Is 4oz normal for 13 day old?

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I will definitely ask the pediatrician in the morning but until then I am super curious.  I am exclusively pumping for my LO due to inverted nipples and a poor patch so I know exactly how much she is eating at night.  During the day she gets 2.5 oz roughly every two hours sometimes stretched to three.  At her last appointment she weighed 6 pounds 9 oz.  She just woke up at 4am after going to sleep at 12a.  At 12a she was given 3oz and at 4am she wasn't satisfied until she got 4oz.  Is this a lot?  Or normal?  I feel like for how small she is, she sure is eating a lot.  She actually surpassed her birth weight in 9 days after losing 1/2 a pound her first few days. Thank you for any replies!

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Totally normal. My daughter went from 6 pounds to 11 in 6 weeks, smaller babies tend to want to gain faster. Especially makes sense if she's going like 4 hours at night to eat more when she wakes. As long as she's not spitting up a lot (some is nornal!) she's eating what she needs.

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It's normal

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As long as she wants it and isnt spitting it up, totally normal!

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Yes its normal. My little one has troubles latching and we use a shield. My nipples are to flat for him. But we also pump. Sometimes he'll eat twoOz and sometimes it's four Oz. His pediatrician staid it's totally normal for it to vary not to worry about over feeding him.

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I exclusively pump and my 3w old will eat 4oz most if the time. Occasionally she'll eat 2 oz, then want another 2 oz shortly after. But for the most part, when I track, she seems to eat roughly same amount each day, just sometimes more in one sitting.

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I had the exact same question, lucky to have read this post. Thanks girls you put my mind at ease. I thought we were over feeding him but at 4 am he just wants to eat so much. 🐷

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My baby girl is 21days old n will eat 2-3oz every two hours n at night she will do longer stretches in between feedings so she would eat 3-4oz. She was 6lbs 14oz, went down to 6bls 3oz during hospital stay, & now weigh 7lbs 3oz. It's all very normal especially for smaller babies

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My little dude was 5 lbs at birth. Last dr visit 5 lbs 12 ounces. And depends on him. Some times he only eats 1 ounce sometimes he takes all 3 ounces. But he only takes the one ounce when he cluster feeds so i only make a 2 ounce bottle cus i know he isnt really hungry.

Is 4oz normal for 13 day old?

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