6 Week Old Formula Feeding Too Frequently?

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My 6 week old formula-fed son is still wanting to eat every two hours around the clock. My pediatrician told me to continue to feed on demand at this age, but he’s in the 75th percentile for his weight and only the 35th percentile for his height and head circumference. I’ve tried to stretch his feedings but there’s literally nothing that soothes him until he gets a bottle. This has been the schedule for a while and he’s never went longer than this to eat, so I don’t believe it’s a growth spurt. He’s eating 3-4 ounces at every feeding, usually closer to 4. 
Is this normal, should I continue feeding on demand and if not, is there a way I can start to stretch his feedings out?

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My son is 9 weeks old and still eats every two hours get so jealous when people say their babies sleep through the night...I clearly cannot relate.

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My 7 week old son literally is a bottomless pit. He is formula fed as well. He’s been on a pretty consistent schedule of eating 5 oz every 3 hours for a few weeks but lately it seems he’s never satisfied and will want to sometimes eat anywhere from an hour to 2.5 hours between.  I even bump up his bottles to 6 or 7 oz at bedtime and in the morning. He’s been sleeping really well at night though like 6.5-8.5 hour stretches. I’m like constantly concerned and paranoid about how much he feeds but he’s like yours and is NOT satisfied until he’s eaten lol.

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Oh mama, don't worry about silly numbers on a scale. Feed that baby whenever he wants. You got this 😊

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My daughter was sleeping through the night by 5 weeks old so by 6 weeks, she was eating every 2 hours rather than every 3 or 4. Our doctor has never been concerned so we continue to feed her as she needs or wants.

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Something common ftm’s will always say “You want to eat AGAIN?” “you just ate!” “you CAN’T be hungry.” It’s okay to feed on demand even if it’s a short period in between (unless stated otherwise by your pedi). Maybe decrease the amount you feed him if you feel uncomfortable with that. For instance, when I was supplimenting, I would only feed her 2oz at a time. If she was still hungry or got hungry again shortly after, I made her another 2oz! 
It won’t be this way forever, he will regulate his feeding time!

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Thank you ladies! I keep reading stories about over feeding so I think I am over analyzing it.

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this is normal.

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Feed on demand. My daughter was breastfed but she was in the 96th percentile for weight between 4-6 months. Now she’s 17 months old and she’s hardly in the 10th lol. Don’t worry about his weight. He will average out in time. For now just feed him when he wants it.

6 Week Old Formula Feeding Too Frequently?

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