Your 4-month-old’s development
Eating less frequently
Your baby has a bigger tummy now that he’s 4 months old, so he won’t need to refuel as often. Four or five times a day will often do it, in fact, unless he’s exclusively breastfed (in which case he’ll still want to eat six to eight times a day). He may have doubled his birth weight by now, and he’s still gaining, of course, despite his more mature eating schedule. Don’t expect maturity in his eating habits though — he’s easily distracted now, and feedings can become frustrating as he stops to watch a sibling or respond to an outside noise. You might try to minimize distractions by feeding him in a quiet, darkened room, for example.
