He is taking less
milk than the average baby but is ok with solids.
Not exact matches
After adjusting for the mother's height, age, body mass index and other factors, they found: - Mothers who drank more
than 5 ounces of
milk a day had bigger
babies, on
average,
than those who drank less.
If it would be
milk protein allergy, your
baby would also have belly issues, such as pain and loose or hard stools and vomiting more
than the
average baby.
My
baby would also take much longer nursing sessions
than the
average baby (60 minutes when it was only supposed to be 15 - 20 minutes) and would often fall asleep multiple times while nursing from getting exhausted from not being able to get the
milk to come out as fast as she wanted it to from having problems with her latch.
My
baby is 99 % + in length and drinks a higher
than average (per your data) of pumped
milk, 32 - 28 oz per day.
Indeed, recent studies have found that children fed mother's
milk as
babies have higher IQs, on
average,
than those fed formula.
Ultimately, it is best to measure a mom's
milk production against her
baby's needs rather
than some
average of women everywhere.
This may be due to the fact that the mother's
milk takes a longer
than average time to «come in», or because hospital routines limit breastfeeding or because, most importantly, the
baby is poorly latched on and thus not getting the
milk which is available.
0 - 2 months: every 2 - 3 hour feedings during the day and night (could mean as many as 5 nightfeedings) 3 months: 3 nightfeedings, longer first stretch emerges (about 4 hours long) 4 months: 2 nightfeedings, first stretch is about 5 hours in length 5 months: 2 nightfeedings, first stretch is 6 + hours 6 months: 1 nightfeeding, longest stretch is 6/7 hours ** in order for
baby to go longer
than 6/7 hours at night, solids need to be well - established, meaning 3 meals / day consisting of all 4 food groups in addition to
milk 7 months: 1 nightfeeding, 6/7 + hour stretch 8 - 9 months: this is the
average age that
babies will drop all nightfeedings 10 - 12 months:
babies may have an occasional nightfeed, but are able to sleep through most nights ** this chart is assuming that
baby is gaining weight properly, healthy, and has no other medical concerns.
Inadequate intake may be because the mother's
milk is taking longer
than average to «come in» or because the
baby is poorly latched while nursing.