Two month old eating 8 oz. every 3 hours...? Okay-
My two month old is eating eight ounces of Enfamil Gentlease Lipil every three hours. She goes through 15 cans (at least) of the powder formula every month! Plus, she's no where near on a schedule. She usually goes to bed at 4 am, gets up at 7 to eat then 10, then 1 and stays awake until about 2:30, goes back to sleep and gets up at 4pm, and alternates between cat naps (30 minutes to an hour) and awake time until she finally goes to bed again at 3 or 4 in the morning. I'm concerned- the schedule she's gotten herself in to is really hard on all of us, plus she's eating more than the average eight week old infant. Should I start cereal? Or perhaps bananas (First Foods, of course- not real banannas...)?
Jessica replied: "Maybe she's just not getting enough to eat at a given time. Don't take my word for it, but maybe start her on cereal. I know babies that have started eating cereal almost immediately after coming home from the hospital because they're so hungry!"
brownbug78 replied: "YOu need to speak to your health visitor about the amount she's eating and how often. WIth regards to the routine, you shuold try ditinguishing between day and night for her. If she's going to bed after every feed, then she'll never learn when "awake" time is and when "Sleep" time is.
Our son is 11 wks, and we always put him in day clothes when he gets up in the morning, and all day time naps are in his days clothes in his cot with the curtains open. When it's bed time, he goes into his jammies, all the lights get dimmed, my husband and I talk softer. He now sleep 7pm till 7am (waking twice for feeds), and has 3-4 short naps during the day."
aamna n replied: "starting any foods is way too early at her age. Cereals before 3 months of age increases baby's risk for type I diabetes. I would just stick with the formula, giving her whenever she demands it. Some babies are just hungrier than others."
RileysMom♥ replied: "no, its way too early for cereal, you could damage your babies digestive system because it isnt prepared for anything other than milk. You should talk to your doctor about this, i dont know about formula as i breastfeed, my baby is 3 months old and has never had problems."
Daisyhill replied: "She is far too little for cereal or anything solid....her tummy does not have the enzymes to break it down and it could give her allergies or intolerances later on...or damage her stomach lining.
To be honest, she sounds like my baby at that age...I was so shocked that she wanted to feed so often and the formula cost us a fortune. What I did about the constant waking up, was to give her a bath and put her in bed in a dark room, at 6.30pm or as near as that to her last feed that you can get....then leave her...mine went to sleep for longer because of the dark and the quiet...when she woke up for more food I just went in to the dark room and fed her there without really talking to her and then once winded, I put her back in bed....mine really took to it after a while....I reccomend it...they dont know it's nighttime till you tell them it is."
throws up every meal..? my 3 month old throws up after every bottle. i feed him 5 oz every 3 hrs. but if he goes longer ill give him 6. he was born 8.4 & drank 2 1/2 oz coming home from the hospital. i cant possibly be over feeding him cuz he cries & cries until i give him more & he'll go for the bottle all crazy. i was giving him enfamil lipil (concentrated) at first then changed it to enfamil gentlease for gas problems, (it only came in powder) he threw that formula up insanly it was like half the bottle! at that time he only drank 4 oz. the doctor said it was maybe becuz it was too thin so i switched him back to lipil he was good at first, then started throwing up alot again! so the doctor has suggested the enfamil a.r. ive been doing that for about a week i only had a couple spit ups but thats normal, what he was doing before wasnt. then just yesterday i bought the a.r. ready to use can & for the first time he threw up again. he threw up maybe 2 out of 3 bottles. now i dont know am i worrying for no reason? could it be that ive changed his formulas soo much? 1 month was the gentlease 2 i went bak to lipil & 3 1/2 trying a.r. anybody know hat could be wrong??
1982 replied: "My baby is 2 months old now & we went through the same thing when he was a month old. I found out that I wasn't sterilizing his bottles correctly & I was using the wrong kind of bottles unfortunately. I got him a bunch of AVENT bottles & steam sterilizer. I sterilize all his bottles with every feed & the bottles are really good coz they reduce the amount of swallowed air in the stomach. It really did the trick for me.
Doesn't seem to be overfeeding coz he takes a little less than your baby (due to age).
