Newborn baby question?

Question

she is 21 days old and she used to eat 3 oz at every meal, now she is only eating 1.5 oz at every meal. Is this normal? She has not lost any weight. what is a normal amount for a 3 week old eat??

Answer 1

I would think she should be eating more than that unless she is constipated or getting gassy from the formula.

Answer 2

I don't think that's normal unless she's eating every 1-2 hours.

Answer 3

Growth spurt.  Don't worry.  Babies go back and forth between amounts to eat.  If she's maintaining weight, you should be fine.

Answer 4

baby's find their own groove. my daughter ( the smallest of my kids) only ate about 2 oz for the first 5 months...but she was eating every 2 hours.

she was just tiny, tiny baby equals tiny stomach. (dad and i are petite)

how many hours between meals? if it's within 1-2 hrs i wouldn't worry too much.

as long as baby is making lots of wet diapers and is gaining weight don't worry so much.

do bring this up with your peds doc so he/she can track weight gain closely.