hungry baby maybe?!

Question

My 4 week old son has 6oz every 3 hours! He used to finish off his 5oz bottles and cry! What's your little ones on? The longest stretch he will go is 4 hours and that's on the nights!

Also he will wake up for a bottle at 8pm, drink the whole 6oz and then cry for more! I give him more and he is ALWAYS sick! It's like he wants more to be sick to get more after! He cries after 10 mins of being sick wanting more milk! Then he'll go bed after? Anyone elses baby like this?

Answer

Our little guy is 1 month old and he's eating about 5-6 oz every 3 hours. The pediatrician said that is normal. Everything we read was feed them if they seem hungry.

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I would also ask your pediatrician how much he should eat. At 2 weeks my son was 8lbs 8oz and he said that My son could fit 4 to 4.5 oz in his belly at once at that age/weight combination. He is currently three weeks old and we feed 3.5 oz at a time every 3 hrs just about. Then 4 oz at his bedtime feed!

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Make sure you burp... do it every ounce or two rather than waiting.

That much milk seems like too much for a 1 month old. They normally only want up to 3 oz. however, every baby is different!

My son has a medium case of colic. He cries sometimes just because. (By that I mean most the time lol)

He was gassy as well. We started using probiotics and he's def. less gassy and burps easier but he's still a fussy baby.

The only things that calm him are being carried and walked around and shushing....

When he gets super fussy I take it as he wants tummy time and to play! It helps to tire him out lol!

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I second the gas! Our little guy tried conning us to give him more and we obviously gave him more and sure enough - he spit up a bunch! Pediatrician said once they are spitting up they have over ate (not the normal spit up but a lot). We now make sure to burp VERY well and give gripe water a chance before giving extra ounces just to make sure he is truly hungry. It works pretty well - once the bottle is gone if he acts hungry we burp. If he still acts hungry we give gripe water. If he still acts hungry we offer an extra ounce. And repeat.

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My LO did similar things before I realized she had gas bubbles and wasn't really hungry. Her cues are the same, so it's trial and error. But I always make sure she burps, or at least I try to, after she's halfway done...

hungry baby maybe?!

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