Our baby goes from 0 to hungry in 4.3 seconds

[jah122]

Are all your babies tuned the same way? Ours is July 2022 model.

 

[bebopkid]

@jah122 Oh yeah we have a 0 to 100 baby. June 2022 here, but our baby has those moments of going from practically asleep to super upset in an instant basically every day.

 

[frieda]

@bebopkid Everyday? Lucky you, our baby tends to be hungry at night only.

 

[maheshwari]

@jah122 I try to watch for hunger cues. There’s a window of about 3 minutes and if you can stick a bottle in his face in that time he eats nice and calm and then drifts off to sleep and feel like I’ve won the day… for about 3 1/2 hours

 

[katrina2017]

@maheshwari 3 1/2 hours! Our baby is June 22 model. We are lucky if we get over 2 hours between refuelings.

 

[jah122]

@maheshwari These cues work during the day. But at night, I will not have time to use the bottle warmer. It takes about 4 minutes to heat. He will not cry, I feel like he will be shouting at me for not being prepared .

 

[moonstar2024]

@jah122 On the flip side, my 3yo goes from starving to not hungry at all after about a half a bite.

I don't know how he's still running most days, but damnit he somehow still has more energy than I do.

 

[rxqueen]

@moonstar2024 Same with my 3 year old. She has breakfast and seems to be able to do the rest of the day on pure adrenaline and chaos. Then tops up at dinner, reluctantly.

 

[marymeg96]

@moonstar2024 I feel this in my bones with our 2.5 year old. I don't understand where his energy comes from.

 

[moonstar2024]

@marymeg96 Ever notice how tired you are now compared to before you had kids? They leach our energy, is my best guess.

 

[47ford]

@jah122 Yep our bub gives no hunger cues other than scream-crying. Getting a feed into her before meltdown feels like an amazing achievement but it can be a gamble as to whether it’s a feed-every-3-hours-exactly kind of day or if it’s a throw away half this bottle of formula day.

 

[hannah102]

@jah122 March 2022 here. Ours was definitely like that. Same for being tired actually; totally fine to world is ending in an instant.

Consistent feed schedule helped us, even at night. We slept in shifts. Now that she's a little older the cues are easier to spot (or we're better at seeing them) and we have fewer hunger tantrums.

 

[gregswife]

@jah122 There's a guy working on video recognition of hunger cues, can't find the YouTube video now, but could provide an early warning system!

 

[talkthecross]

@jah122 That young, expect them to eat every 3 hours or so. The first month or two is pretty rough on sleep.

 

[marymeg96]

@jah122 We have a May 2022 model and ours goes from 0 to 60 on hungry and 60 to 0 on tired to sleep.

 

[gurshwin]

@jah122 March 22 model, they say there are hunger cues and that seemed to sort of work for about a week. Then everything went out the window and we just fed on a schedule, every 2 hours unless he wanted to be fed sooner.

 

[fagosflasy]

@jah122 depends. my 23 m/o girl was always pretty easy. i've seen some kids go bonkers the moment they realize they're on empty. it's all good i know i go bonkers myself

 

[mkladder90]

@jah122 After about the second month you will have more time to read their cues and they won’t be ravenous as soon as they wake up. I do remember vividly getting up with her at 3 am and she’s screaming her head off while I’m frantically trying to warm the bottle lol

 

[shivang]

@jah122 Also have a July 2022...male edition and yes, mine does the same thing. Sleeping peacefully then lets out a shriek and it's on.

 

[jah122]

@shivang Male edition