5 month old feeding schedule
My baby turned 5 months on Monday and I took her to get weighed yesterday. She’s 21lb, and was asked how much I’m feeding her, she roughly takes between 5-7oz every 3-4 hours. We are using formula. She is quite a tall girlie too!
I was told to reduce a night feed previously which we did, so we only do a dream feed which sees her through until morning. I was made to feel like I was over feeding her when really I just go on what she wants, I don’t force feed her and she doesn’t have over 6 feeds a day. The health visitor said she’d jumped another centile, mum guilt!! and even just feelings like I’m doing it all wrong. She then said she’d book me in for next month to check😕
Any advice? What’s your little ones drinking?
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Feeding until she is content is exactly the right thing to do!!! Babies don’t know anything about centiles or weight gain or any of that. She’s just a hungry girly, let her have as much milky as she wants. Once she starts feeding her volume of feeds will reduce naturally! That health visitor is rubbish, listen to your baby because no one knows them like you do! Don’t feel any mum guilt at all you are doing the right thing!!!
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