Formula feeding question.?
I am a FTM as if you wouldn’t be able to tell by this question. 
Well anyways I just wanted to say I did plan on breastfeeding, I got to do it for two days at the hospital and then my blood pressure stayed REALLY high and so did my pulse so they had to do cat scans and nuclear medicine to make sure I didn’t have a blood clot in my lungs, I don’t phew but they kept me on a blood pressure medication that isn’t the best for a baby to have. So I opted out and decided that I will give up breast feeding because there is no way I am going to have my poor son sucking down on some medicine that "may" have side effects on him as I was told. Ok now that I have probably bored you to tears here is my question, he is 2 weeks old today and has been eating 2 ounces of formula every 2 to 3 hours for me for the past 2 weeks. Now today it seems as if it just isn’t enough for him he grunts and fusses and whines and I am wondering if it is ok to give him a extra ounce. The pediatrician scared me at his first appointment saying that if I "HAVE" to feed him more to just do a extra half a ounce because he could get a upset stomach yada yada. But that was when he was 3 days old. So with that all being said what do you think a extra ounce is ok or no way? I go to see his doctor again next week but I just wanted opinions from the mommies out there that have gone through this. Also is there a feeding chart online I could glance at. I can’t find anything. Thanks lots ladies and gentlemen!
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my baby was in nicu for 6 weeks and only was taking 1 1/2 ounces when she came home and the doctor told just to not let her get more than 3 ounces at a time for thier little stomachs. it has been told to me quite a bit that babies don’t over eat like adults do. just to be sure i would only give him 3 ounces for a while. keep in min d that he could be hitting a growth spurt and will be wanting more. i say trust your gut.
Don’t feel bad, my daughter is 4 months and I gave her 2 ounces until she was 2 weeks old. I knew she wanted more. I gave her an extra ounce which satisfied her, then after 4 weeks she was eating 4 ounces. Now she is 4 months and enjoys her 6 ounce bottles.
Some babies eat more and some babies eat less, they will tell you when they want more. Good luck!
My grand baby is now 13 months.
At 2 weeks, she was already taking 4 ounces. She is healthy and happy now. If he wants more, give him more. You will be able to tell if it is too much. He will start taking more at a time, fewer times a day. I never heard of a doctor telling someone not to give the baby more, that just seems wrong.
You feed the baby until they are full. There is no set amount that they should be eating at a certain age. If he is still hungry, feed him more. Maybe start mixing up 3 ounces at a time and see what he’ll take.
Yes, if he’s hungry then feed him more. There’s no need to contact your pediatrician first. You don’t have to follow a chart, you should feed him as much as he wants and as often.
yes! he is growing and asking for more.
i have noticed when my son wants more its his growth spurt moments.
just add an ounce and he may spread out the time as well…
If you still would like to breastfeed, I would do a bit more research into your medication. What source did you use to determine that it was potentially unsafe? The fact is, most package inserts take the most conservative ‘cover their a**es’ approach and say something like "We dont’ know if X gets into the milk. But because some medications get into the milk and may harm a nursing baby, we recommend that mothers who take X do not breastfeed." Which is, of course, absolute nonsense.
Most meds ARE safe to use, and the risk from the trace of the drug in the milk is much lower than the risk inherant in formula.
Check out this site. It lists most of the AAP approved medications, and you will not that virtually all antihypertensives are L2, and a few are L3 — both of which are considered safe.
http://www.kellymom.com/health/meds/aap-approved-meds.html#Heart
If it turns out that you are on one of the very few unsafe meds, or you have simply decided that you dont’ want to breastfeed, then you offer formula on demand.
i was feeding my baby on demand and wasnt too worried about the feeding charts as it says its only a guide.on my babys formula says birth 3 oz 6 times in 24 hours. 2 weeks old 4 0z 6 times in 24 hours. its very important to keep increasing the feeds.if he is hungry give him some more to keep him satisfied
I WOULD UP IT A HALF AN OUNCE EVERY WEEK AND A HALF TO 2 WEEKS. 2 OUNCES PROBABLY ISN’T FILLING HIM UP ANYMORE NEW BORNS GROW FAST AND THEY NEED TO BE FULL TO BE SATISFIED.
A general rule of thumb for babies less than 15 pounds is that they will need between 2 – 2 1/2 ounces of formula per pound of body weight each day. There is no set amount a baby needs at each feeding. Just like adults, your baby may be more hungry at one point in the day and not so much at another. Babies don’t typically eat more than they need and if they do it is most common for them to simply spit up the extra. The easiest thing to do is make an extra ounce for your baby at his next feeding. If he is consistently finishing it and seems content for an hour or two than it’s likely adequate for now. As he grows he is going to need additional nutrition to keep up with his amazing rate of growth. It is also very common for babies to go through periods of growth spurts when the typical amount of breast milk or formula just isn’t doing it for a few days. In most cases, if a baby is hungry he will eat and if he isn’t than he won’t. In your case, your baby may be happy with an extra ounce, but he may even be ready for 2 more ounces. Unless he is throwing up what you give him, giving him more when he acts hungry is the best course of action.
my Baby is 3wks old same problem i tried the extra ounce and he started puking after i burped him so you can try if you want alot of times formula has to be changed to a thicker one mine hasn’t been changed yet because we have a new doc and they cant get a new patient into day so im like you it’ll be monday before i know anything
I would do whatever I felt like was best for the baby. If you feel like you need to feed him more then try and see how he does. I know when I was in the same situation I would offer more and he would take it and sometime just spit it all up so then I knew I was giving him too much or at times he took it and was fine. I always worried about going over the limit they are allowed but I never did and I always made sure he wasn’t hungry. I have copied some links below just in case they might be helpful. Congrats on your new baby! Everything will work itself out.
http://www.enfamil.com/app/iwp/enfamil/subSection.do?dm=enf&id=-10783&iwpst=B2C&ls=0&csred=1&r=3438612927
http://babyfit.sparkpeople.com/articles.asp?id=470&page=2
that is perfectly ok…. my son was born weighing 9 lbs…. right now i just make 2 oz since he’s 9 days old but i’m sure i’ll have to increase it in a few days