Also try to burp him more often, during & after the feed. Keep him upright as much as possible (in an Infant seat) coz maybe he has GERD (Gastric Reflux) which is normal in young babies & will go away when his stomach sphincter muscles become stronger. Hope this helps!!"
she-skull replied: "He might be intolerant to milk. Maybe you should talk to your doctor about trying either a lactose free formula or even a soy based forumula."
Jenny R replied: "Changing his formula should not make him throw up like that. 5oz every 3 hours for a 3 month old is not too much formula. It sounds to me like your son may have acid reflux. There is a sphincter muscle at the top of the stomach that keeps food down. In reflux the muscle is not strong enough to keep the food down. It is very common in babies and can be treated fairly easily just until the muscle strengthens on it's own. My daughter had it and I went trough exactly what your explaining. All the while it was never the formula that was the problem it was her little belly.Good Luck"
Tracy S replied: "THIS IS HAPPENING TO ME RIGHT NOW!!! My baby will be 13 weeks on Monday. For a while now, she throws up a lot. I kept asking the dr about it but she kept blowing me off, saying "She's just eating too fast" She started on Enfamil Lipil with Iron & we switched her to Enfamil Gentlease because of the vomiting & gas. She still kept throwing up. I even added rice cereal to the formula like other people told me. Even 40 mins after eating, the whole bottle will come back up. Last week, it was so much worse than usual- it was even coming out her nose!! I took her immediately to another dr on Monday. She sent me to Childrens hospital for a GI test where she swallowed barium to see how her digestive tract was. They said that it was severe acid reflux & put her on a baby form of zantac. She also has to go back to the hospital for a milk scan on Thursday to see if she's lactose intolerant or has any milk allergies."
I month old question? i had a baby on march 29th weighing 8 lb 3 oz. she left the hospital at 7 lb 15 oz 2 days later..... on 4/13 she had a checkup and was 8 lb 4 oz. yesterday on her 1 month bday i weighed her and she was 8.8 lbs. this past week she has been complaining every night from 8pm-12am until she falls asleep. her tummy hurts and when i make her legs go back and forth she quiets down, and has lots of gas. in the hospital she was on enfamil lipil (gold label) and then shortly after i put her on gentlease (purple label) when her fussiness and gas started i switched her to lactofree, and i also got her mylicon drops. my question is, isnt her weight gain slow?? shouldnt she be around 9 1/2 lbs?? is this due to her formula and stomach issues?? what formula should i stick to? i am on wic, so i need enfamil....speaking of, lactofree is getting discontinued, so im gonna have to switch to something else in about a week, but she does seem better on the lactofree and the mylicon. what should i switch to? i called the doctor, and im waiting for a call back....please help with your suggestions on her weight, stomach issues, and formula!
(this is my 2nd. my first was good on gentlease, and grew fast...infact, shes 23 months tomorrow and is in size 4)
hgihhvi;hi replied: "If she does good on lactofree you should just switch to straight soy. My daughter had some trouble with her formula too, she spit up a lot and it caused her to gain weight slower too. Being on WIC though you will have to try hard to get them to change it, they can be assholes when it comes to change, we were on it too and we had to get a doctor note before they changed. Good luck."
1 month old question? had a baby on march 29th weighing 8 lb 3 oz. she left the hospital at 7 lb 15 oz 2 days later..... on 4/13 she had a checkup and was 8 lb 4 oz. yesterday on her 1 month bday i weighed her and she was 8.8 lbs. this past week she has been complaining every night from 8pm-12am until she falls asleep. her tummy hurts and when i make her legs go back and forth she quiets down, and has lots of gas. in the hospital she was on enfamil lipil (gold label) and then shortly after i put her on gentlease (purple label) when her fussiness and gas started i switched her to lactofree, and i also got her mylicon drops. my question is, isnt her weight gain slow?? shouldnt she be around 9 1/2 lbs?? is this due to her formula and stomach issues?? what formula should i stick to? i am on wic, so i need enfamil....speaking of, lactofree is getting discontinued, so im gonna have to switch to something else in about a week, but she does seem better on the lactofree and the mylicon. what should i switch to? i called the doctor, and im waiting for a call back....please help with your suggestions on her weight, stomach issues, and formula!
