https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:14:33 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bottle-feeding-problems#post-2689439 Mon, 30 Jan 2017 22:49:17 +0000 azjax 2689439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Goldengirl: oh I just saw that your baby has reflux. Our son did too, and we had to get his baby Zantac Rx increased multiple times (as often as every 2-3 weeks) because he was gaining so much weight. Getting his dosage adjusted helped us when DS was refusing bottles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bottle-feeding-problems#post-2689435 Mon, 30 Jan 2017 22:46:20 +0000 azjax 2689435@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went through this as well. We portioned out the bottles of BM to be smaller 2-3oz. It drove me crazy because DS wouldn't eat enough to be sated and sleep more than 20-30 minutes at a time. He got past it around the time he started daycare at 14w old. One thing that helped was being aggressive with burping and bottom pats to help him pass gas. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bottle-feeding-problems#post-2689405 Mon, 30 Jan 2017 21:22:41 +0000 Mrsbells 2689405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Goldengirl: yes this happens where they go through phases of seeming not as hungry and eating significantly less to phases of being super hungry. I've read that some babies eat less during their growth spurts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bottle-feeding-problems#post-2689348 Mon, 30 Jan 2017 19:58:47 +0000 MrsSRS 2689348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Is he on reflux meds? Maybe he's outgrown his dose? That stuff is so weight sensitive. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bottle-feeding-problems#post-2689330 Mon, 30 Jan 2017 19:27:01 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2689330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Goldengirl: I was going to say maybe that would extend the time between bottles a little, but I guess that's moot now. Barely eating at all would prompt a call for me too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bottle-feeding-problems#post-2689246 Mon, 30 Jan 2017 16:22:07 +0000 Goldengirl 2689246@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: I do burp every ounce or two because he has reflux and is super gassy.</p> <p>@2littlepumpkins: Yes he's needed the paci since almost birth to help him calm down and nap!</p> <p>Has barely eaten at all today, again only small amounts and I have to really work at it to get him to eat. I brought it up with his doc awhile ago who didn't seem concerned but might contact her again because I'm worried! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bottle-feeding-problems#post-2689109 Mon, 30 Jan 2017 13:54:20 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2689109@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Are you using pacifiers at all?</p> <p>Also, sometimes they are hungry but so hungry they can't calm down and eat.. so you have to calm first, then feed if he's screaming with the bottle in his mouth. I also tried to offer I think it was every 3 hours (ish) regardless, and then more when he wanted. </p> <p>With my second baby I paid way more attention to his cues than ounces or a clock. It was sort of by necessity but it did help a lot for me and maybe for him too. I figured that I would be doing that if I had breastfed, so why not with a bottle? As long as he was peeing and pooping and gaining weight I just went with the flow. I know wasting sucks but I don't think you're doing anything wrong if he's hungry. Frequent small meals are supposed to be healthy right? </p> <p>Are you seeing any signs of teething? Sometimes they reject bottles or eat less at a time when they are in pain. Unfortunately there isn't much you can do to get him to drink more, aside from the regular teething remedies.</p> <p>Hope things are calming down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bottle-feeding-problems#post-2689100 Mon, 30 Jan 2017 13:34:39 +0000 looch 2689100@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Goldengirl: Are you burping him after he eats the first small amount? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bottle-feeding-problems#post-2688649 Sun, 29 Jan 2017 11:28:36 +0000 Goldengirl 2688649@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumpkin Pie: @gingerbebe: @DesertDreams88: Mine also says discard in an hour, but I do see that official recommendations on government sites say 2 hours... so I wonder if it's just the formula companies being extra cautious so they're not liable, or so they get you to buy more formula! I'm going to be a bit less stringent about the 1 hour I think...</p> <p>He again just seemed starving, hasn't eaten in hours... I poured a 4oz bottle, he took 1 oz and then started freaking out. Ugh! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bottle-feeding-problems#post-2688547 Sat, 28 Jan 2017 19:53:08 +0000 DesertDreams88 2688547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Goldengirl: @gingerbebe: I think it's 1 hour from the start of feeding, or 2 hours from preparation, whichever is first. That is, unless it's in the fridge and hasn't been fed yet. </p> <p>With a young baby, I wouldn't push the guidelines, but when my baby was 9-12m, I would let partially-drank formula go for up to 4 hours (in the fridge). I know, totally against guidelines.... but that stuff is expensive!!