Have you tried feeding him after 2 hours?? Maybe he is just hungry at that moment. When my son first came home he was eating every 3 hours around the clock. We even set our alarms and made sure it was exactly every 3 hours...he did pretty good with that. Do you lay him down flat right after he eats? Maybe he has a little acid reflux that is burning his belly and throat?? That could be why he is crying...or maybe he just wants his mama! :) Try feeding him straight up and dont lay him down flat....put him at a slight incline and see of that helps at all. You could put him down in a bouncy seat or a swing. If you have a side to side swing option instead of back to front sometimes that helps settle them a little better. You could even put 2 equal sized books (like big cook books or yellow pages) under the legs of the same side of the crib to raise one side of it.

At 3 weeks he's going to be going through a growth spurt which means he'll want to feed more often and maybe a little more than you're accustomed to giving him (around 20 ml). This lasts about a week and a 1/2 or so.

Also keep in mind your little one is still adjusting to things... he's less than a month old. Scheduled feedings work great for infants who are a couple months of age or more. For now because he is so young he will want to feed more often, every 2 hrs especially if he's breasted as he will digest the milk faster and be hungrier quicker. Like I said scheduled feeds are great if that's what your child is showing you works for him... for now just read him if he looks hungry feed him. I found that my little one started responding well to eating on time every 2 - 3 hrs during the day (every 3 hrs or so during the night) when she was about 2 1/2 or so. Now that she's nearly 3 months she eats every 3 - 4 hrs during the day and sleeps through the night (feeds once at 5-7 hrs, and goes back to sleep for another 4 hrs.)

Also thought I would mention cluster feeding. The nurses at the hospital say that sometimes though they ate a good portion the last time, they just want to eat again in an hour or so... just because they've been more active or they're just hungry again. This is true mostly for breast fed babies.

Good luck Quin! :)

sorry i meant 20 ml more than what he usually drinks.... Also I meant to say my little one started scheduled feeding at 1 and 1/2 months, not 2 1/2.


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