August 2008 Expecting Club

Harrison has been a big eater since birth-here is an example of our feeding schedule (this is quite normal for him..)

Wakes up at 5:30, eats and goes back to sleep (empties both breasts)

Wakes up at 8:30, eats and is awake (empties both breasts)

Eats at 10 (4oz formula)-I pump sometime in here

Eats at 11 (2oz formula)-Pump sometime in here

Eats at 12:30 (3oz breastmilk pumped)

Eats at 2 (empties both breasts)

Eats at 3:30 (empties both breasts)

Eats at 5 (empties both breasts)

Eats at 6:30 (usually a 4oz formula or pumped breast milk)

Eats at 8 (4oz pumped breast milk)

Eats at 9:30 (empties both breasts)

Eats a tiny bit around 10:15 (nurses-)

To bed around 10:30 and he has been sleeping until his 5:30am feeding

So-he is eating a TON-He is gaining weight great, obviously and he is getting full feedings everytime-as you can see.  I love that he is healthy and loves to eat, but my GOODNESS, this is ALL we do!  Since BIRTH!!  He is weighing in at almost 13 pounds and is 6 weeks old.

Anyone else have big eaters out there?  Does this sound normal to you?  My LC says that he must be going through a growth spurt...but a growth spurt should just be a few days/a week right?  I try to keep him happy between feedings, but he SCREAMS until he eats!  Just wanted some input...

Greysen is a huge eater also.  He came home from the hospital at 6lbs 5oz was 7lbs 13 oz at 2 weeks and 11lbs 4oz at 7 weeks.  He was eating 4 ounces of formula(had to stop bf cause he eat so much that my body couldnt keep up) every 2 hours and sometimes an ounce in between.  The doctor put him on ceral at 5 weeks, in his bottle at night.  He is now eating 4 to 6 ounces with ceral every 3 to 4 hours.  I have a feeling his is going to be a very big boy.

We have a daughter who is 4 and I think he is going to pass her.  Grant it she has some medical problems when she was born, but at 1 year old she was 12 lbs and 5 ounces and he was 7lbs 13oz at 7 weeks. 

I am thinking if he keeps eat like he does his dad is going to have to get a second job just to by his formula.

Carleen

Mom to Carryna 7/23/04 and Greysen 7/24/08