I think the only real advantage that bottle feeding has had over anything else is knowing exactly how much the baby eats in one sitting.
He's been steady, eating 2-4 ounces right off the bat in the hospital, and then maintaining a steady 3-4 ounces after getting home. Doctors have been impressed with his eating, and there hasn't been any real fussing.
Until last week.
Where he'd eat 4 ounces, wait about 45 minutes, and then signal he wanted more food. So we'd make 2 more ounces. And then he'd be happy.
So we upped his formula to 6 ounces a feeding, and suddenly he starting sleeping 7-8 hours straight after the last feeding of the night. Saturday he slept for 10 hours straight with no wake up at all for anything.
Then this morning he ate 8 ounces.
All I can say is that I am glad I cleaned up his room this weekend and resorted clothes by size. There are some outfits he hasn't worn yet that better make the rotation soon because I think he isn't going to fit into any of them really soon....
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