A.- When my son was 5 weeks old, his appetite was so big that we started him on rice cereal in the morning and night. This was suggested by one pediatrician at our old office. He started taking about 6-8 8oz. bottles of formula A DAY (not including night feedings)at about 8 weeks. Our doc told me to feed him what he wanted, when he wanted it. He was off the charts- 85-90 percentile in weight and height, and the doc told us that no "averages" would apply to him. For instance, how much he "should" be eating, when he "should" be started on solids, etc. Another doc in the same office told me that I was overfeeding him and that he was too big, ran the risk of being obese and was eating way too much. We left that office, for other reasons and our new ped. has always said how healthy he is. He was huge- big and fat and ate all the formula and baby food he wanted. And now, I practically have to force feed him! My point is that your daughter should be fed when she's hungry and you shouldn't be afraid to let her eat! She's probably doing a whole lot of growing, really fast like my Robbie. I got lots of looks and comments on the size and amount of formula I gave him, but I knew it's what he needed and I'm glad I stuck it out. He's a hearty, healthy ball of trouble now, and his size has leveled off. She won't overfeed herself- if she takes too much, she'll start to spit it up and it will be curdled since it made it to her stomach before it came out. Think about moms who breast feed- they never know how much their baby's are getting and they are told to feed them whenever they want to nurse. The same applies to you. Your lucky to have a baby with such a healthy appetite!!!!!!