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Offline brittanyalice

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How much does you 2 mo old eat in a sitting??
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Re: I can not find in ounces how much babies eat at a certain age.
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2012, 17:56:19 pm »
There is a rough guide that says they need 2-2.5oz per lb of body weight in 24 hours, but that is a very rough guide.

At 2 months my two were taking about 4oz every 3 hours during the day and we tried the DF (hit and miss) and 1 or sometimes 2 nightfeeds.

How much is your LO taking now? You need to be guided by them really. When you bottle feed you should have enough in the bottle so that there is a bit left at the end of a feed. You know then that they have stopped because they are full (as a breastfed baby would) and not just because the bottle is empty. If they are draining the majority of bottles during the day you need to add another oz.

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Re: I can not find in ounces how much babies eat at a certain age.
« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2012, 17:59:24 pm »
He is taking 5-6oz I feel like it is a lot, not complaining I just wanted to get a feel for how much is average. I feel like he could eat all day and the only reason he stops is because I stop feeding him.
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Re: I can not find in ounces how much babies eat at a certain age.
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2012, 20:41:06 pm »
My 6 week old DS is eating 5-6 ounces for 3 bottles, then 3-4 ounces others. DF and NW only 2-3 ounces. But he is a big boy... probably 11 pounds by now.



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Re: I can not find in ounces how much babies eat at a certain age.
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2012, 15:21:25 pm »
Yeah I would think Dylan is about the same, I believe he is about 10 1/2 lbs. thanks for your help:)
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Re: I can not find in ounces how much babies eat at a certain age.
« Reply #5 on: May 04, 2012, 15:48:48 pm »
I try to have enough so that he leaves maybe half an ounce behind. But recently he has been less consistent on amounts. Maybe he had a growth spurt before when he was eating 6 ounces?