Hiya, I had my daughter 11 days ago and in hospital she started off not feeding very well, as most babies don't...then I bought her home and she was drinking 3oz every 3 1/2 to 4 hours. Then started drinking 3oz every about 2 1/2 - 3 hours and ive put her bottles up to 4oz now becoz the midwife told me to make up 1 extra oz so it's there if she wants it and she's only going about every 2 1/2 - 3 hours still on 4oz. Sometimes she will go the full 4 hours and I will wake her for a feed in the day but is this normal to keep going from 1 time to another? I do try to feed her on demand as much as possible, it just made me wonder weather it's ok to vary it from 2 1/2 hours to 4 hours? If you know what I mean, It's hard to explain lol.
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Just keep doing what you're doing hun. She'll take what she needs when she needs it. It's normal for them to be all over the place with their feeding for a while so try not to worry hun 
My little boy is 4 weeks old now, he was all over the place with his bottle feeds for the first 3 weeks, sometimes he would go 4 hours and like your little one sometimes 2 and a half. Its really only the last week or so he has got into any sort of routine of feeding 4 hourly. I just fed him when he seemed hungry as the midwife told me you cant force feed a baby and they will only eat when hungry, so if you are offering food and she is taking it she must need it.
