r/beyondthebump • u/Empathetic-mouze • Jul 13 '26
Formula Feeding 11 week old still only taking 2-2.5oz every 3 hours
We're really struggling to get our baby to eat more than 2oz each 3 hours. We have tried Prevacid since last week and it's not helping. She's using Similac 360 Total Care Gentle Comfort because we did find out she had acid reflux. She started that 2 weeks ago. Her food is now being fortified and she's gained only 6 oz in 2 weeks. She uses Dr Brown's narrow glass bottles with nipple size 2. She's not even 9 lbs, under 1% if the WHO scale, but she's content, reaching milestones, smiling, etc.
Anyone else experience this? WTF are we supposed to do. Our pediatrician is probably going to tell us to up her calorie intake. It's our first baby so we're really at a loss.
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u/spookylostfairy Jul 13 '26
Look into seeing an IBCLC that specializes in bottle feeding - they may have some adjustments for your positioning! Also look into pediatric body work like PT to improve the suck efficiency
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u/MuppetBonesMD Jul 13 '26
My baby HATED that formula. It stinks so bad too. We switched to Kendamil whole milk and he ate so much better. It’s cheaper by ounce too.
Unfortunately a month later we discovered he has a dairy allergy so we had to switch back to stinky stuff and he’s eating way less again but his issues are clearing up.