Help with bottle feeding

[linz]

I EP. Recently DS has been crying after he finishes a bottle at 11 am and 2 pm. Sometimes both, sometimes 1 of the feedings (the rest of the day/night he is fine). He gets 125 ml at those feedings which we just increased from 100 ml since they dropped a MOTN feeding. He will cry and cry and is satisfied if I feed him another ounce, but then about 30 minutes later he will spit up, and he has never been a spit up baby. I don't think he truly needs that food, just doesn't realize he is full. What can I do? I've read up on paced bottle feeding and feel like I'm following that right. He takes about 10 minutes to eat. Should I stop after each ounce and let him cry a minute and then eat more? This just recently started this past week when he started skipping the 530 am feeding.

[egishere]

Could you move him to a slower flow nipple? I know that is hard when you have two to feed since it will take a little longer.

[linz]

Mar 16, 2015 12:14:10 GMT -5 egishere said:

Could you move him to a slower flow nipple? I know that is hard when you have two to feed since it will take a little longer.

They're still on the slow flow - I use Avent Natural bottles and still on the size 1 or whatever comes with the small bottles.

[Deleted]

My baby is younger, but we tend to stop in the middle a few times and burp him. He likes it and it seems to help him from getting crazy and trying to eat too fast.

I also give him a pacifier right after he eats. That seems to help with the crankiness.

[linz]

Ok I'll just offer it if he cries and deal with the clothes mess I do feel like his body is starting to get ready for solids. We planned to wait until 6 months since they were preemies and they just hit 5 months last week.

[laurenh]

My experience is basically what @tambcat said - DD got significantly more spitty around 5 months when she became increasingly mobile. I'd just try the extra ounce and deal with the spit up - hopefully it's only temporary!