Anyone else with a very "efficent" eater?

[mstormin]

I think I have a very "efficent" little eater on my hands!  DS only takes about 5-7 min average per feeding (10min max).
I'm not concerned about him gettnig enough because he was born at 7lbs and now weighs over 12.5 (9wks old).

I know Tracy says in her book that it usually takes more like 25+ min to get a good feeding in.
Should I be stretching his feeds longer than 3 hrs so he takes in more?
Also, this means his "A" time is obviously much longer-- so he usually gets tired quicker, but his naps aren't usually any longer.  What should I do with him when he wakes?

[Jayri]

My lo is also an efficient eater, I was concerened at first about how much she should east, but I figured she wasn't fussing and was also putting on weight. She was also going 3.5 or more hrs between feeds.
Must dash, kids running loose.
HTH

[Jadynsmom]

My lo was also very efficent and still is.  I kept her on 3hr routine til 4mos.  For activity time I just kept her activities pretty low key, like staying in bed for another 20mins after feeding and just having some snuggles time.
 Hth

Kathy

[deb]

Natalie lost almost none of her birthweight and gained a good bit in the first two weeks at only 10 minutes per feed. I couldn't figure out how she did it but hey, I took it!!! After Josie took more like 45 minutes as a baby till her 3-month growth spurt (which cut it back to 15 minutes :shock:), I was happy to have some time to let "the girls" air off! LOL

[annamum]

My dd was done in 5 minutes since 7 weeks old.

[rooby-rooby-roo]

Same here, Red is 10 weeks and has been feeding for 10 mins or less since he was about 5/6 week old. A blessing with a second baby!

[Erin (redstarfalling)]

Megan's been pretty quick for ages too.

[shellbelle]

I was fascinated to read all the other mothers messages about fast feeders. I used to worry that my 4 month old baby boy was only getting the fore-milk because he was asking for the other side after less than 5 mins. I panicked and started topping him up with a few ounces of formula at each feed. His weight gain was fine and in fact all the extra formula did was over fill him and mean that I was constantly covered in baby sick!
He has begun down the route of baby rice and eats brilliantly off a spoon-- he's just a great feeder. His older brother was always a problem to feed ( and still is at 4 years!) so I was fully expecting the same this time around-- luckily they are complete opposites. i can see myself in the future telling Thomas to leave James' food alone to give him a chance to eat it.

[Katet]

I worried once, but when ds#1 (born 4.64kg/10lb4) weighed 6kg at 5wo (now 8kg at 3mo) I knew that he could get plenty in 5-6, 5min feeds every 24 hours. such a change from my 1 hour feeder in ds#1, who also ended up a big boy, but with him I thought I over fed him as he took so long & got so fat... now decided I just have fat building milk

[maddiemommy]

It was good to read this thread. My first DD definitely took at least 20-30 min and 45-1hr when she was newborn.  Madelen is sometimes done in 5min! 10 max! I was worried she wasn't getting enough but she's gaining weight like crazy and is completely satisfied. I guess I'll stop worrying!

[mstormin]

Good!  I guess this is pretty normal!
A few questions--
Do you then stop and burp your DC after a few minutes?  Or just do one burp at the end?
Also, it seems like DS awake time is much longer and he gets tired quicker-- anyone else experience this?