Is it bad my almost 8 month old is only at 6oz? His ped said he should be drinking more and that’s why he isn’t sleeping through the night but he legit won’t drink more sometimes he won’t even finish the whole 6 oz he’s eating about every 3 hours so idk what I’m doing wrong…
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My son nurses so I'm not sure how much he's drinking. With that being said he doesn't sleep through the night either

My baby sleeps through the night and used to have a hard time finishing 4oz like a month ago, but now she can take nearly ten in one sitting. It seemed like an overnight change! I think you know your baby best mama ♥️ formula baby now but was combo fed til 6 months

My LO is 8 months today and generally eats 6oz every 4 hours. He really won't drink more so we just go with it. We're on week 3 of him sleeping thru the night (7pm-7am). Don't stress it- they all develop differently!! ❤️

did you sleep train?

we did back in July! A modified version of the Ferber method. But that helped him falling asleep on his own and his sleep cycle transitions, but he continued to wake up 1-2 times a night to feed. Then suddenly 3 weeks ago he just started to sleep thru the night.

How much total in a day is he eating?
Our girl is 7 months and only eats 25 oz total, 5oz every 3 hours. Our pediatrician said it’s fine since we’re doing solids with her now.
I feel that I feel like my son use to drink way more milk then he does now
I would say about the same he has about 4, 6 oz bottles during the day and we also have been trying to do solids
he has been starting to sleep longer stretches and sleep the whole night the other night so I’m hoping this is the start to full nights of sleep😁😅

I hope so for you!! Hang in there momma!

My 8mo Daughter's Typical Schedule
•Morning: 5oz bottle right after waking up - about an hour later she gets solids, infant oats (2-3oz after mixed) + 1-2oz fruit puree + a tsp peanut butter and some crawling stage snacks
*First nap 30 min later, typically 1-2hrs long
•Noon/Midday: 5oz bottle right after waking up - about 1.5-2 hours later she has another 5oz bottle
*Second nap is not long afterwards for another 1-2 hours
•Afternoon/Evening: 5oz bottle right after waking up - 2 hours later she'll possibly have some solids, depending on plans/dinner or a 5 oz bottle - ~2 hours later, about 30 min before bedtime, one more 5oz bottle
= Total of 28-32oz of formula per day
= +4oz solids (we give her water when she eats - approx. 2-4oz total in a day)
^Wakes up between 07:00am & 07:30am and goes to bed between 07:00pm & 08:00pm

Typically I only nurse her and the only time she gets a bottle is at bedtime when hubby puts her down or when I’m at work, and she JUST started taking 6 oz. I was always told that breastfed babies don’t always need more volume because the breast milk adjusts to their caloric need