(this is my 2nd. my first was good on gentlease, and grew fast...infact, shes 23 months tomorrow and is in size 4)
Sarah A replied: "I went through this exact issue with my son and ended up at the pediatrician week after week until he noticed that my son had acid reflux.This was after Nestle Good start, and Nestle Soy milk both caused crying and uspet stomach and eventually vomitting. He was then prescribed Alimentum by Similac which WIC covers when you have a prescription from your child's doctor. Also try adding one tablespoon of rice cereal per 2 ounces of formula.My son will be 2 and June and is in great health now."
livie replied: "ask your doctor about celiac disease. or maybe she is just allergic to it or she is lactose intolerant. hope this helps God bless-livie"
1 month weight gain?? i had a baby on march 29th weighing 8 lb 3 oz. she left the hospital at 7 lb 15 oz. on 4/13 she had a checkup and was 8 lb 4 oz. yesterday on her 1 month bday i weighed her and she was 8.8 lbs. this past week she has been complaining every night from 8pm-12am until she falls asleep. her tummy hurts and when i make her legs go back and forth she quiets down, and has lots of gas. in the hospital she was on enfamil lipil (gold label) and then shortly after i put her on gentlease (purple label) when her fussiness and gas started i switched her to lactofree, and i also got her mylicon drops. my question is, isnt her weight gain slow?? shouldnt she be around 9 1/2 lbs?? is this due to her formula and stomach issues?? what formula should i stick to? i am on wic, so i need enfamil....speaking of, lactofree is getting discontinued, so im gonna have to switch to something else in about a week, but she does seem better on the lactofree and the mylicon. what should i switch to? i called the doctor, and im waiting for a call back....please help with your suggestions on her weight, stomach issues, and formula!
(this is my 2nd. my first was good on gentlease, and grew fast...infact, shes 23 months tomorrow and is in size 4)
sorry she was 7 15 two days old. then at 4/13 she had another appt and was 8 4
mystic_eye_cda replied: "Why didn't she leave the hospital until she was over two weeks old?
That is low weight gain
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Sorry you could use some sentences/capitals.
She's gained an average of 2.25 oz per week which is considered low.
You shouldn't use lactose free formula as true lactose intolerance is incredibly rare but secondary lactose intolerance caused by allergies or disease is common. If you remove the lactose without fixing the underlying cause all you do is mask a symptom. You should be working with an allergist at this point/"
Learning as I go! replied: "Sounds like you are switching the formula too much. I would always check with your dr. before changing formula. It also sounds like she may have colic."
Pippin replied: "Yes, her weight gain is very low. A month old baby 'should be' at least 8 ounces over birthweight, and docs like to see at least a pound or two over birthweight. So yes, she should be around 9- 9 1/2 pounds.
(The expected pattern is that baby will lose wieght at first, get back to birthweight by 2 weeks, and then average 2 pounds a month for the next 4-6 months. Minimum expected gain is a pound a month.)
I would stop switching formulas so much and talk to the doctor about her gas and pain, and her poor weight gain. How much is she eating? How often? Is she spitting up a lot? Is it possible to relacate and breastfeed? (Babies are never allergic to breastmilk.)"
Callypso replied: "Good Start always says that they have easy to digest formula, maybe look into buying that kind? They guarantee gentleness, so it might be worth a try. I don't have any personal experience with it because I breastfeed. My sister feeds similac, but her son has problems with constipation and gas too."
please read...worried!? had a baby on march 29th weighing 8 lb 3 oz. she left the hospital at 7 lb 15 oz 2 days later..... on 4/13 she had a checkup and was 8 lb 4 oz. yesterday on her 1 month bday i weighed her and she was 8.8 lbs. this past week she has been complaining every night from 8pm-12am until she falls asleep. her tummy hurts and when i make her legs go back and forth she quiets down, and has lots of gas. in the hospital she was on enfamil lipil (gold label) and then shortly after i put her on gentlease (purple label) because my older daughter was on it and it was wonderful to her. when her fussiness and gas started more (she was DEFINATELY fussy on the gold label) i switched her to lactofree, and i also got her mylicon drops. my question is, isnt her weight gain slow?? shouldnt she be around 9 1/2 lbs?? is this due to her formula and stomach issues?? what formula should i stick to? i am on wic, so i need enfamil....speaking of, lactofree is getting discontinued, so im gonna have to switch to something else in about a week, but she does seem better on the lactofree and the mylicon. what should i switch to? i called the doctor, and im waiting for a call back....please help with your suggestions on her weight, stomach issues, and formula!
