Hello! I am beginning to transistion my 12 week old ds to the 4-hour easy. I am under the impression that his feeds would be roughly 7 am, 11, 3, and 7 pm, totaling four feeds a day plus a DF. In the chart in the book on page 96, it says that a 4-6 month old would have 5 feeds a day plus a DF. Where does the 5th feed come in?
Also, it says that with the five feeds and DF he should be eating 26-38 oz a day and on pg. 121 it says that he should be eating 5-8 oz. per feed. If he were only eating 5 oz. at each of his four feeds and DF, he would only be taking in 25 oz. Where does the range of 26-38 oz. come from? On page 230, the GOAL routine lists only four feeds and a DF. I just wondering if anyone else has noticed this difference in information.
My ds is currently taking about 6 oz. at each feed and barely any at DF. So, if he goes four hours between feeds, he is only getting 24 oz. I am afraid he will begin waking at night to eat more. On the 3-hour easy he was eating 6 oz. every feed, so he was taking in about 30 oz. I am offering him 8 oz. now that we are feeding every 4 hours, but he is still taking in 6 oz.
Maybe he will begin to take more at the DF because we have taken away a feed. Before now, he has consistently taken less than an ounce at the DF. I just want to make sure he is getting enough to eat during the day. Any suggestions on the 4-hour easy feeding schedule would be appreciated!
Thanks~