Infant Feeding - Boiling Springs,SC

Please, don't try to "fix" your baby... she's perfect as she is:)

I agree with the burping (my boy was notorious!), and keep the slow-flow nipple -- she's VERY YOUNG -- don't rush to "fix a schedule" she is not "made" for apparently. Both my babies ate "off schedule" and grew great.

Books are not people. This time is very short and she needs you to avocate FOR her, not TO her:) If she is growing, has enough wet diapers, and is not crying, she's doing better than I am:)

Don't overthink it -- enjoy this short time for what it is -- milk, sleep and love:)

I am a firm believer that babies let you know what they need and every baby is different. Is you baby gaining weight and happy?? If so, I would give her what she wants and be open to her needs and not a "average" you get from a book. I always called the grandparents for everything long before I called a doctor over any concerns.

Books are good for general guidelines, but each baby is going to be completely different.

The best advice our pediatrician gave us was to let your child guide you regarding their eating preferences.

At 7 weeks, she is running completely on instincts. One of my kids instinctively was a snacker. He nursed for the first year but was bottle fed most of the time because I am a working mom. He NEVER consumed more than 4 oz at a time but ate more frequently.

Our daughter was the opposite and ate more in quantity and more spread apart in time.

Different kids, different preferences.

Kids don't know how to overeat, but as parents, we tell them that they should eat 3 big meals/day with occasional snacks. It's probably not their natural tendancy, so my following their feeding instincts, they're likely much less likely to have issues with overeating down the road.

Best advice I can give you is to ask your pediatrician and see how they guide you.

Good luck!

As L. as she is gaining weight and developing appropriately there is no need to worry. You could try a faster flow nipple but it may be too fast. My son didn't drink more than 3 oz at a time until he was over 6 mos old.

Books are good for general guidelines, but they do not know the specific needs for every baby.

She may have some gas in her tummy and need to be burped more often. I would try burping her and then giving her the bottle again to see if that helped. And I agree with the others books are great but not a guideline for all babies. You have to figure out what works best for your child.

I would make sure I got a good burp out of her after the initial feeding. If she still doesn't want anymore, then don't worry about it as long as she's thriving and gaining weight appropriately. Some babies eat more frequently or less frequently than others, but as long as they're doing okay, don't worry. At her young age, she is still getting into a routine (and even that will change a lot over the next year).