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NewMrs7312
LIF Adult

Member since 12/12 977 total posts
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Formula Feeding
A few questions about feedings.....
1. How old is your LO? 2. How many ounces do they drink/how often? 3. How long does it take them to finish?
My DD is 7 weeks. She eats every 3-4 hours but is not consistent in how much she takes- can be anywhere from 1.75oz-3.5oz. Usually about 2.5-3oz. She takes anywhere from 25 minutes-50 minutes to finish. Does that seem long?
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Posted 1/11/14 11:36 PM |
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WannaBeAMom11
LIF Adult

Member since 1/11 7391 total posts
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Formula Feeding
Nope sounds about right but every baby is different. At that age sometimes it took upwards of 2 hours for her to finish a bottle
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Posted 1/11/14 11:57 PM |
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Kristin78
LIF Infant
Member since 4/13 113 total posts
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Re: Formula Feeding
At that age it took my DD a half an hour to an hour to eat although she was taking 4-5 oz
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Posted 1/12/14 8:10 AM |
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Kitten1929
LIF Adult
Member since 1/13 6040 total posts
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Formula Feeding
Sounds totally fine to me.
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Posted 1/12/14 9:22 AM |
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Linzee636
LIF Toddler

Member since 2/11 454 total posts
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Re: Formula Feeding
My DS is a tank he's almost 8 weeks and he eats five 5-6 oz bottles a day! he takes around 30 mins on average to finish, sometimes longer, sometimes faster. I've been paranoid about over feeding him and turning him into a little butterball, but that's the amount that satisfies him. I let him lead the way and so it looks like he's doing well so far.
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Posted 1/12/14 10:51 AM |
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phoenix913
LIF Adult

Member since 5/05 3034 total posts
Name: V
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Re: Formula Feeding
My DS is 12 weeks. He gets 4-5 bottles a day, usually he takes 6 oz, sometimes a little less. It generally takes him 20-30 minutes to finish.
If it's taking a long time to finish sometimes that's a sign that it's time to move up to the next nipple flow size.
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Posted 1/12/14 11:48 AM |
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MrsO
Big Brothers to Be

Member since 1/07 4521 total posts
Name: Maureen
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Re: Formula Feeding
At that point ds was taking 4 oz every 3 hours and longer stretches at night. It would take awhile to feed as it was very hard to burp him.
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Posted 1/13/14 10:28 AM |
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