Question re: amounts

[bluey]

Hope someone can advise me. I have recently made the move from mixed feeding to completely formula feeding Thomas. For his first 4 and a half months he was solely breastfed and I always fed on demand. When I started giving him the odd bottle I just made the bottle the amount that was recommended on the side of the formula tub. (7oz)

Now that he is completely formula fed, I am still making each bottle 7oz but rather than the recommended 5 per day he is routinely taking 6 - i.e. a total of 42oz per day.

Is this too much? Should I try to feed him less?

NB. He has always been a big hungry baby! 9lb born and around 20lb now. The formula we are using is Aptamil Hungry Baby.

 

[suzib76]

just give him what he wants hun, ignore what it says on the box

when lo starts to drain the bottle you just add another ounce

 

[bluey]

Thanks for the reassurance! Do you ever just feel like life with a baby is just replacing one worry with another?! While I was BF'ing I worried about how often he wanted to feed, now I worry about how much he takes in each feed, and don't even get me started about my weaning worries!!!

 

[suzib76]

yeah i know what you mean, but Lana is my 3rd so i am a lot more relaxed anbout things - when i thnk back to when Leah was born i was a total freak, i worried if she sneezed

 

[bluey]

I'm definitely still in freak territory!

 

[ellie27]

Just continue to give what he wants - if he is taking the milk then thats great!

My Anna only takes max of 25oz a day - she has been on that amount since she was about 3 months! Yet, there are no weight problems!