Moms of 5-6 moth olds-Feeding Schedule

I feel like DS is eating too often. He only does 4-5oz at a time but seems to eat every 2-3 hours still. He's on Neocate so I'm not sure if that makes a difference or not. I think we mistake other signs for hunger because he is so fussy.

Can you share your schedule with me?

Re: Moms of 5-6 moth olds-Feeding Schedule

My DS is dong the same, he only eats about 5oz, occasssionally 6 oz and eats about every 3-4 hours. We just started feeding him cereal 2x a day & this has been helping a little bit.

ETA: he is 4.5 months old & eat about 5-6 times a day depending on whether or not he sleeps through the night. most nights he does, but some nights he still wakes up for a bottle.

Message edited 4/27/2009 12:23:21 PM.

Re: Moms of 5-6 moth olds-Feeding Schedule

5mths, 8oz every 3-4 hrs, eats 4xs a day

Re: Moms of 5-6 moth olds-Feeding Schedule

DD is BFed, but she eats about 5x a day.

Re: Moms of 5-6 moth olds-Feeding Schedule

Then my kids are totally overfed!

8 oz 4X a day plus waking 2-3 times at night and taking aywhere from 5-8 oz

Re: Moms of 5-6 moth olds-Feeding Schedule

At that age, DD had 6oz of breastmilk every three hours. She wouldn't take rice cereal or oatmeal although I tried to give it to her.

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DD takes five 6 oz bottles a day and half of a stage one fruit 1 x day. I also put 4 teaspoons of rice cereal in her last bottle before bed. She gets a bottle every 3 hrs but if I offered her one every 1/2 hour she'd probably take it. She always seems hungry.

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MY DD is on neocate and eats like a maniac..i would say some days she eats less more often and others she usually eats 8oz every 4 hours..meaning about 40 a day..!!!!! Initally, my DD was fussy for weeks on neocate and now she is alot better! I am feeding cereal and pears so that helps too!

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My DD is 6.5 months old. She is on Similac Sensitive RS formula. Her feeding schedule is:

- 1 Tbsp oatmeal and a Stage 1 fruit, along with about 3 oz formula for breakfast

- 3 hours later she has 7 oz bottle formula

- 3 hours after that, she has about 7 oz of formula

- 3 hours later for dinner, she has a Stage 1 veggie and a 1/2 Stage one fruit and about 3 oz of formula

- 3 hours later, at bedtime she takes about 6 oz. bottle [I offer her 7-8 oz but she usually only takes 6]

HTH!! I have no idea if that is good or not! I will be feeding her solids 3x per day once she hits 7 months though. I was told as long as she is taking in at least 20 oz. of formula plus her solids per day, she is fine.

ETA: I am about to drop her 4th bottle because she doesn't really need it or seem very interested in it either!

Message edited 4/27/2009 4:14:21 PM.

Re: Moms of 5-6 moth olds-Feeding Schedule

Thanks for the replies.
The doctor wrote our order for 30oz of Neocate a day, so that's what we got from Apria so I was assuming that is all he needs but really I think he's more like 34-36oz a day.
He's not a tiny guy. I'm sure he's about 16lbs. I guess I can call and ask for an increase in our order.

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DS is just over 5 months and his schedule is:

~7am nurses both sides
nap
~10/10:30am: 7.5oz bottle Similac Sensitive
~2/2:230pm: 7.5oz bottle Similac Sensitive
nap
~4/430pm: nurses both sides
~7:30/8pm: 7.5oz bottle Similac Sensitive
bed!

Re: Moms of 5-6 moth olds-Feeding Schedule

That's about right. My baby was eating 6 ounces at 5 months every three hours or so, sometimes less. He's 6 and half months and now eats 7 ounces at most feedings