2 month old only eating every 4 hours?

Question

Looking for advice -

My LO is just over 8 weeks and is exclusively breastfed with one bottle of expressed milk before bed.

I usually kept her on a pretty strict 3 hour nursing schedule, but was having some trouble with her getting fussy while nursing. I started spacing out her feeds to every 3.5 to 4 hours and she seems much happier. But is this enough for an 8 week old?

She is sleeping like a CHAMP too. We give her one 5 oz bottle before bed (which seems big! but she drinks the whole thing) The bottle happens between 9:00 and 10:30 with her asleep around 11pm and then she sleeps until 7:30 am!

I am not complaining AT ALL. This all seems amazing to me for a baby who is just shy of 2 months. But should I be making her eat more often? She is happy, healthy, and gaining. 99% for height and high 50's for weight.

I obviously don't know how much she is getting when I nurse, but when pumping I get about 5 oz out of each breast in about 10 minutes, which is about how long she spends on each side.

Answer

My guy eats 4oz every 2-2.5 hrs during the day. He's been sleeping 7-8 hrs/night, but sleep TEN hours straight last night! He my have gone longer, but I had to get him up to leave the house! He's 10 weeks old, and dr said to just let him sleep however long he will. Seems like a crazy long time to do without food... but I'm not complaining!

Answer

Sounds like my boy..he actually has better feedings if I space them out too. Sometimes he goes 4 hours because he's sleeping, other times it's because I'm needed by the 2 older kids. lol Either way, he's happy and growing, so I'm not worried! He also has his last feeding around 9 or 10pm and sleeps til 6 or 7 am. Man, we're lucky. :)

Answer

As long as she is having enough wet diapers and she's gaining weight, I'd say it's fine!

2 month old only eating every 4 hours?

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