Feeding FAQ: 8-12 weeks

My 10 week old baby is waking at 6 after sleeping through from late feed at 10 30pm, which is great. However he won’t wait until 7am for second breast and is then tired by 8am and hungry by 9 am which throws off the 9 o clock nap and the 1030 am feed.

He also will take all naps in his Moses basket but always wakes after 40 mins at lunchtime and will not re settle. So I take him out for walk at this time and he can sleep full two hours but I get no rest.

I am also wondering about moving him to a cot as he’s outgrown his basket. Should I also move him to his own room at the same time?

My son is fully breast fed. He takes 40 minutes for feeds at 6am, 10am, 2.30pm and 10pm. At 5/6.15pm he will take 20 minutes and 30 minutes.

He naps at 8-9am, 12-2pm and 3.30-4.30pm. He settles at 7pm.
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Since my 8 week old son had his first vaccinations, he is refusing a bottle. I need to get him to take bottle feeds during the day since I go back to work in 3 weeks. He refuses the 10-11p.m feed for 3 nights now. And for the past three days he screams at the sight of a bottle during the day. We have tried every room in the house, every position but he just wouldn't let anything touch his lips except my breast.

He breasts feeds at 7.15am, 10.40am, 2.20pm, 6.10pm, 10.40pm when he takes 70mls expressed breast milk and 4am. He weighs 6.44kgs [14.3lbs].
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For the last 2 weeks after a few minutes of the 6.15pm feed my 8 week daughter starts screaming as if in pain. We have also noticed a lot more possetting during this period and she has had a lot of hiccups since birth. She has suffered from bad problems with wind since birth so we started infacol with every feed at a week of age which really helped. No other feeds are affected and my diet hasn't really changed. It means that she scream for up to half an hour and when the symptoms seem to ease she is too tired to then feed properly. I am still doing the split feed as the feed after the bath is becoming less and less successful. Consequently her sleep has occasionally altered. Since a week old she has only woken once in the night, but when these symptoms started she woke twice a few times. I am a GP and wondered if it could be reflux so started Infant Gaviscon after the 5pm feed. This did partially seem to help and the screaming settled a lot quicker, there was even 2 nights of no waking from the 10.30pm feed until 6.45pm. However, over the last 3 days it has got worse again. I was concerned about the length of time it was taking me to express in the evenings but have tried the suggestion of expressing at 8pm and 10pm which has made it a lot better. I would be very grateful for some advice as to what could be causing this new problem.

My daughter breast feeds for both feeds at 7am, 10.15am and 2.30pm. She feeds at 5.15pm form one side. I am trying to reduce this feed to 15minutes. 6.15pm Breast feed, remainder of first breast and second, lots of screaming. 10.30pm 4ozs expressed milk. 3am Feed from both sides. This time has varied form 3-5am and twice she has gone through.

My daughter naps from 9-9.45am, 12-2.20pm and 4.30-5.00pm.
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I am concerned as to if my daughter is receiving enough breast milk. She is generally happy, content and rarely cries, but, during her lunchtime sleep, she usually wakes after 45mins. Sometimes she will resettle, sometimes needs to be fed and is genuinely hungry, despite not wanting to have any more milk at her 10.30am feed. This is our main problem.

She also cries very hard as she falls asleep, at each daytime nap, just for a minute or two.

She is often quite sleepy after feeds, and has longer daytime naps than recommended.

My daughter wakes at 4am, with hunger. I am wondering how I can encourage her to be sleeping through, as I am up until 11.30pm with her, doing the late feed, then, feeding her at 4am. I have also got a toddler to care for during the day, so I am getting very tired.

She seems generally content, but I am concerned in case she is not getting enough milk, although I know I have a fast letdown and I am producing lots of milk. How do I stop the waking from hunger during her lunchtime nap, when I can’t get her to take anymore at 10.30am?

At present she is fully breast fed. She takes full feeds of 8-14 minutes at 7.10am, 10.25am, 2.30pm, 10.20pm and 4am. At 1pm she may take 4mins, 5pm 4mins and 6.15pm 7mins. She weighs 15lbs.

My daughter naps at 8.25-9.45am, 11.20-12midday, 1-2pm, and 3.30-4.45pm. She settles at 6.30pm.
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My 10 week old baby who is formula fed and weighs 12lbs 5ozs is still waking for a full feed at 3.00am. She is now losing interest in her 7am feed. I let her wake naturally for the late feed so it can be at 11pm. Do I persist in giving water before her 3.00am feed and should she now be having 6oz feeds in the day?

We thought she may be too tired to feed properly if woken for the late feed but should we be waking her at 10pm? I now find it is a struggle to get her to take 3/4ozs at 7am.

