My 8 week old eats 2-3 oz every 3-4 hours but stills seems hungrey ?

Question

he will scream when the bottle is done but if i feed him more ounce at once he spits it up what do i do

Answer 1

My son at 8 weeks was eating 6oz by then. Or almost 6 oz. Maybe he is more hungry. Burp him every 2oz. That can help with the spitting up. Babies will spit up regardless...if he is not keeping it down at all then yeah thats a problem. idk. call your pediatrician. they know best!

Answer 2

I agree with Lauri, a little cereal can't hurt. If you can find one,there are even special bottles for feeding cereal. I fed my girls cereal "early" and they slept better,and longer. And no they aren't overweight or sickly. Just the opposite! Good Luck!

Answer 3

If he is spitting up after eating  more than 2-3 ounces, you need to do a few things.

Burp him after every ounce, that will help.  Feed him more often.  Going 3-4 hours between feeds is a bit long for an 8 week old baby eating so little.  Slowly try to increase the amount given, but make sure you are burping many times through the feedings.

Answer 4

That does not seem like enough for an 8 week old.  Maybe try 3 oz. every 2 1/2 hours.

Answer 5

have tried talking to the pediatrician? i had the same problem with my son, and i had to put a little bit of rice cereal in his milk....I'm sure ill get a bunch of thumbs down for that one!!!

maybe try feeding him every 2-2.5 hours???

Answer 6

That's normal for that age, as they go through a huge growth spurt around that time.

Answer 7

Keep feeding him. They won't spit it up if they aren't hungry. They just won't drink it. And make sure you burp him and he won't spit up as easy.

Answer 8

just keep feeding him.  breast fed babies tend to eat more.  he may be going through a growth spurt.

Answer 9

Through my own experiences with four kids ...feed on demand!!  Spit up doesn't mean he's full.  He could have air in his tummy.  Burp him and then give the bottle again.