Bottle feeding

Hello, my little boy is 1 week and 4 days and he has lost 10% of his birth weight therefore I have to wake him every 3 hours to feed him 2-2.5oz .. I have been doing this but sometimes he’s only taking 20ml - 30ml and then falling asleep 😔 it’s taking me ages to feed him 2-2.5 oz sometimes over an hour as he falls asleep in between. I’ve tried changing his nappy etc to wake him but it’s becoming a bit draining as not long after he is due another feed 😣. Should I mention this to midwife? 20ml-30ml is not a lot! But sometimes he will drink 4oz in one bottle. I think he has a lot of trapped wind too which may be the reason. I use MAM bottles teat 1 and Kendamil milk.

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Have you tried stripping him to just his nappy to feed him?

Little and often is normal for a sleepy newborn. Hang in there! X

yes he just wants to sleep 😂

wow it’s exhausting and I’m worried he isn’t feeding enough 😰

I personally would see if you can get to three hours if he wants a feed around then but definitely wouldn’t let it get past 4 hours.
My LB still hates been woken up now. He’s a right grump. I know he needs feeding but you can’t force it if he’s sleeping. Try 3 and see how it goes. Speak to your HV and see if they have any suggestions on how to wake/keep awake for feeds.

I had to do this but I used cow and gate he put on weight quickly

Colic mam bottle are good to help with trapped wind I did sometimes go for 4 hours for a feed and he was very hungry by then

Try different things to keep him awake. Tickling his feet, moving positions frequently, blowing on him, etc.

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