(this is my 2nd. my first was good on gentlease, and grew fast...infact, shes 23 months tomorrow and is in size 4)
Jackson's Momma replied: "Maybe she has reflux?!! A friend of mine has a little girl who sounds like the same situation. She was always vomiting tho and they thought she was colicy..but turns out she has reflux. One technique you could try which she swore by was putting her face down across your knees and letting her belly hang..I guess it relieves pressure on their belly or something?!? Worth a shot right?!"
Simon is 9months replied: "my son had the same kind of problems he is now on the good start natural cultures(green label). if you get the dr to right and order for it then wic will give it to you. that is what we did, we just needed a script for it from the dr. he does great on it."
Samantha replied: "Some babies have issues with gas. I used MYLICON - gas relief for babies. It is a WONDERFUL product. It settled my son's upset tummy. It also helped him burp out the gas!! I highly recommend purchasing it!!"
Does my 1 month old eat too much? She eats about 3-4 oz every 2 hours or so. Shes only 8 lbs.. she was born 6lbs 8oz. Everywhere i read says they wont overeat but i feel like shes eating more than she should. She usually spits up after every feeding but not awhole lot and shes also very gassy. shes on Enfamil Lipil with Iron but my doc suggested i switch her to Gentlease, which im going to do even though its expensive.. but what will help her want to eat less often? Im afraid to give her more than 4 oz at one feeding.. what do i do??
sweetiepie1567 replied: "no not realy she is fine"
Alane replied: "Ask her pediatrician if you're worried, but in general there is nothing wrong with a fat baby. Don't hold her back from eating, she'll quit when she's full."
JOEYSMOM2 replied: "If she will eat it.. feed it to her... she will puke it up if it's too much!
Try some of that baby oatmeal in her milk."
paganmom replied: "Babies know when they are hungry, if she is full she will let you know. Trust her to tell you when she's done.
Make sure you are burping her every 1-2 ounces...it may stop the spit up."
и–„жљ—гЃ„ replied: "Yes, it depends on how old the baby is. A baby's tummy is the size of a nut."
kiwi replied: "Switch her to the new formula. And relax about it all. She will be fine, as long as you are calm."
drjanders replied: "no that is completely normal... babies that young cant eat too much. if they do they usually spit up the excess.
every baby is different. just give him/her what he/she wants."
sandy replied: "don't give more than 4, and what she is eating right know is just the right amount, be sure to burp her when she's finish eating"
Josh D replied: "YES SHE EATS TOO MUCH SHE IS GOIN TO BE A FATTY FATT FATT WEN SHE GRWS UP"
bigbootyhootchie replied: "Babies do adjust their feedings according to their own needs. Sometimes, they simply want the comfort of you holding them. But if her bowel movements are regular and diaper changings are normal, you have nothing to worry about.
I have had 8 kids and none of them ate less than 4 oz after they were about a week old."
fdragoneyesonme replied: "yes babies will only eat what they need for their body. my guess is that the formula is not one that provides what she needs. try the new formula and if she still is eating more then you think is right talk to her doctor again. my son ate 3-4 Oz every 3 hours until we found out that his system was not handeling the formula. if you need mental support feel free to email me.. I have two boys both are older so I may just have a few tips for you. "
jack_dot_com replied: "buy the best formula and let your baby eat as much as she wants. she a growing little baby."
Joy R replied: "You are not feeding her too much. Babies really do know how much they need and you are blessed yours is healthy enough to ask for it. I would also take your Dr's advice on switching formula's to ease up on the spitting up. Good luck to you and enjoy your baby girl."
gingerdaisy43 replied: "No, no, my friend, please get over that idea. She has a LOT of growing and brain development to do, even if she's a chub she will thin out again after the first year. If she doesn't get what she needs that first year, she will never be all that she can be. This goes for attention and love as well as food!
Perhaps if you gave her more at a feeding she would go more than two hours. Go slowly, give her lots of burp opportunities. I hope the new formila works better for her."
