Feeding
My 4 week old tends to have an oz or so more than "advised" so normally have 5 to 6oz but has only eaten 3oz in his night feed tonight is that okay?
He is also extremely fussy and upset during his feeds at the moment and just tends to cry or scream alot, is this normal x
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Yes. Some babies eat more or less than average.
Make sure he's not getting too much air during feeds as the crying and screaming could be due to that. Also the "advised" amounts are for average sized babies, my LG drank less than what it advised but she was 50th centile initially and went over the 50th even with that
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