never worried about "feeding enough." I just fed her when she was hungry which usually is 3-4 hours. Sometimes 2, sometimes 5. I wouldn't worry too much about a schedule and just feed when he wants