3+ months and bottle feeding question

Hannah will be 14 weeks on Friday. I started giving her 7 oz bottles 6 times a day a few weeks ago. She ended up dropping one of the bottles over night and doesn't always take the full 7 oz, so she's been taking 30 -35 oz a day.

Well the last few days she's drinking the full 7 oz every bottle and she's drinking it fast - like she's starving. She also started waking earlier. SO my question is do I push her bottles up to 7 1/2 - 8 oz? I feel like 40 oz a day is a lot. What do you think?

FYI she's a bigger girl for her age 24 1/4 inches and 14 lbs (95th/90th percentile).

Thanks

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I wouldn't push. Jiavana is 6 mths and still doesn't take more than 4 oz at a time. She never wants more than 4. I let her take what she wants when she wants.

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I make all my bottles at 8 ounces.
sometimes she takes the whole thing-
sometimes she takes 6 ounces
sometimes she takes 7 ounces
but- i never know what bottle she'll take how much of, so I just make them all 8 ounces....

Maddie takes about 5 bottles a day
6.30am, 10.00am, 1.30pm, 5.00pm, 8pm (last bottle of the day)..

all told she takes between 30-40 ounces a day- but safe bet is 35

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I wouldn't push that extra 7oz's, but maybe it might be time to start some cereal, it's a little more filling than formula.

I didn't do cereal til 6months, only because Gianna's not a big eater, and is only around the 50th percentile for weight and on PEd's rec.

I would def call your ped and see what he/she says.

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my doctor told me to give her what she wants when she wants. now she is pretty much set in her ways but if she is hungry I wouldn't deny her. maybe after the 7 oz make another 1 or 2 oz so you don't waste a lot.

Have you spoken to your doctor about starting cereal. That will fill her up moe and she may not have the urge for more ounces.

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Ped said we can talk about cereal after 4 months - which is 2 weeks away.

SO hopefully she'll get something to fill that tummy of hers! She's a BIG eater. She's also very hyper. She's always got her hands and feet going full force. She must burn her calories LOL.

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She looks so tiny and petite in the pictures! Just about 2 weeks ago Ava would scream after her 6 ounce bottle and I started giving her 7 ounces. Sometimes she would drink it all, sometimes not. My doctor asked how much she was eating and I said 6-7 ounces, 5 bottles a day and he made a face like "that's a lot" so he told me if I find she's not satisfied to go ahead and start her on cereal and we did and she loves it. Now she's drinking 6 ounces and is satisfied. Don't know if it's a coincidence or what, but that is where we are at. HTH.