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babycrazed
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feedings and STTN
My 4 month old gets 30oz of formula a day - Four 6oz bottles during the day and one at night. Last night, she slept through the night for the first time. If this continues (fingers crossed), is she supposed to get more oz during the day to make up for that night bottle that she's missing. Without that nighttime bottle, she would only get 24oz, which hardly seems like enough.
I'm well aware that this could have been a one time thing. In which case, to encourage STTN, am I still supposed to increase her formula during the day in the hopes that she wont need one at night? how does this work?
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jams92
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Re: feedings and STTN
i dont have an answer i just want to say congrats!!! i hope it continues 
im also curious bc i am hoping my dd (4 months next week) starts to sttn soon and i wonder if i have to increase her bottles
maybe try increasing her first morning bottle since that is when she will be hungriest? my dr said to try the increase of .5 ounce at a time
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maymama
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Re: feedings and STTN
does she drain the 6 oz bottles? try bumping up to 7oz in her daytime bottles.
DD is also 4 months and takes 4 6oz bottles during the day and 1 6oz at night. I am WAITING for her to STTN 
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| Posted 6/11/13 9:32 AM |
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babycrazed
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Re: feedings and STTN
Posted by maymama
does she drain the 6 oz bottles? try bumping up to 7oz in her daytime bottles.
DD is also 4 months and takes 4 6oz bottles during the day and 1 6oz at night. I am WAITING for her to STTN
No, she actually still leaves a half ounce or so sometimes so I think she's OK at 6 for now. Just wondering, i guess, what happens when babies start sleeping through the night and give up a full bottle
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maymama
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Re: feedings and STTN
Posted by babycrazed
Posted by maymama
does she drain the 6 oz bottles? try bumping up to 7oz in her daytime bottles.
DD is also 4 months and takes 4 6oz bottles during the day and 1 6oz at night. I am WAITING for her to STTN
No, she actually still leaves a half ounce or so sometimes so I think she's OK at 6 for now. Just wondering, i guess, what happens when babies start sleeping through the night and give up a full bottle
you may notice she starts finishing them now. once she is draining them all for a 24 hour period, up each bottle 1/2 oz 
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wishing2012
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Re: feedings and STTN
we slowly increased her day time bottles to compensate.
DD used to get five 6.5 / 7oz bottles. when she dropped the 11pm feed, we slowly decreased that one, and increased the remaining 4 to stay around the same total ounces per day.
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NYCGirl80
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Re: feedings and STTN
The answer is - it depends. DS was drinking too much when he wasn't sttn, so when he started sttn, we just dropped that bottle.
But 24 oz is not a lot. I'd try upping the last bottle to 7 oz or squeeze an extra feeding in right before bedtime to get in a few extra oz.
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