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How To Control Excessive Hunger In An Infant?

hello i have a 2 week old baby who is hungry all the time, she is only 5lb 10oz and the midwife said she should be on about 55mils every 3 hours but she is taking 90mils every hour and a half she just screams when we try to to hold her feed times back, what can we do
Wed, 25 Nov 2015
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Welcome to HCM
We understand your concerns

I went through your details. Don't confuse yourself about the infant's hunger pangs. Midwife's opinion is general and general opinion depends mainly on their own experiences.

In the first few days of postnatal life, the baby requires very little milk. However, as the baby grows, the capacity to consume milk increases from 1 oz. on the first postnatal day to up to 15-20 oz. daily by week 2 and 3. By the end of week 4, the baby can ingest and digest up to 25 oz. to 30 oz. of milk daily.

One Oz is around 30 ml. In your child's case, the child consumes around 90 ml every feeding. I don't say that is normal but that is definitely not abnormal. Don't worry. Child asks for milk because it is hungry and it has the capacity to digest it. I suggest you to consult your pediatrician for further confirmation.

If you require more of my help in this aspect, please use this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Make sure that you include every minute detail possible.

Hope this answers your query. Further clarifications are welcome.
Good luck. Take care.
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How To Control Excessive Hunger In An Infant?

Dear Welcome to HCM We understand your concerns I went through your details. Don t confuse yourself about the infant s hunger pangs. Midwife s opinion is general and general opinion depends mainly on their own experiences. In the first few days of postnatal life, the baby requires very little milk. However, as the baby grows, the capacity to consume milk increases from 1 oz. on the first postnatal day to up to 15-20 oz. daily by week 2 and 3. By the end of week 4, the baby can ingest and digest up to 25 oz. to 30 oz. of milk daily. One Oz is around 30 ml. In your child s case, the child consumes around 90 ml every feeding. I don t say that is normal but that is definitely not abnormal. Don t worry. Child asks for milk because it is hungry and it has the capacity to digest it. I suggest you to consult your pediatrician for further confirmation. If you require more of my help in this aspect, please use this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Make sure that you include every minute detail possible. Hope this answers your query. Further clarifications are welcome. Good luck. Take care.