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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would actually try to stretch feeding intervals out a bit longer. Sometimes when they eat 2 oz every 2 hrs it's more like a snack and they never really feel really hungry. I would try 2.5-3 hrs at a higher volume for the same total volume per day. That being said I've worked with probably over 1000 babies and I can't recall a newborn who refuses a bottle- usually it's the opposite problem- so I would definitely be pushing for some sort of evaluation. If you suspect tongue tie, you can probably make an appointment with a ENT or dentist yourself depending on your insurance plan. [/quote]

Most newborns eat every two hours. They have small stomach and can only eats 2-3 ounces at a time. [/quote]

the point of this advice is to get the baby motivated to take a full feed instead of eating pretty much constantly. [/quote]

You don’t know babies at all. 2 ounces is a full feed for a two week old. Most babies don’t start taking 3-4oz per feed until 1+ months. 2 ounces every two hours is considered a full feed for a 2 week old. [/quote]

+1. This. These so called “ baby experts” don’t know squat. 2 ounces is considered a full feed for a two week old. I work in healthcare ( L&D) and have several friends in the same industry. I have two kids myself. A newborns stomach is the size of their first. Two ounces is perfectly normal and not considered a snack at all. [/quote]

If you work in L&D then you don't know anything about babies past 2 hours of life when they are transferred to PP. If you also work in PP then you don't know anything about babies past a few days of life when they go home. I worked in NICU for years and the standard feeding schedule there is every 3 hours. Now if a term baby is starving at 2 hours and it's not medically contraindicated then we could go ahead and feed them but I believe OP said she was waking the baby every 2 hours. To me it sounds like the baby isn't actually all that hungry...Anyway it was just a suggestion to try, OP doesn't have to marry it. [/quote]

OP said the baby will eat every 1-2 hours and he will let them know when he is hungry. She said he usually eats 2oz every 2 hours and cries to let them know. It doesn’t make any difference for if OP feeds every 2 hours or every 3 hours if he is taking the same amount each day. [/quote]

It absolutely could make a difference. The baby’s eating is very disorganized right now; with four different methods (breast, shield, syringe, and bottle), with the baby taking a long time to eat. Most babies do fine if they feed on demand and you follow their signals. But that is not what is happening here. More structure could help. [/quote]

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