3 weeks on friday

[pat26]

Hi back again i am my lo is taking 8 3oz feeds with 24 hours is this to much as he throw up his 10 o clock bottle this morning think mayb over feeding by giving to many bottles.

[*Kara*]

Not too much...

Did he vomit the entire feed or just a small part of it?  Often it looks like more than it actually is... if just a small amount, could be that there was a bit of air under the milk in his tummy

How often is he feeding right now?

[pat26]

Was diff the whole bottle was all over him his wee chair me and the floor even came out his nose. He taking 8 3oz bottles within 24 hours.

[pat26]

I havent tried the df or cluster feeding yet i know u said u never did df what time was your lo last bottle before midnight. At the moe i am waking him for this feed but want to bring it forward to bout 11 as 12 very late for my dh to give him. this is the times he getting his bottles atthe moe.

7,10,1,4,7,9-10,12 midnight may not finish this feed then 2 nighttime feeds which can vary i want to change the evening bottles round.

[Lolly]

I wouldn't wake him for a feed at midnight to be honest - it's counter productive really. It could also be that waking him at midnight is making him wake more often in the night. Both my kids woke more often after a dreamfeed than they did if I let them wake naturally when they were hungry. Does he wake himself between 9 and 10pm?

You routine eat wise looks fine - is he draining the 3oz bottles yet? If he is then you need to put another oz in. I would strick to what you are doing 7am - 7pm or you could try feeding at 4pm, 6pm and a top up just before sleep. I would then do a DF between 10 and 11pm, but don't wake him for it and then just feed when he wakes naturally.

Laura

[*Kara*]

^^  agree with Laura - don't wake him to feed. 

Personally, I am against waking a sleeping baby, especially when this small.

[pat26]

Yeah he would wake up himself between 9 and 10 but want to change the rountie so going to try a top up df round 11 and c how that goes dont want to wake him anymore at 12 i knew wasnt good but he was fine with it when he was a week old but want to cut that out thanks girls we got him a cot today to so going to start putting up upstairs in the evenings now to as he was sleeping in his pram till we took him upstairs at 12. I am also going to try him wuth 4 oz and c how it goes will keep u up to date thanks

[*Kara*]

ut want to change the rountie so going to try a top up df round 11

I wouldn't do a feed at 11 if he is taking a feed around 9/10pm.  Honestly, he is still so little, you really are at his mercy for timing of feeds right now... I know it is exhausting, but it won't be forever.

[pat26]

Well put him up to 4 oz and got him size 2 teats as was taking him ages to feed and he seemed to b sucking in loads of air he took 1st bottle fine within 20 mins and nxt bottle only took 2 half ozs he was very hard to wind both times. I give him infacol to help with the wind sont think its helping. Dont know waether he ready for new teats he didnt choke or gang when taking it.I meant to say i am going to give him his evening bottle earlier and then do df and try not to give him bottle at 9 or 10. I know there is a easy rountie in the book for a 4 week old do u think b ok to maybe try and start doing it now i will do it my own way and not run mad doing it.   

[*Kara*]

Hun, you know your baby best - if you want to try the 4 wk routine in the book, have at it

He shouldn't take more than 20 mins to finish a bottle... so if he didn't choke or gag, I would keep the faster teats and give him a few days to adjust to the new flow speed.

If he only took 2.5 ozs at the second feed, he wasn't hungry yet

[pat26]

Thanks he seemed fine with the bottles today taking them lot better going to try the rountie out but change it little bit to suit myself. Thanks will keep u posted on how cluster feeds and df goes 1st time doing it tonite.

[*Kara*]

but change it little bit to suit myself

Make sure it suits him too

And remember that the DF can take up to a good week to work

[pat26]

Well last nite went good hee fed at 630 then 830 then df feed at 11 he was asleep for it ans took 1 half oz start back into moses basket then woke after 3 for feed and 645 this morning so not to bad. Hopeful keep in going now and he b in a bit of rountie for xmas.

[*Kara*]

That's a great start!  What time did he go to bed for the night though?

[pat26]

he was in bed for the nite after the 830 feed my dh still has to put up the cot dont fell safe him being upstairs in moses basket on his own he very wiggy baby even if he is swaddled well he still moves about. i am hoping to make his bed time 8 like his sister so they go up at the same time.

[*Kara*]

Sounds good to me!  My DD had a 8pm bedtime around 8 weeks... before that, it was 830/9pm... and we moved all the way back to 7pm by 4 months...

[pat26]

hopeing to do the same its round nine at the minute but happy to leave it till 8 as dd1 bed time and if i put her to bed any earier she b up at 6 where now she dont get up till after 7 which is fine