My 3 month old will only eat 1-2oz at a time. How can I help him eat better?

You mentioned that you have a 3 month old little boy who's sleeping through the night (so you can count that up as a win), but during the day, he's only grazing on his bottle. He's drinking 1 to 2 ounces at a time, and this is also affecting his sleeping patterns, because feeding and sleeping are very intertwined for newborns. So how can you get him to go longer stretches in between feedings? Some babies start to snack-feed because (maybe as they're little) parents do what they're supposed to do and feed their baby on demand. But sometimes the signals are misinterpreted, like a baby is doing things that don't necessarily mean hunger, so the parents feed them, and they get used to eating every 1 to 2 hours, and so they just consume 1 to 2 ounces every 1 to 2 hours. And overall, as long as they do this throughout the day, they're getting enough to eat, but it's just time-consuming and frustrating for parents.

So there are ways that you can try to fix this. Just incrementally and slowly increase the amount of time between feedings, and your baby should adjust by drinking a little bit more each time. Don't wait until your baby is out of control and screaming, because it may be harder to get them under control, and they'll swallow a whole bunch of air, and then it can cause tummy problems. But if your baby is going every hour, then start going an hour and a half in between feedings if possible, and this is from the beginning of one to the beginning of the next. Once your baby is doing that, then try to go 2 hours in between feedings, and once they're doing that, then go 2 1/2 hours, and so on until your baby is drinking about 3 to 4 ounces every 3 to 4 hours once he's about 2 months old or so. Think of it like this - I call it the pitcher principle - your baby has to drink an entire pitcher of milk in a 24 hour period, and they can drink little amounts frequently throughout the day, or they can drink more substantial amounts less frequently throughout the day. Just like adults, we can eat 3 big meals - breakfast, lunch, and dinner - and get the calories we need, or we can eat smaller more frequent meals throughout the day to get our calories spread out over the day. So a baby will do the same thing. And by increasing the amount that a baby eats, they'll consequently start to eat less times during the day.

[ghoshappy]

You are amazing !! Very helpful video

[Lacaramel]

My baby is 3 months old today, he only drinks 2oz every 2 hours but when he was 2 months he was drinking 4oz. It’s a little frustrating because he’s drinking less than what he used to

[persianpwerful]

Hello I'm hamed from south of Iran I big problem with my 3 month old baby boy when his mom's goes to the gym for whole day he refuses the bottle and now has been 3 days he doesnt drinks as much it's really frustrating please help

[tajalwaseem]

My baby used to drink 4 to 5 ounces before and now since 2 weeks he is drinking 1-2 ouncea every 4 to 5 hours. He is getting weaker and dehydrated. He is 3.5 months old

[ChasingUtley]

What happens if my baby goes 3-4 hours and still only eating 1-2 ounces?

[charlottehowe]

My 7mth old refuses bottle mostly and i havnt breastfed since she was 2mths shes always been fussy she projectile vomits daily and will only drink 1-5oz at a time She vomits after a couple mouthfuls of food but is sometimes ok with finger foods if she doesnt gag. She also nips and scratches a lot and has had twisty wrists from birth. I'm thinking it probably is autism.

[maryamfaisal]

My two months old son drinks only 2 oz every two hours and if i increase the milk he will vomit so 2 oz is good for him
I’m really worried if he is taking enough milk or not😥😥
And is it ok if i add few drops of gripe water to my son’s every feed?

[rubyannemartin]

Hello how a 6 month old baby, he is mixfeeding

[Livingonaprayer]

My son likes to eat 3 to 4 ounces every 3 hours, and sleep through 6 hours at night before waking up to eat agian. Im concerned if this is normal, plz tell me.

[amitmourya]

@Rhian Louise  my 3 month old baby don't want to drink milk, every time I try to feed her, she just spit it all out. She is also losing wait and seems to be little weaker than before. Any suggestions plz help

[judysampson]

My 1 month old decrease his feeding from 3oz to 1 1/2oz to 2oz and his feeding time last about 20 to 30mins as this includes burping in between. Because of that he will feed like 1hr to 1hr 30mins. How can i get him on the right feeding track to consume the amount needed 3-4oz feed?

[xierxu]

What there any medical condition where milk is the only thing someone can eat without having constipation or bloating?

[nardosgirma]

Hi, recently my 4 months old son refused to drink his milk while he is awake, He only drink when he is sleeping...what should I do??

[sharongroves]

My 3month old will only take a few oz she can sleep up to 11hrs at night tho I'm starting to get concerned about it cos she will only have like 4 or 5 8oz bottles a week she can go 4 5hrs between bottles only having 3 or 5 oz a time an that's a struggle to get her to do any tips will be appreciated