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Serendipity
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Average time to do a feeding
How long does it take everyone to do a feeding for their infant.
DD is 2.5 months old and it take a full hour from start to finish- sometimes more and rarely less.
How many ounces are they taking and how often are you burping them?
TIA!
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hbugal
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Re: Average time to do a feeding
Every child is different....
My DS was on 8oz bottles at that age. It never took him more than 5 minutes to down a bottle...
I dont remember specifically with my older girls b/c it was so long ago. But I recall 20 minutes b/c I would hold one and prop the other and switch at 10 minutes...which was 1/2 way through. They would have been on 6 oz bottles..
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| Posted 9/9/09 7:46 AM |
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nov04libride
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Re: Average time to do a feeding
Posted by hbugal
My DS was on 8oz bottles at that age. It never took him more than 5 minutes to down a bottle...
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Wow, really? What nipple was he using?
DS is using stage 2 nipples, and doing 6 oz. it usually takes him 10-15 minutes with a stop to burp mid-way through.
Before we switched to level 2 nipples, it was painfully slow and he'd often fall asleep.
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| Posted 9/9/09 8:23 AM |
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brownie
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Re: Average time to do a feeding
DD is 7 weeks old, has 5.5oz, and takes about 45mins to finish the bottle....is that too long? Should I try level 2 nipples?
She does sometimes get kind of sleepy...but she also cries during this time, sometimes she is "straining" like she is constipated and then starts to cry....is this normal?
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| Posted 9/9/09 8:28 AM |
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MikesWife
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Re: Average time to do a feeding
DD is 3.5 months and it usually takes her about 20 minutes to take 4-6oz.
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| Posted 9/9/09 8:28 AM |
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Serendipity
Summer!
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Re: Average time to do a feeding
Posted by nov04libride
Posted by hbugal
My DS was on 8oz bottles at that age. It never took him more than 5 minutes to down a bottle...
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Wow, really? What nipple was he using?
DS is using stage 2 nipples, and doing 6 oz. it usually takes him 10-15 minutes with a stop to burp mid-way through.
Before we switched to level 2 nipples, it was painfully slow and he'd often fall asleep.
We tried the level 2 nipples about 3 weeks ago and ishe spit up so I stopped, but I am thinking we need to try again now. she is falling asleep on every feeding AND it is taking soooo long!
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| Posted 9/9/09 8:44 AM |
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babyfever08
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Re: Average time to do a feeding
DS takes about an hour for his feeding. He eats about 5 oz and burps midway through the bottle. He is on level 1.
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EricaAlt
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Re: Average time to do a feeding
Posted by MikesWife
DD is 3.5 months and it usually takes her about 20 minutes to take 4-6oz.
Sounds like my DS. Takes about 20 mins to have 4 to 6 oz. I usually have about 6 1/2 oz in the bottle
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| Posted 9/9/09 9:04 AM |
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hbugal
Lesigh
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Re: Average time to do a feeding
Posted by nov04libride
Posted by hbugal
My DS was on 8oz bottles at that age. It never took him more than 5 minutes to down a bottle...
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Wow, really? What nipple was he using?
DS is using stage 2 nipples, and doing 6 oz. it usually takes him 10-15 minutes with a stop to burp mid-way through.
Before we switched to level 2 nipples, it was painfully slow and he'd often fall asleep.
He was always a good eater.
He was on Platex Fast Flow Nipples from the get go...he sucked so hard on the slow flow nipples that he gave himself a blister!!!!
He came home from the hospital at 7lbs 2oz and at his 2 month appointment he was 14lbs 7oz!
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neenie
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Re: Average time to do a feeding
DD is 3 and a half weeks old. She takes about 20 mins (w/ burping) for 4oz (slow playtex nipple).
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CaMacho
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Re: Average time to do a feeding
DD is almost 4 weeks and is breastfed so I don't know how much she's getting but she usually takes between 20-30 mins total to finish. I don't burp her until she's done and she usually doesn't ever burp.
I did pump yesterday and gave her a bottle of 3 oz. of breast milk and she finished it in about 15 mins. It was the playtex drop-in bottle with the slow flow nipple.
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brownie
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Re: Average time to do a feeding
just tried Level 2 for the first time, she took 15-20 mins...as opposed to the 45-50 it was taking with level 1
yay! 
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| Posted 9/9/09 1:23 PM |
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babyfaith
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Re: Average time to do a feeding
DD has always taken around 15 minutes or less to finish a bottle. An hour sounds super long to me. You may want to try changing to the next level nipple. At that age we were burping 2-3 times per bottle because of reflux issues.
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| Posted 9/9/09 2:25 PM |
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Serendipity
Summer!
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Re: Average time to do a feeding
So I tried changing the nipple again (Tried a Level 2 ) and OMG...what a difference she drank 7 oz in 20 min! Ok! This makes more sense!@
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| Posted 9/9/09 9:58 PM |
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nov04libride
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Re: Average time to do a feeding
Posted by Serendipity
So I tried changing the nipple again (Tried a Level 2 ) and OMG...what a difference she drank 7 oz in 20 min! Ok! This makes more sense!@
glad it worked! 
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