https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 26 Apr 2026 04:34:01 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-my-2-month-old-getting-enough-to-eat#post-110720 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:44:43 +0000 lemondrop 110720@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@irene: schedules work better for some than for others. I know I am missing out on some stuff by not sticking to one (probably some sanity!). There isn't a single right answer to any of it, you just do what works. You are a good mom, just enjoy your baby and things will work themselves out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-my-2-month-old-getting-enough-to-eat#post-110695 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:03:47 +0000 Boogs 110695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@irene: Glad to hear you're feeling better now, let us know how tomorrow goes. Bummer, guess it's the new owner's loss. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-my-2-month-old-getting-enough-to-eat#post-110681 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:37:10 +0000 Andrea 110681@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@irene: glad we could help. Keep us updated!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-my-2-month-old-getting-enough-to-eat#post-110677 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:33:09 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 110677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You're doing great!! Babies slow down in their growth after they hit the 2 month mark, so don't go by weight alone. Also, right at 2 months, my LO went from having a poopy diaper every time we changed her to going a day or two without pooping at all (and then blowing out when she did poop). I think your baby is getting plenty to eat. If he was hungry, he would let you know! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-my-2-month-old-getting-enough-to-eat#post-110674 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:31:06 +0000 irene 110674@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone you hv no idea you guys make me feel so relieved. </p> <p>@andrea: I will go to the 2 month check up tomorrow and will ask the doc about that... </p> <p>@lemondrop: I don't know if having a schedule is a good thing anymore because nowadays I rely on it so much I really don't know for sure when he may actually be hungry or just fussing or what's going on. Sometimes I am afraid I might miss growth spurts.</p> <p>@Boogs: yes I was, not anymore after wb was sold to a business that has very a tight budget.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-my-2-month-old-getting-enough-to-eat#post-110669 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:15:11 +0000 mrstilly 110669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I also wanted to add that you are doing an amazing job. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-my-2-month-old-getting-enough-to-eat#post-110647 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:31:31 +0000 lemondrop 110647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds like you are doing an amazing job! I'm impressed that you weigh him every day- yes it is so hard to tell how much they get from the boob otherwise. </p> <p>I figure if he is still hungry, he's going to let you know. Mine sure can throw a fit if he hasn't eaten enough, he lets me know! </p> <p>My son still doesn't usually take more than 3-4 oz per feeding every 2.5-3 hours during the day (sleeping straight from 10-6 during the night) and he is 3 months old. We don't really have a set schedule, I just go by the cues that he gives me when he is hungry (rooting, fussing, etc). </p> <p>Poopy diapers vary, some days one, some days more, but every week or two he has a day where he won't poop at all- my pediatrician said this and even longer can be normal for EBF babies as long as they have lots of wet diapers. The first time it freaked me out when he didn't poop all day! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-my-2-month-old-getting-enough-to-eat#post-110584 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:38:42 +0000 Andrea 110584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you been back for your 2 month check up? I am curious to know if your peds is happy with your son's weight gain over the last month. It sounds like your son is getting plenty to eat and that the lactation consultant is just spouting "stats" that may or may not necessarily apply to your son. And I am a bit confused by the pp's comments about pumping to find out how much your son is eating. You are already weighing him before/after so you know how much is he eating right? I don't know what else pumping will tell you. It sounds like you are doing a great job!! I hope the peds can give you some peace of mind. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-my-2-month-old-getting-enough-to-eat#post-110552 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:19:19 +0000 pelikila 110552@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would say yes, your baby is getting plenty to eat. Breastfed babies don't always poop every single day (mine wasn't in that camp but I've heard it is very common). Also, your baby still has plenty of wet diapers so that is great. If your baby was really hungry, I think it would be unlikely you could shush him back to sleep very easily. When my son was hungry there was no calmly getting him back to sleep. I would say you are doing great.