How much to give at dreamfeed and through night

[NZMUM]

My baby is 9 weeks old and he seems always hungry.  I'm wondering how much I should give him at his dreamfeed and when he wakes in the night?  He currently has 150-200ml through the day.  He has about 6-7 feed through a 24 hour period.  My plunket nurse says that they should be doing four hourly feeds from around 12 weeks!! (At the moment is is still 3 hourly, sometimes less).  Also, he has reflux so is on thickened formula which seems to help.
Any tips would be helpful.
Thanks
Kirsten

[suca]

My DS also has reflux and is only managing 3 hourly feeds most of the time. Most feeds he is only taking 3 or 4 oz a time therefore he is likely to remain on this schedule until he can manage more.  Re: dreamfeed some times he will take 3 oz, sometimes 5/6oz then his middle on the night feed he will take the same. 

Normally he has 1 good feed a day of 5/6oz and this is either the dream feed or the middle of the night one, because he is more relaxed he can take more.

So I would say go with what makes him happy

[LŠuren]

I'm wondering how much I should give him at his dreamfeed and when he wakes in the night?

Kirsten
To be honest there is no 'set' amount that I can suggest you offer. I beleive most mums/dads make up a bottle and just offer it to the LO, you LO will let you know when you have had enough.   More DF info here --> https://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=54662.0

Secondly, you should just progress to a 4hr EASY at your LO's pace, in my experrience nurses usually give a broad spec answer when question them on feeding etc. Just remember all LO's are different and YOU know your LO best. I have never heard of any guidelines that state a LO should be suddenly on 4hr feeds at 12 months.

Tracy says 4 months and under = 3hr EASY, 4 months and over = 4month EASY, however she does state this is a guideline only.  Usually from her observations LO's either made the transistion themselves at approx 4 months or they displayed the signs of wanting to change at approx. 4 months.  Some babies stay on 3.5hr EASY well into their 7th ot 8th Month.  Here is more info on the transistion --> https://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=63161.0

Don't feel under any pressure to change, if you know your Lo is not ready.

HTH's
Lauren