</p> <p>We also would do a lot of smaller portions, just in case. It's a hassle and doesn't work easily with daycare, but it's easier to do smaller portions at home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bottle-feeding-problems#post-2688513 Sat, 28 Jan 2017 16:35:35 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2688513@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did go through this and it did pass but like someone else said we stopped throwing them out right away. I don't know that there's another real solution.. just one of the less convenient things about bottle feeding. Formula is only for a year so thankfully it is a relatively small timeframe. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bottle-feeding-problems#post-2688477 Sat, 28 Jan 2017 13:20:21 +0000 gingerbebe 2688477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've always heard the 2 hour rule. CDC recommends using within 2 hours too. That said I've always used microwave sterilized bottles and then made powder formula by mixing with hot water from a hot water boiler that makes 190F water (so over the 158F guideline) and then mixing with cold purified water to bring down the temp (so like 3oz hot water with 3 scoops formula, swirl, and then add 3oz cold water, swirl). </p> <p><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/features/cronobacter/" rel="nofollow">https://www.cdc.gov/features/cronobacter/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bottle-feeding-problems#post-2688473 Sat, 28 Jan 2017 12:44:26 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2688473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I also remember a fussy earting phase with DD1 around 3 months. Sleep for terrible around that time also. It does pass in a couple weeks.</p> <p>@gingerbebe: all the formula instructions I see say to use within 1 hour. Is there a specific formula brand that can be left for 2 hours? I hate watching the formula also! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bottle-feeding-problems#post-2688471 Sat, 28 Jan 2017 12:31:34 +0000 Goldengirl 2688471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: Thanks! I was hesitant to go up a nipple size because he has lots of gas and reflux and usually seems like he's gulping so I'm not sure if I want him to take it in even faster. Does that typically help though? When do babies usually go up to a medium flow? He's still on the slow flow that came with the bottles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bottle-feeding-problems#post-2688470 Sat, 28 Jan 2017 12:31:07 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2688470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it's normal as part of the end of the fourth trimester. They are aware of their surroundings, and much more needy in terms of attention. I would not hesitate to feed 12 times if that's what he needs </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bottle-feeding-problems#post-2688461 Sat, 28 Jan 2017 11:29:27 +0000 gingerbebe 2688461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's common for a fussy eating phase to come up at that 3 month point. It happens with the 4 month sleep regression and relates to a mental development. I had it with both my boys. It passes in a few weeks. They aren't going to starve themselves, so just do the best you can. Also try going up a nipple size. You can retry the same bottle of formula within a 2 hour period so don't throw the formula out. And you can try 2-4oz portions. Also the growth velocity slows down in babies and stabilizes at 6 months so don't stress - 30-32oz is the high end and if they are taking 22-28oz a day they should be fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bottle-feeding-problems#post-2688444 Sat, 28 Jan 2017 10:13:05 +0000 Goldengirl 2688444@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is 11 weeks old. The last few weeks, he's gone from being really predictable with his feeds (EFF), taking more or less the same amount every 3-4 hours, to now being all over the map... a couple ounces here, more there, sometimes none. For the most part he still makes up his 30-32 ounces a day, but sometimes a bit under... a couple ounces less than he took several weeks ago when he was so much smaller!</p> <p>Did anyone else experience this where their LO all of a sudden became a "snacker", taking different amounts all through the day? I'm also a bit concerned because sometimes several hours will go by, he'll seem very hungry but then scream when I put the bottle in his mouth, or flick it away with his tongue. Eventually he'll usually give in after he calms down, or sometimes I need to walk around with him a bit first and then he takes it. It's almost like he forgets how to drink sometimes. But then other times will chug it right down like there's no tomorrow!</p> <p>Curious if anyone went through something similar and if it passed, or if there was any cause behind it. We're wasting sooo much formula, and also going through WAY too many bottles each day. I think I read babies this age should feed 5-6 times a day, and mine is doing 12! </p>