How Much Formula?

[Ry&ChansMommy]

Chandler is drinking 6oz each bottle now. I just started this last week. Is that the right amount to be giving him? He had his 4 month check-up today and he weighed 12lbs 11oz and is 24.5inches long. He is 10% in weight and 25% in height. His dr said to wake him at night fr a couple of feedings, but I was alwasy told to never wake a baby. I am starting him on cereal this week too, so that should help him chunken up some...i hope.

[MomHenry918]

I always say to go with doc's recommendations...we had to wake Annie for a few months because she was on a special formula to help with her constipation. I wouldn't fully wake her, but just get her awake enough to take the bottle. She'd drift right back to sleep about halfway through, but kept sucking! :)

[Elaine]

Ben has always been a skinny guy being in the 10th percentile (or below) for weight but he's been consistent through his 2 years so my doctor didn't worry. He started sleeping through the night when he was 6-8 weeks old and I didn't bother to wake him up. I've always felt it was breaking some kind of law to wake a sleeping baby... :hehe: My doctor wasn't concerned with it either so I never woke him up. (Ben was breast fed until he was 2 months old and then I pumped)

I would think (and this is just my opinion) that if Chandler is gaining consistently, even if it is just a small amount, it shouldn't be a worry. Is he growing in length at all? That was one of the reasons my doctor wasn't worried. He wasn't gaining much weight but he was getting longer. I should add that Ben went in to see the doctor every month for the first year. She likes to keep a close eye on their growth.

[Ry&ChansMommy]

He grew half an inch in one month. He is 2 inches longer from his 2nd month appointment though.

[Ashley]

With Tyler, I formula fed, and if I remember correctly, he ate around 6 ounces at that age. How long is he sleeping? Tyler was on 12 hour stretches by then (sigh, I miss that), but tanked up at night- he would eat 8 or more oz before bed, or do two feedings in two hours, etc. Or he would do it in the morning.

What percentiles was he in before?

[Ry&ChansMommy]

He sleeps all night...9 to 12 hours.

He was in the 25th percentile at his 2nd month apt. and when he was born he was in the 10th percentile.

I don't think he could handle an 8oz bottle right now. I know he would spit it all up.

[Ashley]

If he was in the 10th percentile to begin with, I don't know that I would be too concerned just yet. I was always concerned that Tyler was in lower percentiles for weight(8-20), but my pedis (in both Georgia & Utah) said that as long as he was above the 5th, not to worry. It's more about trending, and they go through phases. So, as long as it wasn't a steady decline regularly, not to worry. I don't see how much waking him up at night would do if he's not extremely underweight, especially with reflux. I could be wrong, but I would be hesitant to interrupt his sleep. Does he want to have you come back in for a weight check any time soon? I would think that would be more effective first than altering his routine if he' s mostly doing well..

I'm sorry you're having to deal with all this too!! :support:

Oh, also, while thinking about it, I don't know that we moved up to those eight ouncers until closer to 6 months..

[Cindy]

If you are doing 6 oz and he is handling that I'd leave it at that. Conner didn't drink 8 until, I think about 8 or 9 months. He'll let you know if he needs more. If he starts eating more often that may be a sign of needing a bit more but for his age I think 6 is perfect.