And if I do, do I cut down the amount she's eating and just feed her more often if she wants it, or do I make her wait longer? It's so hard to know what to do. I'm only feeding her when she's crying but maybe she's crying for another reason. I thought I could tell when she was hungry. I guess not. I feel so rubbish. I just don't know what to do.



I tried giving her a dummy but she just spits it out and continues crying.

Maybe try giving her smaller bottles for a day but feed her whenever she seems hungry (that way she won't be sick if she is having too much)? Are you still using the slowest flow teats so it takes her longer to drink?

Is there anything else you can distract her with as soon as she's finished a bottle? Carrying her around the room? Something she likes to look at? x

does she drink water for you hun? maybe she is thirsty?
i know weathers pants but maybe a short walk inbewteen showers might distract her?
xxx
dont feel rubbish hun, im 29 and didnt have a clue, you will tune into her i promise, she is still tiny and your both still getting to know each other xxx

Nah she's on the 1month+ teats now. I tried to hold out but she was strugling with the smaller ones.

I really don't think she can honestly want as much as she's having. Last night she had 7oz then woke up 2 hours later and wanted more. I don't even think it's possible. She is sooooo sick now. Before she was only slightly sick. I burp her every ounce so the sickness isn't due to wind. She is just too full.

Ever since I read on a thread about babies starving because of their mums trying to get them into a routine, I've gotten really paranoid. Although I'm not trying to get her into a routine and I would never let her go hungry. I just don't know what to do. Surely eating more than what's recommended for a 4month old isn't doing her any good atall.

I don't mind the crying, I just don't want her to starve out of paranoia. Maybe I just need to get over that.

I've been afraid to give her water incase I fill her up on it and she doesn't get enough of what she really needs. I think I need to call my health visitor, this is driving me mad.

I would try a little bit of water hun, she's gonna tell the difference she won't drink itas much as formula I'm sure.

My aunts little girl crys and acts like shes hungry when shes tired and fighting sleep. And if my aunt tries her with a bottle, she takes it yet just pukes it all back up..Maybe you should try other ways of comforting her and see if its just over tiredness?

Hun do you do anything inbetween her feeds, ie go for a walk take her to any groups, go to town, things like that? how many hours does she go inbetween feeds? or do u feed on demand? if you feed on demand may be stop it, she takes say a 5oz bottle then make her wait for 3 hours before feeding her again, she wouldn't starve hun if she has taken a 5-7oz bottle she just has to learn that she can;t keep eatting to make her self sick, and if she is throwing up cos is to full then she wouldn't starve, you will find it hard for the first day or two buts it worth it trust me i had to do it with kacy.

maybe she is asking for the boob?

did you try to put her on the breast, if she cries?

what did HV say about her weight gain?

I just know my siss was eating to much and my mother had to replace some feeds with tea.

water is an option though, to see if she is thirtsty! doubt you can fill her up with it and as her weight gain seems to be fine, I don't think you have to worry, she is getiing to less nutritions.

and yeah, if she also has sleeping problems, maybe she is overtired and that's why she cries?

I tried giving her just 5oz and she screamed for ages, fell asleep for an hour, then woke up screaming again. I gave her another 5oz and the same happened. She just isn't satisfied with 5oz. Plus she's sick after so she isn't really getting 5oz anyway. I'm so stuck for what to do. The HV wasn't worried about her weight gain because she's following a curve, her own one that doesn't match the percentiles, but a curve never the less. I'm so worried about her getting overweight and it affecting her doing things like learning to walk and crawl. I know she isn't overweight, but she was so small to start with and I can just see her getting so big! I thought maybe she would quit eating so much after the first month. Nope. I am trying so hard to not feed her every time she cries but my mum just told me I'm starving her because I've already stretched her belly out to take more and now I'm putting her on a diet. I don't know what to do!!