6 week old eating too much?

[Jbree]

My 6 week old who is FF is on 8oz a feed every 4-5hrs but can sometimes cluster feed before bed ie 8pm has 8oz then has another 3oz at 9.30/10. Seems like a lot for her age but shes not sick with it. Also sometimes During the dau she might only take 6oz?

Any help? X

 

[whattoexpect]

I don't believe babies can be overfed. If they are growing well and seem happy they are just fine. Both my girls were /are eff, and if you are giving them what they need when they are hungry you're doing it right. My first was a grazer, eating a few Oz every hour and a half or so.my second is much better eating every 3 hours or so and can eat about 7 Oz a feed, although sometimes she is done after 3or 4. I just follow her cues and figure if I was bf I wouldn't have any ideas how much she was eating and trust her to tell me when hungry and when finished....

 

[halullat]

If you are worried, have a look at paced bottle feeding, sometimes babies can take in too much milk as bottles are quite free flowing

 

[Maidenet]

This is my concern. My 4 week old is on 4ozs and some times will have another nearly straight away. She isn't bringing any back up though.

 

[mod19]

I'm jealous! At six weeks dd was taking 2oz bottles ever hour and a half or 2 hours... Including during the night! She's just now started taking 4oz every 3-4hrs.

Her pediatrician said that you can't really overfeed. When they're not hungry anymore they won't eat...or they'll spit it up like dd likes to do lol

 

[laura109]

my daughter had 6oz every 4 hours and five feeds every 24 hours at your babies age. my friends baby had 8oz six times a day every 3 hours. sounds fine to me xx