how much should he be eating??

[Anonymous]

Sounds like he is doing great! Like the others said, I wouldn’t worry about it and would just let him do his thing!

[Anonymous]

i don’t think i ever had a doctor tell me that any of my kids needed a “certain” amount of calories a day. the twins were on a high calorie formula—briefly—but they were preemies and i mostly breastfed them.

i think that up to 6 weeks old, babies are likely to sleep most of the time—-but after that, there is no “normal”—-at least not when you compare them to other children. once my kids got past the first few months, they usually did not take 2 naps a day. i usually got one 3 hour nap out of them—–and i preferred it that way. elliot, however, did nothing but cat-nap for the first year of his life!!

personally, i would NEVER wake a baby that was sleeping through the night on their own. sleep is just as important for growth as food is. my first baby started sleeping through the night at 3 weeks old. one of my sisters’ had a baby that slept through the night right from the start.

kevieb2007-4-16 11:11:48

[Anonymous]

I agree, never wake a sleeping baby, but then you read that they should not go for x number of hours w/o eating the first few months. I get confused?? He is going for really long stretches at night and then taking another long nap right after that, but up for the rest of the day ( usually ). I was trying to get him to take more little naps, and that made things worse! He started waking up again every 3 to 4 hours at night ( which I know is still w/in the norm ).

Dr Sears’ site says 2 to 2.5 ounces of formula per pound for a 24 hr period. So minimum for 12 lbs would be 24 ounces, which we are under, more like 18 to 20…

Sometimes you just need to hear other mom’s practical “been there done that” advice huh??

Thanks ladies, I would be so lost w/o you!!

Tina

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