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My son is 8 weeks on Thursday and he’s on 5oz but when he’s finished he still looks for more. Do i up it to 6 ? Is any other mams done this at 8 weeks. Thanks

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It really depends on the bottle you are using. Try pace feeding. Or nipple with slow flow. 6oz for 8 week baby seems too much to me. I know every baby is different butt till 6m of age 3-5oz is enough for them. Mine is 6 weeks today and takes only 2.5oz. It takes 15-20 minutes for their brain to send them a signal that its full.

All babies are different mine is 8 weeks today and she max only takes 4 oz at a time but again it varies how often she feeds and she could feed in shorter or longer time than yours.
I was told that if baby seems to be downing bottles like 4 in a row then to put an extra oz in the bottle to see if they take it

Just to add to that my Dr told me a general guideline is that you multiply babies weight in kg by 150ml/200ml and that's what they should be having in 24hour period in mls. I think it says that on nhs website somewhere, so might be worth working that out if your concerned 6oz is too much

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