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Feeding issues.......
in Baby
My 15 week old baby has never been particularly good with milk. I started out BF but was told after a few days to top up with formula due to low milk supply. After 3 weeks I moved to bottle feeding on the advice of my doctor as I didnt produce much milk and the quality of my milk was very poor. Anyway. she was fine on formula until about 6 weeks, she never seemed to be able to take more than 3oz at a time. She is now 15 weeks and with the exception of one brilliant week where she fed beautifully, she still will only take 3oz in one go. Unless, as my husband discovered the other night, she is lying flat. I was initially really annoyed that he fed her lying down because It seems wrong, but he said she took 6 oz. Tonight out of desperation I tried it and low and behold she finished the bottle! My question is this; is this normal? or a symptom of a feeding issue? I dont think It can be good for her though can it? Im sure I read it can cause ear infections! Help!
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sometimes she will take 30 mins to an hour to have bottle and other times full 2 hrs as per formula guidelines before i have to throw it away...she has recently been moved up to 7 oz bottles but rarely gets to 7...5 to 6 is now norm
how about you? Liv weighs 13 lbs 11oz