Gaining Weight

[Thirteen]

Sorry you're dealing with this.

If it's helpful, my son got 18oz of breastmilk at daycare (3 feedings, 6oz each) at 4-7 months, plus breastfeeding in the morning and evening and at night. He's a big kid though.

(We've now transitioned to formula during the day. I got tired of pumping.)

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[alotofyarn]

Did she still want more at the end of the bottles or was she able to feel satisfied and then stop?

I'm not really sure - I'll ask tomorrow.

Those amounts seem about right. How old is she exactly?

She'll be 5 months on the 19th. See, I read on kellymom that they don't tend to need more total per day (19-30oz), they just get more at one time because they take fewer feedings. Maybe that's wrong?

She's in daycare from 8:15-3:15ish, so it's 2 bottles if we do every 3 hours (I feed her at 6:30, bottles at 9:30 and 12:30, and as soon as we get home at 3:30). I don't mind sending that much if she really needs it, I just want to make sure they're not overfeeding her.

[Vanquisher]

Gaining Weight

My son, at that age, no joke, ate 80+ oz of formula a day. Can you imagine what this kid eats now at 16, 6ft tall and a buck-eighty?

Literally 8 to 12 ounces at a time every 2-3 hours.

[oceanchild]

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Enh, fits and starts.

ALOY, I constantly feel like they're overfeeding at daycare. But he eats it, and I'm pretty sure if it was too much, he would refuse. He's certainly capable of that.

[scrub-jay]

Gaining Weight

My son, at that age, no joke, ate 80+ oz of formula a day. Can you imagine what this kid eats now at 16, 6ft tall and a buck-eighty?

Literally 8 to 12 ounces at a time every 2-3 hours.

Yikes!!! I believe it, my ds eats 3-4 adult servings of each meal at 14 months. The ped asked me at his last appt whether I gave him enough to eat. ??!!
I'm terrified for the teen years.

ETA: We're still breastfeeding too.

[GreyhoundsRUs]

Our 9 month old can pack away the solids and she still is getting about 16oz of formula a day. Our 29 month old can pack it away if she wants - she has been known to eat a whole large plate of pasta from a restaurant One is in the 15th percentile, the other in the 85th.

I'll be interested to hear what the ped says at her appt!

[alotofyarn]

Enh, fits and starts.

ALOY, I constantly feel like they're overfeeding at daycare. But he eats it, and I'm pretty sure if it was too much, he would refuse. He's certainly capable of that.

I guess that's true. I think sometimes she gets super fussy and she really needs a nap, but it's easier to feed her.

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[JaneDoe]

I'm taking Reglan. Within three days I could tell that my supply increased; breasts felt heavier, started spraying milk at feedings, etc. I took Ds to lactation group and we confirmed that my supply had indeed increased. The lactation nurses recommended that I take Domperidone, but my doctor would only prescribe Reglan.

I am doing the Supplemental Nursing System, supplementing 2oz of formula per feeding three to four feedings per day, and Ds weight increased by 10 ounces in five days! Yay!

[TulipsAndSunscreen]

I agree on the over feeding. The few times I took C to daycare, she literally drank an entire extra bottle because instead of soothing her to sleep, they just fed her again. I know they have more kids in daycare but I still don't want her over fed.

[MrsC]

Genuinely curious about this. What do you all mean by overfeeding? I fed on demand until 4 months, now we have a routine, but if DS doesn't want it he spits out the bottle or plays with it. His a very big boy but his height and weight are in sync.

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[Vanquisher]

You would have thought I was overfeeding Ryan, but nope. He was always thin. He was just born with a hyper-speed metabolism. He probably averages 5000 calories a day. Nonstop eating. Last month, when he had his wisdom teeth out, he lost 15 pounds in 4 days on a diet of pudding and soda. He's almost back up to fighting weight now. I used to be like this. I think I used up my lifetime metabolism supply by the time I was 18.

[alotofyarn]

I'm taking Reglan. Within three days I could tell that my supply increased; breasts felt heavier, started spraying milk at feedings, etc. I took Ds to lactation group and we confirmed that my supply had indeed increased. The lactation nurses recommended that I take Domperidone, but my doctor would only prescribe Reglan.

I am doing the Supplemental Nursing System, supplementing 2oz of formula per feeding three to four feedings per day, and Ds weight increased by 10 ounces in five days! Yay!

That's good to hear! Did you have any side effects from the Reglan?

Genuinely curious about this. What do you all mean by overfeeding? I fed on demand until 4 months, now we have a routine, but if DS doesn't want it he spits out the bottle or plays with it. His a very big boy but his height and weight are in sync.

I think sometimes she's fussy and needs to go to sleep, but instead of working with her to put her down, they'll give her a bottle. She may suck it for comfort, or they may not pay complete attention to her "full" cues.

http://kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/f...ottle-feeding/

[MrsC]

Lol Heidi. I think C will be the same way. He has his Dad's broad shoulders and is growing out of his 12 month clothes already.
Thanks for the link ALOY. That's great to know. I hadn't thought of the bf/comfort feeding issues. I hope the reglan works for you!

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[SoonerTexan]

N ate about 20 ounces a day with V. Four 5 oz bottles. But she was huge. That's the amount she ate from 2 months til we stopped around 10ish months though. (I just breast fed her at home after that)

[alotofyarn]

I'm up 1.5oz today, I think, and I just started last night. Took 1 dose yesterday, will take 2 today, then 3 tomorrow and for the next 10 days before I wean off. And no crazy...yet. Anxious for tomorrow's weight check, but she really seems chunkier to me.