My 4-month-old son is not really interested in his 7am feed
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My son of four months never takes a full feed at 7am; the maximum he normally manages is 5.5oz. This is worse if he has his 10.30pm feed where he may take as little as 4oz. I have tried giving him a split feed but this makes no difference. He has slept through from 10.30pm to 7am since 10 weeks and more recently has also been sometimes sleeping 7-7 following a very large feed at 6.15pm (8oz) as well as a bottle at 5pm (4oz) which he has not appeared keen to drop. His other feeds he will take 7 ounces, he always seems to end up taking about 30oz a day over his feeds. He has regularly put on 8oz a week since he was 2 weeks old. He weighs 14.12oz.
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| As your son has sometimes slept through from 7pm after a large feed, begin to offer him just 2 oz at 10pm and see if this has any change on how hungry he is at 7am. Until they are established on solids some babies do need this fifth feed , even if it is just 2ozs, to get through the night and not wake until near to 7am.If he shows he is able to cope with just 2ozs and still sleep through to 7am then keep giving him this small 10pm feed until you have begun to offer solid food. You could also try holding off his morning feed until 7.30am and see if he is happier to take 7-8ozs when it is offered slightly later. Over four months babies begin to be able to wait for their feeds and not need them as soon as they wake. They may enjoy a change and a small kick on a play mat then accept a full feed after being awake for about 30 minutes. |
