Refusing feeds

[swan1]

Charlie has been regularly taking 4 8oz bottles a day for weeks now and sleeping from 7.30 to 7am, however in the last few days i have had a struggle to get him to take any more than 5 or 6 oz at any feed. He is not unwell, if he is teething he is not showing any other signs, and he is sleeping pretty much the same although i have heard him shouting between 5am and 6am but he does go back to sleep. I am not too concerned at the moment as he is a chunly munky being 16lb 8oz at 17 weeks old!!but the health visitor told me he should be taking 2.5 ounces for every pound of his body weight and he was not doing that on 32 oz never mind if he is down to 24oz a day.

Any suggestions/advice greatly received!!!

 

[budge]

perhaps its a phase. have you started him on solids lately or anything? perhaps if you have hes filling himself up on that and not wanting so much milk