Melinda W replied: "okay first of all it is true that you cannot over feed your child. but i would put her on simalic and get it with the iron still. have your doctor check you child for acid reflex. that could be the problem. and also when they have the trouble of gases they tend to eat more because it gives them a temporally gives them relief so get some gas relief med."
mschvs_65 replied: "Your one month old is not eating too much. This is comletely normal. I breast fed all three of mine for anywhere from 6 to 12 months, so there is no way to measure ounces, but they often fed every two hours, especially so young. If you think your little one is gaining to fast, discuss it with your pediatrician. If could be she is just wanting to suckle. If she gets upset at a pacifier, then she is truly hungry. Many babies do not do well with formula. You may have to try several before you find one she can tolerate. There is nothing wrong with feeding every two hours, especially on such a small amount of formula. You may have to increase the ounces at each feeding to see if it helps, especially so you can get some sleep! Babies are not like adults. They will quit when they are full. Just make sure you burp her good and let it settle a bit about half way through a larger feeding. That will give her tummy a little time to adjust and get rid of some gas so she can finish comfortably. Sometimes giving them a little water between feedings is ok too."
Tonya D replied: "i dont think shes eating too much. thats about how much my son ate at that age also. remember they are gaining weight and they need the extra fat to keep warm. the spitting up is normal, completly normal, most babies do that after a feeding, especially if you are burping after every feeding which you should be doing. switching to the gentlease is a very good idea, yes it is expensive but this is your child and you want her to eat. the gassy you could give her some gas drops that you find next to the infants motrin or in the baby medicine isle. go ahead and make a 6 oz bottle, and burp her after every 2 ounces of formula, and whatever she doesnt finish store in the refigerator for later."
KareBear replied: "You have a growning child. She needs her nutrition. If you are breast feeding her, then keep on giving as much as she wants. Mother's milk is loaded with everything a developing baby needs. If you are formula feeding then you may want to keep an eye on how much she eats. Formula is a substitute. It doesn't contain all the minerals, vitamin and antioxident that she needs. Baby weren't meant to feed off formula, so there is a lot of stuff in it that they won't be able to metabolize as nutrition. It will get stored away as fat.
Have no fear and you'll be a great mom :)"
jean t replied: "No she isn't eating to much.I would try burping her more during her feedings.Since she is small she will need to eat everytwo hours.Don't put cereal in her milk blottle that will add calories and food that she doesn't need yet.When you start cereal at about 6 months it is to help her get off the bottle so do it with a spoon so she will learn to use a spoon.Yes it will be messy but cute.
My children are in there 40's, they grow up so fast.So when you start to lay her down take an extra five minutes to hold her.Just enjoy and trust your own judgement.You will have a bond with her that no on can take away."
ROBERT J replied: "babys are like us we like to eat so do they these babys now dont want just milk put a tea spoon of cereal in her bottle in the morning and before bed that will hold her can milk fill you up. your baby spits up after every feeding because infamil is a very gassy milk; that is cheap why do you think when people have babys they put them on that milk put your baby on similac that is a good milk it is so good wic wants you to get a pracription from your doctor they dont want to spend all that money and please dont listen to the doctors when they tell you not to give the baby any water they need that. you can also put some kerupt serupt in her water and in her milk one tea spoon in every bottle it is good and it keeps there bowel move ment steddy and stops all that pitting up after feeding i dont now if i spelt that surupt right but ask someone in pathmark they will let you now if you dont you think pitting up is a problem just drinking milk no water makes them constipatted that when you begin to have problems trust meeeeeeeeeeee."
Suepee replied: "No more than 4 ounces at a feeding and no more often than every 2 hours. It would be good if you could get her to a 3 hour schedule. Babies cry not always for hunger; but for needing a dry, clean diaper; for needing to burp; for needing some attention--just to be held. Give her a pacifier--which is recommended by the American Pediatric Assoc as a means of preventing SIDS. And since she is spitting up after every feeding, she probably is getting too much.
According to WIC recommendations, you can increase the amount of milk to 6 ounces once she is 4 months old. She shouldn't have solid foods--even cereal--until she is 6 months old. Then start with rice cereal spoon fed; then vegetables, then fruits and then meats. Start one new food each week so that she can get used to it before trying another one. At first she may not like the taste or consistency but keep trying. And with one food each week, you can tell exactly which food she is reacting to if she has an allergic reaction."
Sheryl P replied: "all babies eat differently...you feed when they are hungry and they will quit whe they are full. for the gas mylicon works wonders."
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