Feeding details

3.00am: 5ozs formula
7.00am: 5ozs formula
10.30am: 5ozs formula
2.15pm: 5ozs formula
5.00pm: 1oz water
6.00pm: 5ozs formula
10.30pm: 5ozs formula

Daily milk intake 30ozs

My daughter naps at 8.45-9.30am, 11.45-2.00pm and 4-4.30pm. She settles at 7pm.
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My 10.5 week old son is still waking around 4ish and taking about 4oz.
Should I use 'hungry baby milk' at 22.30 feed?

My son is fussing a bit over his 5pm milk only taking 2ozs, is this alright or should I reduce his 5-6ozs at 2.30pm? He then takes 3/4ozs at 6.15pm.

My son feeds at 7.15am, 5ozs, 10.40am 6ozs, 2.30pm, 5-6ozs, 5pm 2-3ozs, 6.15pm 3-4ozs, 10.30pm 5-6ozs, 4am 4ozs.

He naps at 9-9.45am, 11.50-2.15pm and 4.30-5pm.
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I am having problems with my 8.5 week old son’s feeding.
My son is not taking on enough milk during the day and we had no weight gain last week, although this has improved this week. He will only take small bottles and seems quite content on them, and is doing well at night.
When I feed him he will only take about 3oz and then will wind and then will not take any more. I have tried letting him have a 15 / 20 min break but he still does not feed, often he will just gag if I continue to try. He is not in discomfort or pain and is quite happy.
He feeds as follows yesterday:

4am 2oz
7am 3oz
10.45am 3oz
2pm 2oz
5pm 5oz
6.45pm 2oz
10.30pm 4oz
4am 2oz
7am 3oz

His naps during the day are quite erratic but normally sleeps 9am until 10am but often wakes early, then has a long sleep from about 11.30am until 1.30/2pm, and then again at about 3.30pm until 4.45pm. I have a older child who goes to nursery in the afternoon, so my son’s lunchtime sleep is broken between the cot and car seat, when I get home from dropping my eldest off I leave my son in his car seat as when I have moved him he has not resettled. The naps are not always like this and I often have problems getting him to stay asleep in his cot during any of the day time naps. He settles well at 7pm and wakes around 10.30pm when I wake him for this feed. He always wakes up crying and is not content in his cot.

What should I do to encourage him to take proper feeds as he is not reaching anywhere near the amount he should be having. I know I should wake him at 10pm and keep him awake for longer perhaps? But what about the day time feeds, how can I get him to increase the amounts?
He used to feed well, I just am at a loss, and am concerned about his weight gain.
I have taken him to the doctor who says he is fine, as he is having some milk!
He has woken early from his nap after only half an hour so my husband has now decided to take him out, which I know is the wrong thing to do, but we have seem trying for 20mins to get him back to sleep,
So many questions I know but I am convinced the reasons for these problems is the lack of feed.

My son was first fed on Cow and Gate Premium but on the advice of our health visitor we changed to Omneo comfort. My son had been having problems with digestion, resulting in terrible wind which we could not get up and in discomfort which that had him crying most of the time. We had added Colief to the Cow and Gate which seemed to work for a while but then things got worse again, including him pooing a lot and straining.
Since being on the Omneo comfort he has been far more settled and rarely cries unless tired.

I have wondered if he has reflux [not badly], he possets sometimes and seems uncomfortable although this seems to be improving.

My son weighs 11lbs 13ozs. He feeds at the times listed above.

He naps at 9-9.20am, 11.30-2pm 3.15-4.45pm. He settles at 7pm
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My 10 week daughter was breast fed for the first 2 weeks of her life then I changed to formula. The problem I have is that she will only take 4ozs max of formula at each feed. Consequently she is feeding every 2 hours. I have tried doing split feeds as you suggest but she rarely has more feed when I offer it again 20 minutes later. As a result of this her day time sleep is not working! My son was a perfect CLB baby so I am very familiar with the routines. He is 2 now and feeling very fed up with mummy always feeding the baby.
Her average daily intake in 25-28 oz in 24 hours, however her weight gain is good (8-10oz week).
I have tried giving Aptamil extra to see if this helps her go longer in between feeds but it doesn't.

My daughter feeds at 7am 4ozs, 9am 2ozs, 11.00am 4ozs, 2.30pm 4ozs, 4.15pm 2.5ozs, 5.00pm 1.5ozs, 6.30pm 3.5ozs, 11.00pm 2.5ozs, 5.00am 2.5ozs.

She weighs 15lbs.

My daughter naps at 9-9.45am, 11-12midday, 2.30-3.00pm and 4.15-4.30pm. She settles at 7pm.
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