Re: Raising 3 little girls. Worried about one of them.
Originally Posted by
tarynl519
So, here's how our 4:30 feeding went. All three ate 4 cc's of formula. They all pee'd afterwards and they all pooped. Pretty normal, a little soft but not diarrhea. I was not able to weigh them because they all scurried off to play. I will weigh them at tonight's feeding before they eat.
I keep the can of Esbilac in the refrigerator, and make up a batch the night before for use the next day. The expiration date on the bottom of my can says July 2022.
Maybe I've just gotten myself worked up over nothing, and all the little squirrels we raised before were just "easy" and we were lucky. Baby A was found with her eyes already open, but she's just not as active as the other two. Maybe it's just her personality.
As long as it's the powered Esbilac and in date I would keep them on it to transition to the FV20/50.
I suspect they are not given enough time between feedings to process their meals, 5-6 week olds can go 4-5 hours
in between feedings, I personally would move them to 5 hours apart. Nighttime/am feedings are not necessary at this
age and they can go up 8 hours with being fed once at night and first thing in the morning.
Knowing their weight is very important to be feeding between the recommended 5-7% which reflects the capacity of
their stomach. Eyes open babies should also be introduced to a good quality rodent block as their first solid food.
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