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My 15weeks old baby gal has been screaming and crying whenever is feeding time (formula). It has been so stressful whenever is time for milk. She is happy and been a great one but the recent 1-2 wks we have this problem and we try dream feed her. Cos when she is wide awake she will refuse to have the bottle. All this while she has been drinking from the bottle, never change formula, burp well and just can't figure out what went wrong?
She can even sleep thru from 10pm-8am without any feed in between. Yet during the day every 4 hours so I'm afraid she is not having enough milk. She has not been putting on much weight! Really stressed out feeding her and see her go thru the agony.
 
perhaps she is having a growth spurt and needs more milk during the day? try feeding her BEFORE she is screaming for it... if you normally feed her every 4 hours, try every 3 hours (of course, with more frequent feedings, she might not drink as much each feed)
 
The need to dreamfeed is a common sign of reflux. Take her to a paed to confirm. If it's indeed just reflux, it's easily treated with meds.
 
I second carang. Four hours seems a long stretch for feeds for a young baby even when not breastfeeding.
 
Sounds like it might be the start of teething when it's hardly visible but sucking (teat/nipple) will hurt for bb? If so, bb tends to fuss more especially in the night.
 
Thank you all for the advice. LO is drinking again, with me she prefers to sit/lie on her chair to drink but with helper she wants to be carried. Recently went for vaccination and doc said she is underfed. 4x a day.. I have been following the 4 hourly schedule since birth and she has been following too except she stopped her night feed totally (2x).. So was adviced to try a meal with solid. Any advice on trying out organic cereal? Oh and is bumbo chair good? Or get a proper high chair? Where can I get bumbo in hkg?
 
If she's underfed, feed more milk more frequently. It's still a but young for solids and rice cereal really has no nutritional value.
 
My children never made it 4 hours, always 2 1/2-3 hours, just smaller quantities. Try not to be too rigid by only looking at the clock, if hungry, feed. Especially if she's going longer at night, she may need more during the day.
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Another note on solids: babies who can't sit upright on their own in a high chair are not ready for solids.
 
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That seems awfully young for solids. And awfully young for milk only every 4 hours during the day and none at night. She might be refusing feeds because she's actually overly hungry / tired and grumpy.
At that point, we were feeding 3 hours during the day, and once overnight if needed.
Most people wait till they are 5-6 months before starting solids. They don't need it. And the tiny bits of rice cereal you start with aren't going to add much in terms of nutrition anyway at this point.
 
At 15 weeks, she's not going to be able to hold herself up in a high chair.
During the early days of solids -- even at 5 months -- we fed our baby in a reclining bouncy chair.
Was it a doctor who told you told start solids so early? Goes against almost all medical literature.

Four feeds a day sounds so scant. Babies need nutrition and fluids all the time. Is there any reason you're feeding her so little?

Our daughter is 8 months, and she still gets four milk feeds and three solid meals a day -- and she's much older than yours.
 
Yuh it was the doc that recommended to start solid n stick to four times milk. Anyway instead of 4 we are trying to feed 5 times, 1 before her bedtime. During the day she will nap n wakes up to play, so if we gonna give bottle she will start screaming. So we normally let her tell us when she is tired or hungry.

We are so used to changing her nappy and there after feeding, but my helper thought nappy aren't that soiled yet so she went ahead with feeding.. Guess what my baby cried and the way she screamed n cried was as though in distress. We tried all ways to calm her down thinking she has discomfort in tummy or feeling hot. Then when we changed her diaper she is happy to have her milk again.
 
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