Baby boy-6 weeks, how much formula?

At 6 weeks old my little boy was on 6oz every 3 hours, I thought I was feeding him too much so I asked my HV about it and she said if he's not being sick then I'm not over feeding 👌

Just feed on demand. My baby has been doing 4oz and 5oz and sometimes wants more.

My health visitor said think about how you eat your self. Sometimes you just want a snack, sometimes a full meal and even sometimes you’ll eat a 3 course meal. So just feed on demand.😇

Mine is 7 weeks tomorrow and I have this same wonder, I was told last week my a lactation consultant after 4 oz make sure he burps and if he's still seeming hungry give him a few minutes, sometimes it takes a minute to realize they are full.

Also sometimes he's hungry again 30min later and takes another oz or 2

My boy was on 6oz from 6 weeks every 2.5-3 hours he always finished his bottles and from 11 weeks was on 7oz but going 3-4 hours. I was panicking thinking this can’t keep going up and up but he stayed at 7oz until 4.5 months when he then took 8oz and stayed the same even now at 6 months he’s on 8oz every 4 hours and X2 meals and snacks. He’s over 100% centile but haven’t had him weighed in a couple months. Don’t worry or stress too much, I did and looking back I think why did I do that haha they’ll drink what they want and they know when they are full! Trust your baby and trust yourself, you’ve got this momma! 🫶🏻

My boy takes 6oz every 2.5/3 hours but his last feed before bed i offer 7oz so i know he’s not going hungry. I panicked when he was on 5oz at 4.5 week old and my health visitor told me I need to feed him less because he’s having more than the recommended daily intake for his age… so just starve my baby of what he needs? uhm huge no! Honestly if your babies hungry feed them they can’t just go to the cupboard and get a snack like we can, they rely on us to feed them enough. Don’t worry about it 🫶🏻🫶🏻

My baby started taking 5-6 oz every 2-3 hours starting at 7 weeks!

I’m in exactly the same boat! I make 6oz of formula every time and just feed him exactly what he wants. Being doing this since 5 weeks. He always seemed starving after 5 oz so I just upped it x

I read a tip that says feed him 2.5 times his weight, so mine is getting about 25-28oz right now(he’s just over 10lbs). Yours should be in the 30-34oz range daily.

Babies eat when they’re hungry, even if it’s cluster feeding or feed to soothe, so unless they’re not eating at all or the feed amounts are very small, you really can’t overfeed.

I would say feed on demand for now. Not sure exactly what I used to do with my son at that age but every couple of hours seems normal to me during the day. Is he feeding as often at night too?

Also might be easier to just prep the formula for the whole day in the morning or before bed, keep it in the fridge and give him 4oz in one go, them top up if he wants more. It saved me a lot of wasted formula