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how much does your newborn eat?

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aliwnec10
mom of 3 boys

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Ali

how much does your newborn eat?

and how many weeks are they?

ds is 1 week old. He'll eat 2 ounces, sometimes 2.5 the past day or so. We try to cut him off, but it's sort of impossible and we don't want to not feed him either. He eats every 3 hours.

I think i might have a chunky monkey on my hands. Chat Icon

just curious what others are eating?

Message edited 1/30/2012 9:23:36 AM.

Posted 1/30/12 9:20 AM
 
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Katareen
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Re: how much does your newborn eat?

Don't cut him off. Newborns and infants will stop eating when they're full--they don't eat for pleasure like we do. Chat Icon

I don't think 2 ounces in a feeding is strange for a 1 week old. He may be going through a growth spurt.

Posted 1/30/12 9:32 AM
 

HotAir
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Lisa

Re: how much does your newborn eat?

My lo is 11 weeks now. She eats 3 1/2 ounces every 3-4 hours.

When she was a week old she was eating 2 ounces every 3-4 hours.

Posted 1/30/12 9:51 AM
 

ISpoilHim
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Re: how much does your newborn eat?

When my son came home, he was eating 1.5 oz at a time, every 3 hours. He was 7 wks old, but -4wks adjusted.
He stayed on that amount for at least 4 weeks after coming home. He is now 4.5 months, about 17 weeks actual, 6 weeks adjusted. I make him 4 ounce bottles, sometimes he drinks 4 ounces, sometimes 2, sometimes 3. I let him call the shots. And he lets me know when he is done - Pushes the bottle right out of his mouth. He gains steadily, about 1/2 pound a week.
But he was a preemie, so maybe none of that applies.

Posted 1/30/12 10:00 AM
 

aliwnec10
mom of 3 boys

Member since 4/06

11426 total posts

Name:
Ali

Re: how much does your newborn eat?

Posted by Katareen

Don't cut him off. Newborns and infants will stop eating when they're full--they don't eat for pleasure like we do. Chat Icon

I don't think 2 ounces in a feeding is strange for a 1 week old. He may be going through a growth spurt.



Oh i know, but sometimes he spits up so not sure if we're overfeeding him or not.

Posted 1/30/12 10:33 AM
 
 

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