Is it ok to use formula through the day and hungry baby formula early evening?

monkeylisa · Apr 13th, 2009, 16:53 PM

Hi there
I have a 9 week old little girl and it seems nearly all my friends have sleeping babies at this point, help! She tends to have her last feed around 8pm and drops off (in my arms) by 9pm, I then put her to bed, but she only tends to sleep until about 1.30 (taking 4-6oz), then the next few hours are inconsistent and she can be awake again anything between 4.30-6.00am (taking the same amount again). Does anyone know is it ok to feed her normal formula during the day ( i use cow & gate stage 1) and use a hungry baby formula for that last evening feed to see she sleeps better/longer? I wouldnt really say she is a hungry baby, normally takes up tp 6oz every 3 1/2-4hrs but if she wasnt hungry surely she would stop waking for these 2 night feeds?
Look forward to some advice!
Lisa

tiggertea · Apr 13th, 2009, 17:19 PM

i have no definitive answer but i can say i've been using both for the past few days with no probs.....

abbie's been gettin "normal baby" one feed and "hungry baby" the next

it doesnt make her sleep thru tho.... just keeps her going til her usual "wake-up time" i.e. every 4-5 hours

hungry baby food is more for use when regular food ain't satisfying the baby

paula85 · Apr 13th, 2009, 17:33 PM

why dont you use the hungry baby formula for every feed? I do? x

tiggertea · Apr 13th, 2009, 17:35 PM

i'm using up what i have left of the regular stuff first

phasing it in....

princess_bump · Apr 13th, 2009, 17:37 PM

when we switched, around 3 weeks, we did the same, used 'normal' in the day and hungry at night, some people i believe just choose to do this. i think its fine anyone you did it x

paula85 · Apr 13th, 2009, 17:53 PM

oh ok

just wondered if i did something wrong lol! but yes hun, it will be fine to use it at night time x

monkeylisa · Apr 14th, 2009, 04:49 AM

Thanks guys thats really helpful, I didnt want to switch her entirely because i had a nightmare first few weeks with constipation (she was on sma then) and it blocked her up i think, since using cow and gate she goes every day, but using hungry baby fulltime frightens me that it might block her up again, amazingly she slept from 9pm-3.50am i couldnt believe it, but she was up crying again at 7! x

Max&Mom · Apr 14th, 2009, 09:59 AM

her sleep will get better in time , formula wont help make her sleep longer ..but then again it might ..just hang in there it will get better

Fossey · Apr 14th, 2009, 11:53 AM

I added an extra oz for the last night feed, we got 7-8 hours out of her the first time I did that

Sovereign · Apr 15th, 2009, 05:58 AM

Charlie still doesn't sleep that well now

Anyway I think it would be fine hun. x

Apr 13th, 2009, 16:53 PM	#1
monkeylisa Mum (Mom) Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 4	Is it ok to use formula through the day and hungry baby formula early evening? Hi there I have a 9 week old little girl and it seems nearly all my friends have sleeping babies at this point, help! She tends to have her last feed around 8pm and drops off (in my arms) by 9pm, I then put her to bed, but she only tends to sleep until about 1.30 (taking 4-6oz), then the next few hours are inconsistent and she can be awake again anything between 4.30-6.00am (taking the same amount again). Does anyone know is it ok to feed her normal formula during the day ( i use cow & gate stage 1) and use a hungry baby formula for that last evening feed to see she sleeps better/longer? I wouldnt really say she is a hungry baby, normally takes up tp 6oz every 3 1/2-4hrs but if she wasnt hungry surely she would stop waking for these 2 night feeds? Look forward to some advice! Lisa
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Apr 13th, 2009, 17:19 PM	#2
tiggertea Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 11,154	i have no definitive answer but i can say i've been using both for the past few days with no probs..... abbie's been gettin "normal baby" one feed and "hungry baby" the next it doesnt make her sleep thru tho.... just keeps her going til her usual "wake-up time" i.e. every 4-5 hours hungry baby food is more for use when regular food ain't satisfying the baby

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paula85 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Teesside UK Posts: 11,011	why dont you use the hungry baby formula for every feed? I do? x

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tiggertea Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 11,154	i'm using up what i have left of the regular stuff first phasing it in....

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princess_bump Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 31,453	when we switched, around 3 weeks, we did the same, used 'normal' in the day and hungry at night, some people i believe just choose to do this. i think its fine anyone you did it x

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paula85 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Teesside UK Posts: 11,011	oh ok just wondered if i did something wrong lol! but yes hun, it will be fine to use it at night time x

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Apr 14th, 2009, 04:49 AM	#7
monkeylisa Mum (Mom) Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 4	Thanks guys thats really helpful, I didnt want to switch her entirely because i had a nightmare first few weeks with constipation (she was on sma then) and it blocked her up i think, since using cow and gate she goes every day, but using hungry baby fulltime frightens me that it might block her up again, amazingly she slept from 9pm-3.50am i couldnt believe it, but she was up crying again at 7! x
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Apr 14th, 2009, 09:59 AM	#8
Max&Mom Mum (Mom) Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: canada Posts: 82	her sleep will get better in time , formula wont help make her sleep longer ..but then again it might ..just hang in there it will get better

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Apr 14th, 2009, 11:53 AM	#9
Fossey Other Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cotswolds Posts: 2,302	I added an extra oz for the last night feed, we got 7-8 hours out of her the first time I did that

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Sovereign Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: Manchester Posts: 6,908	Charlie still doesn't sleep that well now Anyway I think it would be fine hun. x

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