draining the DF

[Avery3]

if LO is draining the DF every night should I be offering more? he doesnt seem extremely hungry when he wakes in teh morning but he never does a 12 hour ngiht either. I thought maybe he was draining it because hes asleep and isnt aware of how much hes taking in so just keeps sucking

hes taking 210mls (i think thats about 7 or 8 ounces) but during the day he takes on average about 150-160mls per feed

should I offer more at the DF?

[Lolly]

I wouldn't - he's probably just sucking it dry because he is asleep and keeps sucking. You don't want to be adding more calories in the night at this stage - you'd be better off trying to get a bit more in him during the day. If he was hungry he would wake for it!

Laura

[koe2moe]

i second laura.  i guess you are referring to your ds2 at almost 6months?  Perhaps even plan on cutting it down a tiny bit, like 180 gradually and he might start to take more in the morning.  It could be that he was just sucking till it was empty.  He is still very young but you might want to keep that in mind in case he wants more and more at night and less in the day.  HTH

[Avery3]

ok thanks, hes only just over 5 months so I dont wanna be offering him less, he already wakes early as it is so I dont want to give him another reason lol