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? asked in Pregnancy & ParentingNewborn & Baby · 1 decade ago

My son screams so bad exactly every two hours for food?

My son is 1 month old, he will be 7 weeks tomorrow. Also exactly every 2 hours he is hungry for food, and if we don't hurry up to make his bottle he will scream so bad that his face is red, tears, and you can't even hear him. We try everything to calm him down while we make his bottle but he won't. I've never heard anybody's else's baby ever scream that badly for food before and everyone who has heard him has never saw that before. I feed him about 3-4 ounces every two hours. Sometimes he will even leave an ounce in the bottle. He has done this since birth, and right now i'm using Similac Sensitive. what could i do for him to not act like that? Is this normal? I'm an 18 year old first time mom.

Update:

Also, this is the only time he ever cries like that.

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    no this is wrong.don't over feed him or he will get heavy.if you let him get fat kids in school will make fun of him and call him terrible names like fatso-whale blubber-blob-elephant's and the list goes on.you love your child to much for that to happen don't you.

  • WGAFF
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Its normal. It will ease off as he gets older but the only way to try to ease it a bit is to be prepared. You could make all his bottle when you get up in the morning so all you have to do is grab his bottle. Formula is good for 24 hours after its been mixed as long as its refrigerated. Its normal yes its nervewracking but it is normal hes hungry and thats the most pressing need he has so far.....So if your more prepared for when hes hungry it will lessen the time he screams if you know his time to eat is coming get his bottle ready before hand.

    Good Luck!

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes its normal, babies go from 0 to 60 in a second lol...make bottles in advance and about and hour in a half go ahead and make him a bottle and have it waiting on him, hopefully this will prevent the screaming. I would offer him 5-6 oz in a bottle, this might make him go a little longer then two hrs! Good luck.

  • 1 decade ago

    Watch for hunger signs before the baby gets to the point of crying. Rooting, bringing hands to the mouth, moving around a lot. When you see baby starting to wake up go ahead and get started on the bottle so you'll be ready.

    Also, you're just about around 2 months and its normal for babies around that time to go through a growth spurt where they go crazy wanting to eat extra. Just try to follow the baby's lead. Some babies eat more often than others. Just remember every baby is an individual and you should follow your baby's lead.

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Yes, this is normal. You should anticipate that he is going to be very hungry in two hours and have a bottle ready to go before he winds himself up to that degree.

    Breastfeeding would have been the easy way to go. It's ready when he is.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    when baby is screaming like that means he is over hungry. you need to feed on demand when you see he is starting to get hungry. when screaming means he is over hungry. sometimes when they scream for a period of time before eating they may so hungry they want more more more or they can not want to eat because they waited to long. my son screams like that sometimes when he gets hungry and can't wait.

  • 1 decade ago

    Actually no..breast feeding IS NOT the easiest way to go. I tried with my son and he would not lach on. I tried to use a lactation consultant but it didnt work. I used a nipple guard but then as he grew..i wasnt producing enough milk for him and he was frantic and screaming because he wasnt getting enough from me so i had to go to formula. It wasnt an easy decision but i had to feed my baby! Yes, I would say your baby is normal for him. My son does the same thing. I talked to the dr. about it and he said that is how some babies are. I just try to calm him down the best I can while i make the bottle.

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