https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:46:52 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-feeding-issues#post-2027682 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 15:20:48 +0000 AmandaB8 2027682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The average amount of breast milk is 25 oz, but 19-32 is the range. DD has always been a small eater. She's only ever eaten about 22-24 oz. </p> <p>We're able to get the most in her if we feed her right as she wakes up from a nap or changing her diaper.</p> <p>And she WILL NOT eat if we're holding her - she has to be flat on the floor/bed/table. Weird kiddo lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-feeding-issues#post-2027663 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 15:12:41 +0000 spaniellove 2027663@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumpkin Pie: I agree with @Mrs Green Grass: about not pushing it. My comfort level with pushing the feedings is when he pops off/pushes away the bottle, nudge the bottle back one more time, and if he does it again, set it down and try again gently 5-10 minutes later by brushing it on his lips. If it's still a no, then the feeding is over. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-feeding-issues#post-2027538 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 14:06:34 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2027538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for all the responses. I'll find out her weight today, but it was fine last time, and I think it's because I try to feed her as much as possible. When I don't force her to eat more, she would probably only take about 3 oz at a feeding.</p> <p>I've tried spacing the feeding out to every 3.5-4 hours and she still only willingly takes actor 3 oz.</p> <p>I think her poops are fine. Mustardy yellow color, though I've noticed some black specs yesterday.</p> <p>@Ms.SK: even if my milk changes, the amount she takes still seems pretty low.</p> <p>I'm trying not to stress about it, but it's so hard when I feel like she isn't getting enough regularly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-feeding-issues#post-2027527 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 14:01:42 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2027527@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would offer more feeds and stop at 2oz if necessary. My lo rarely took over 2 ounces until closer to a year. So when he was little, we feed him just about every two hours.</p> <p>If you push too hard, your lo will develop a feeding aversion which can carry over into solid foods. I know the pressure to push it, I always pushed right to the line with my lo, but tried not to cross it. (My LO did have reflux and was extremely low percentile. But he's two now and doing just fine.)</p> <p>Also my lo rarely took over 20 ounces in a day, so we did fortify feeds to 24 calories (with a mix of BM and formula) so that what he did take was denser. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-feeding-issues#post-2027510 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 13:56:48 +0000 Ms.SK 2027510@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Did you know that your milk changes over time and regulates to meet the nutritional needs of your baby at each stage? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-feeding-issues#post-2027499 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 13:47:27 +0000 jape14 2027499@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumpkin Pie: I had a very similar experience as @Leah: except that he gets bottles during the day while I'm at work and is (usually) EBF when I'm at home. My LO has silent reflux, it's managed well on Prilosec 2x day, we give him probiotics. We haven't had a GI workup or anything, but he's been consistently on his growth curve (around 60-65% for weight) since his 1-month appointment, so the ped wasn't concerned and I have finally let it go. The only bummer for me is that I can't see him dropping his night feeds anytime soon because of this, but I've accepted that too. I think my LO is just kind of a grazer and feels full easily and you know what? I am and always have been the same way - even as an adult! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-feeding-issues#post-2027453 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 13:25:31 +0000 spaniellove 2027453@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Don't know if this helps you, but I'll share in case it does. Around the same age, my LO's intake dropped from 7oz per feeding to 3-5oz and we started having a really hard time with each feeding. (He's FF with a history of severe reflux.) He had a mild ear infection around that time, and after that his reflux came back and went from silent reflux to full on vomiting. Not saying that will happen to your LO, but when the amounts dropped I couldn't hear the silent reflux at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-feeding-issues#post-2027438 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 13:15:21 +0000 hilsy85 2027438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How is her weight? How often is she getting bottles? If she doesn't seem to be hungry, you could try spacing them out more, to every 3.5-4 hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-feeding-issues#post-2027436 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 13:15:03 +0000 Anagram 2027436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumpkin Pie: I posted before but it didn't go through somehow. Is your Lo formula fed? If so, what type of formula? If she's bottlefed bm, have you tried elimination diets?</p> <p>What are her poops like? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-feeding-issues#post-2027426 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 13:09:15 +0000 Orchid 2027426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumpkin Pie: hi! Please take this with a grain if salt because I can really only speak for my LO.</p> <p>When he was 5 months old, I began to be a bit suspicious about how much he was taking it. I was/am breastfeeding and since he always refused bottles, I never knew exactly how much he drank. We went to a LC and did pre- and post-nursing weights and saw that he only took 3 ounces. I became obsessed with it, rented a scale from the LC, and would weigh before and after each nursing session. It would always be around 3 ounces. I started pumping like crazy to build up my supply, but he would still only take 3 ounces. </p> <p>He takes Prevacid twice daily so his reflux is managed. He has probiotics daily. We had an upper GI study done, ultrasounds, x-rays, nothing seems wrong. My pediatrician is not concerned because he is consistently 75th percentile for weight.</p> <p>I've just had to chill out about it and let baby regulate his intake. It took a long while for this to happen. </p> <p>How's your LO's weight? If baby is staying on her growth curve, you might consider letting her self regulate. Forced feeding are stressful for you and I'm sure it can't be pleasant for baby!</p> <p>I hope you get some answers at your appointment! Stay encouraged!!! :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-feeding-issues#post-2027404 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 12:55:38 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2027404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It doesn't matter who feeds her.<br /> @illumina: the problem is she never really seems hungry. I see her put her hand in her mouth, but I think she is just soothing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-feeding-issues#post-2027372 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 12:40:28 +0000 illumina 2027372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Could be nothing to do with this...but my LO was and still is (at 16 months) a grazer when it comes to milk. She hardly ever drinks more than 2-3oz in one "go". I would just offer whenever she seemed a bit fussy or I thought she was hungry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-feeding-issues#post-2027368 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 12:36:59 +0000 edelweiss 2027368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>feeding issues are so hard! is it any different if you offer her a smaller amount more frequently? i'm wondering if her body/mind tends to tell her that she's full very quickly even though she could take more.</p> <p>also, does it depend on who's giving the bottle? </p> <p>my friend had big feeding issues with her little one as well. it was always a struggle, but in the end even though he was never a big eater, it doesn't seem to have affected his development. i'm not saying that's the case for every baby, but hopefully it's just that she's a small eater and her body doesn't need much? anyway, i know others will pop in with some good advice! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-feeding-issues#post-2027331 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 12:21:28 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2027331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've had feeding struggles with my LO ever since she was born. She is now 4 months old, and I basically force feed her at each feeding. She is bottle fed, and will take the first 2 ounces willingly, but then will fight the rest of her bottle. I offer her 5 oz bottles 5 times a day. I went to the doctor last month to see what it could be, and the doctor doesnt seem to think its reflux or any digestive issue. I just don't know what else could be the cause. She averages about 22 oz. of pumped breast milk, which is force fed to her, and that amount already seems kind of low to me. </p> <p>I go to the doctor this afternoon for her 4 month shots, and will bring this issue up again. Any idea what questions I should ask the doctor about the feeding issue? Anyone else had similar problems, and found a solution?</p> <p>ETA: I've already tried changing nipple flow, and Probiotics. Neither helped. </p>