At what age can my baby take Hungrier Baby Milk?

timbawundakin · Jan 19th, 2010, 20:33 PM

My wee boy is only 14 days old.
He is a very hungry baby and we are having problems getting him into a routine with his feeding.
He will take 4oz but fall asleep at about 2oz left in the bottle then we cant get him awake to finish it so then the milk goes to waste and after an hour hes starving again. He gets really unsettled and restless at nights coz of this.
I dont know if this is coz hes maybe needing a thicker milk.
At what age can we put him onto Hungrier Baby Milk?

Thanx

k
x

Scally · Jan 20th, 2010, 03:51 AM

I think u need to speak to your HV about hungry milk. He is doing really well seeing as he is only 2 weeks old, it takes a while for them to get themselves into a feeding routine.

purpledaisy2 · Jan 20th, 2010, 07:20 AM

I would also speak to your HV. It does say on the tub you can feed it from birth though x

Mum2b_Claire · Jan 20th, 2010, 07:38 AM

Personally I wouldn't use hungry milk yet. He is too young to be feeding at regular times anyway. I think you just have to go with it really, when he is a little older and more alert he will probably take more milk at a time.

caz81 · Jan 20th, 2010, 07:39 AM

he is too young to be in a routine yet, i would wait a few weeks and see, its normal at this stage to be feeding every couple of hours and sometimes every hour

suzib76 · Jan 20th, 2010, 13:13 PM

sorry hun im not really clear from your post if he is taking 4oz or just 2oz every couple of hours? if it is just the 2oz then thats perfectly normal for around this age, but if he is taking 4oz i would speak to hv x

hungry baby milk probably isnt the answer for him just yet though hun x

third time · Jan 20th, 2010, 13:26 PM

4oz is great for 2 weeks old!!! xx

Mummy~L · Jan 20th, 2010, 14:45 PM

I think that hungry baby milk is designed for babies to delay them from weaning to early. Although it does say on the tin that you can give it from birth.
Sounds like he is doing really well for a 2 week old!!

xx

sobersadie · Jan 20th, 2010, 15:35 PM

Yeah he doesnt sound like he needs hungry baby milk. My son at 2 weeks was taking 5oz bottles and was starvign hungry 2 hours later so he had to be put on the hungry baby milk as he was such a big boy and he couldnt get enough milk to sustain him. I would say if he taking 2-3 oz of normal milk then that is good for his age and if he was hungry he would take more in a sitting. Also he may not always be hungry it may be tiredness etc when he is restless. As for night time he will be up and down for quite a few weeks yet!

Connah'sMommy · Jan 21st, 2010, 08:56 AM

we started connah on hungry baby milk at around 9weeks old as he did need it,we did speak to HV first though and she advised it x

Jan 19th, 2010, 20:33 PM	#1
timbawundakin Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Edinburgh- UK Posts: 447	At what age can my baby take Hungrier Baby Milk? My wee boy is only 14 days old. He is a very hungry baby and we are having problems getting him into a routine with his feeding. He will take 4oz but fall asleep at about 2oz left in the bottle then we cant get him awake to finish it so then the milk goes to waste and after an hour hes starving again. He gets really unsettled and restless at nights coz of this. I dont know if this is coz hes maybe needing a thicker milk. At what age can we put him onto Hungrier Baby Milk? Thanx k x

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Jan 20th, 2010, 03:51 AM	#2
Scally Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Essex Posts: 4,089	I think u need to speak to your HV about hungry milk. He is doing really well seeing as he is only 2 weeks old, it takes a while for them to get themselves into a feeding routine.

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purpledaisy2 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Up North, UK Posts: 3,654	I would also speak to your HV. It does say on the tub you can feed it from birth though x

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Mum2b_Claire Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kent Posts: 13,907	Personally I wouldn't use hungry milk yet. He is too young to be feeding at regular times anyway. I think you just have to go with it really, when he is a little older and more alert he will probably take more milk at a time.

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caz81 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 7,219	he is too young to be in a routine yet, i would wait a few weeks and see, its normal at this stage to be feeding every couple of hours and sometimes every hour

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Jan 20th, 2010, 13:13 PM	#6
suzib76 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 4,695	sorry hun im not really clear from your post if he is taking 4oz or just 2oz every couple of hours? if it is just the 2oz then thats perfectly normal for around this age, but if he is taking 4oz i would speak to hv x hungry baby milk probably isnt the answer for him just yet though hun x

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third time Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Stockport, UK Posts: 1,420	4oz is great for 2 weeks old!!! xx

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Mummy~L Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Essex, UK Posts: 3,365	I think that hungry baby milk is designed for babies to delay them from weaning to early. Although it does say on the tin that you can give it from birth. Sounds like he is doing really well for a 2 week old!! xx

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Jan 20th, 2010, 15:35 PM	#9
sobersadie Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: East Kilbride Posts: 901	Yeah he doesnt sound like he needs hungry baby milk. My son at 2 weeks was taking 5oz bottles and was starvign hungry 2 hours later so he had to be put on the hungry baby milk as he was such a big boy and he couldnt get enough milk to sustain him. I would say if he taking 2-3 oz of normal milk then that is good for his age and if he was hungry he would take more in a sitting. Also he may not always be hungry it may be tiredness etc when he is restless. As for night time he will be up and down for quite a few weeks yet!

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Jan 21st, 2010, 08:56 AM	#10
Connah'sMommy Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South Yorkshire Posts: 5,667	we started connah on hungry baby milk at around 9weeks old as he did need it,we did speak to HV first though and she advised it x

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