</p> <p>ETA: there is a range for what a breastfed baby will drink in a given day. My son was always on the lower side of that and never took a 4 or 5 oz bottle until after we night weaned. Previous to that he would only take 3 oz at a time and I would venture to say he was the same nursing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-my-2-month-old-getting-enough-to-eat#post-110550 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:17:35 +0000 mrstilly 110550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also you can certainly pump and give bottles to measure what he's eating, but nursing is more effective than pumping so I'd do that with caution. You want to maintain your supply and nursing is the best for that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-my-2-month-old-getting-enough-to-eat#post-110546 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:15:50 +0000 mrstilly 110546@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He IS getting enough! It's awful to worry if he's eating enough, I've been there too, but he's a great weight for 2.5 months and seems to be eating enough at each feeding. He doesn't need more than one poopy diaper a day. It'll go in spurts with fewer some days and more others. DS, at 2 months old, went 5 days without a poopy diaper! He made up for it with 6 or 7 in 36 hours following the dry spell. If he is wetting diapers then he is getting enough food and won't be dehydrated. The amount of food per 24 hours is a range, and while it is good to be in or close to that range, its not the end of the world if you fall outside it. You LO is gaining, eating well and wetting diapers and that is what really counts. If he's only waking once to feed at night, that sounds like a great schedule. Mine was still waking 2-3 times a night most nights at that age. Also, I wouldn't wake him from naps to eat and if you can calm him back to sleep to finish his nap that is awesome. Getting a good nap routine is important too. </p> <p>Was the lactation consultant an international board certified lactation consultant (ibclc)? The one at my hospital and pediatricians office weren't and they were not at all helpful and actually did damage to my breastfeeding my son. If your pediatrician is not concerned about weight gain (and he shouldn't be at that weight with a steady gain) then I wouldnt worry. He will gain in spurts and its ok if he goes a few days without, because he'll then gain more a few days later. It'll be hard but I wouldn't weigh him every day. Just like us, it will fluctuate from morning to night and day to day, and it will drive you crazy over analyzing it. That is of course assuming he's healthy and your pediatrician doesn't have concerns or a reason for you to weight him that often. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-my-2-month-old-getting-enough-to-eat#post-110545 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:15:43 +0000 Boogs 110545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree, pumping might be a way to ease your worries just to see if your baby is eating enough or if maybe something else is going on with him. When they get older they also don't gain weight as quickly. Also, could the fussiness and interrupted naps be because he's in the middle of a wonder week(s)?</p> <p>Off topic, but are you the avatar designer from WB? :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-my-2-month-old-getting-enough-to-eat#post-110521 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:41:11 +0000 theknest 110521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can tell you are stressed. I've been there. If you are worried he isn't getting enough you could try pumping and giving him bottles - that way you'll know for sure. I wouldn't worry too much about the # of soiled diapers / day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-my-2-month-old-getting-enough-to-eat#post-110491 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:03:05 +0000 irene 110491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am quite concerned my 2-month old, exclusively breastfed baby is not getting enough to eat.</p> <p>At our 1-month check up our pediatrician suggested us to put the baby to sleep at 7pm and not to interrupt him until the next morning at 7am. I am exclusively breastfeeding and has figured out a schedule to feed him every 2.5 - 3 hours between the 12 to 13 hours he's awake. He gets up 1 time during 7pm-7am to feed, but that feed he doesn't usually drink a whole lot.</p> <p>It has been going well for the past month, he's gaining weight consistently, until the past few days he has been stuck at the 12lb 15 oz mark (we weigh him every day before his bath). He also produce only 1 poopy diaper a day, and he hasn't pooped yet today (which makes me even more concerned). Lots of wet diapers though. My other friends said it is OK now that he's no longer a new born 1 poopy diaper a day is OK. </p> <p>The past few days I've been weighing him before and after each feed, and he sometimes take 5.5 oz, 5 oz, 4.5 oz, 4 oz per feed. There are some rare cases that he would take 6 or 6.5 oz a feed, usually in the morning and it is very rare.</p> <p>I called the lactation consultant at the hospital today for a free consultation, and she made me so worried. She said not only that he still needs 2-3 poopy diapers a day, but he is not getting enough because according to the equation, 13lb x 2.5 / 5 =6.5oz @ feed. And if we feed him 6 times it will be 5.5 oz @ feed. But my son really takes between 4 to 5.5 oz @ feed... and there is no way to force him to drink more because he would spit my nipples out and cry like crazy.</p> <p>I am also worried I am not good enough in telling when he's actually hungry. Sometimes he cries during his nap time (waking earlier than usual, only 2 hours or less since the last feed) and I would shush him and calm him back to sleep. But when I wake him up to feed, he is not hungry and doesn't eat much, maybe 3.5 or 4 oz. They also say sucking his hand doesn't mean that he's hungry anymore at this age so I am ignoring that as well (but he does suck his hand all the time, sometimes during tummy time maybe 0.5 hours after the feed).</p> <p>What do you guys think? Is my baby getting enough? I am so worried. </p>