There seem to be a lot of *shoulds* flying around. Why precisely *should* he be having five bigger bottles? Scarily too many health professionals get their education on infant feeding from the side of a formula can. Your baby is NOT formula feeding. You are the mother, and you know your baby best. It is really *NOT* normal for a baby that age to be feeding only 5 times a day. Normally a baby this age would have 8 or more feeds in 24hours. Imagine, too, if you had an icky, sensitive tummy, would smaller, lighter meals suit better, or huge meals? Many health professionals believe mothers *won't want to feed this often* (but other members of the family would feed this often. Keep asking "why" they are suggesting these things and don't be afraid to ask for a second opinion.