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headoverheels
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3 month old feeding schedule
DS has been getting a little fussy after feedings so we decided to increase his bottle from 6 oz. to 8 oz. tell me if this sounds like he is eating too much:
5:30am BF
9:00am 8 oz. bottle
1:00pm 8 oz. bottle
5:00pm BF
7:30 pm 5-6 oz. bottle
by my estimate that is approximately 33-34 oz. a day. does that seem like a lot for a 3 month old?
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Posted 12/11/08 11:06 AM  |
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1stimemom
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Re: 3 month old feeding schedule
The amount is not alot, and if he is taking it, he must need it. I would try to make one of those 8oz bottles at night though, so he will sleep a little more contently.
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| Posted 12/11/08 11:13 AM |
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1stimemom
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Re: 3 month old feeding schedule
Question - Is the 7:30 the last feeding before morning??
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| Posted 12/11/08 11:14 AM |
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headoverheels
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Re: 3 month old feeding schedule
Posted by 1stimemom
Question - Is the 7:30 the last feeding before morning??
yes! it is.
the only reason i wasn't making his last bottle 8 oz. is because he BFs only 2.5 to 3 hours before so i didn't want to overfeed him.
maybe i can make his 1pm bottle 6 oz. that way he will BF earlier (like 4:30) and i can give him an 8 oz. bottle right before bed.
i am going to try this tonight, thanks!
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| Posted 12/11/08 11:18 AM |
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1stimemom
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Re: 3 month old feeding schedule
9hrs!  
Luca needs to have a little talk with my Anthony, ASAP!!!!
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| Posted 12/11/08 11:20 AM |
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1stimemom
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Re: 3 month old feeding schedule
I MUST be doing something wrong!  
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| Posted 12/11/08 11:21 AM |
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headoverheels
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Re: 3 month old feeding schedule
Posted by 1stimemom
9hrs!
Luca needs to have a little talk with my Anthony, ASAP!!!!
 he usually sleeps 10 hours a night!
anthony you need to give your mommy some rest!   
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| Posted 12/11/08 11:21 AM |
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headoverheels
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Re: 3 month old feeding schedule
Posted by 1stimemom
I MUST be doing something wrong!
no you are not! i know i don't have a normal kid, i am just lucky i don't know any other 3 month olds that sleep this much! you are a great mommy, don't EVER think anything differently!
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| Posted 12/11/08 11:22 AM |
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1stimemom
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Re: 3 month old feeding schedule
How often and long does he nap during the day??
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| Posted 12/11/08 11:22 AM |
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headoverheels
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Re: 3 month old feeding schedule
Posted by 1stimemom
How often and long does he nap during the day??
usually 2 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the afternoon. but sometimes he catnaps.
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| Posted 12/11/08 11:23 AM |
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chris-jen
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Re: 3 month old feeding schedule
I think you are fine. My dr. said for the first three months not to worry about feeding too much, as they will let you know when they are hungry. Emma is taking 6 oz, but every 2-3 hours right now, and the dr said this is perfectly fine.
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| Posted 12/11/08 11:29 AM |
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sarahbelle
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Re: 3 month old feeding schedule
What a good sleeper!
I have a little chart from Similac that says 3-4 month olds take an average of 24-35 ounces per day. Your schedule sounds good 
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| Posted 12/11/08 11:37 AM |
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Re: 3 month old feeding schedule
This is odd at Shane's checkup 2 weeks ago (he just turned 3 months this week) the ped asked how much he was eating, it was 35 oz/day. He said that's too much, it should be 32 max right now. So I go through about 4 5oz bottles during the day, plus the first and the last one have 6oz. for 32 total.
He seems happy and sleeps well, but I'm wondering why the ped said that if they should be feeding at will at this age....
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| Posted 12/11/08 11:37 AM |
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headoverheels
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Re: 3 month old feeding schedule
Posted by colette
This is odd at Shane's checkup 2 weeks ago (he just turned 3 months this week) the ped asked how much he was eating, it was 35 oz/day. He said that's too much, it should be 32 max right now. So I go through about 4 5oz bottles during the day, plus the first and the last one have 6oz. for 32 total.
He seems happy and sleeps well, but I'm wondering why the ped said that if they should be feeding at will at this age....
all peds are different i never asked mine how much he should be eating so i don't know what they would have said!
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| Posted 12/11/08 11:39 AM |
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anonbfp
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Re: 3 month old feeding schedule
That sounds fine. My 3 month old DS is eating between 35-40 oz per day. My ped said its fine and we will probably start cereal next month.
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| Posted 12/11/08 11:47 AM |
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chikita315
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Re: 3 month old feeding schedule
Sounds perfect.
If he's eating and sleeping well - that's all the matters.
I used to increase Nick's bottles by a 1/2 oz every few days, so if he didn't feel like finishing the larger amount I wasn't wasting formula.
Just an idea . . .
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| Posted 12/11/08 12:16 PM |
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JenandMikey
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Re: 3 month old feeding schedule
Kaylie is a little over 3mos now but she has been eating a smiliar amount since then
6am, 10am, 2pm, and 6pm are all 7.5 to 8oz bottles and then she sleeps from around 730pm-830pm to 6am-630am
my ped told me something similar to pp....not to worry wht u feed her bc if i was bf the whole time u have no idea what ur giving bc theres no way to measure....if he/she wants it takes it and doesnt throw it up, then its the right amount
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| Posted 12/11/08 4:47 PM |
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julz33
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Re: 3 month old feeding schedule
looks like a great schedule to me. At 3 months Landon had 6 x 6 oz bottles, so 36 oz. per day.. give or take a few oz here and there.
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| Posted 12/11/08 4:59 PM |
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headoverheels
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Re: 3 month old feeding schedule
thanks everyone
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| Posted 12/11/08 5:04 PM |
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pugmama
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Re: 3 month old feeding schedule
Wow! I am so jealous at his sleeping patterns. Ethan is eating more than that and his sleep is so sporadic. Sometimes he sleeps, sometimes he doesnt.
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| Posted 12/12/08 11:55 AM |
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MrsG41307
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Re: 3 month old feeding schedule
Wow...8 oz bottles...my dc is almost 3 months and still just gets 4oz...LOL...she wakes about every 3-4 hours...last night she slept for 5 hours yeah...truth is all kids are different...my oldest came home from the hospital drinking 4 oz....her feeding schedule is sometimes the same...sometimes she does sleep through a bottle..and then wakes up wailing for bottle..if your dc is doing fine with the bottles...and his weight is good...then the amount your giving him his fine..
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| Posted 12/12/08 12:04 PM |
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Stephybaby
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Re: 3 month old feeding schedule
DD takes 6oz bottles every 2 hours on the dot...and sleeps from 830-900 to about 8 am everynight....
She is 3 months old...
Its about 33-35 oz per day...
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| Posted 12/12/08 5:23 PM |
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