Baby eating less at 3 months of age?

Question

my baby has been drinking every 2 hours or so along w/ breastfeeding. but i know my milk is dwindling down a whole lot. to begin w/, never really produced enough so i would breastfeed for a few minutes than give her a bottle to fill up on. anyhow, she is a very healthy, chubby baby, but recently i noticed she has not been drinking as much. her weight is above the 75 percentile, and she is getting bigger and bigger but she only drinks up to 15-20 oz of milk. they said the average baby at her weight which is 15lbs at age 3 months, should drink at least 32+ ounces. she has never drank that much but than again she just turned 3 months on the 14th of august. anyhow, i am worried for her. she has plenty of wet diapers which is a good sign that she is not dehydrated. should i be worried if she seems to be doing fine? she sleeps all night from 930 til 8 in the morning, so i don't feed her in between those time unless she wants to breastfeed. any advice would help. thanks.

Answer 1

If she's still putting on weight, and has plenty of wet diapers, then don't worry about the quantity she's drinking. Remember that the quantities are a guide, and that every baby is different, and also that you're supplementing her bottle with breast milk.

At 3 months, she's also more efficiently using the milk she is taking, as her body learns to digest better.

Answer 2

If she's putting on the weight then carry on as you are doing. My daughter is the same. She never has anywhere near the recommended amount and I worried all the time. Then I just stopped adding it up. She could be having more breast milk than you realise.

Answer 3

She should be getting up to feed a lest once during the night at this age.

Wake her up.

Just ask you Dr.