ADVICE PLEASE!! Breastfeeding and family...not eating enough ???

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So my baby girl is 8 weeks on Saturday, and today was my first day back at work.
My mom in law and hubs fed her 4 bottles of frozen pumped breastmilk and she pooped maybe 2 big diapers.
When I breastfeed she poops throughout the day little poops and sometimes huge poops.
They think she isn't eating enough, as if it doesn't bother me enough. 
Doctors and wic say she is growin as she should and is actually in the 84th percentile for her height and weight is on track.
I'm worried she isn't eating enough, but I also think the frozen milk may have something to do with it ...
Should I be worried? Please any advice will help ...

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The old school mentality was that breastmilk was inferior to formula and babies weren't getting enough when they were EBF. 🙄
Unless they are basing their opinion on evidence that you baby is not getting enough, tell em to pound sand. Just smile and nod.

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They should be practicing paced feeding when you're at work. If not, they can be overfeeding your daughter (stretching her stomach) plus it will cause your daughter to develop a bottle preference and go on a nursing strike. 
Keep in mind, breastfed babies don't need as large of a volume as formula babies because your breastmilk is perfectly tailored to meet your babies needs. At 8 weeks, my daughter was eating 2.5 ounces every 3 hours when I was away from her. 
How long were you away from baby today? If it was just a 8 hour shift, 4 bottles sounds like a lot assuming you fed her right before you left for work. She probably pooped a lot because she ate way more than usual today lol. 
I know how it feels to have family question you. My grandma babysits my baby cousin who is formula fed and when she feeds my daughter breastmilk, she always says it's not enough! She needs more! No, she's gaining weight appropriately and has enough wet and poop diapers. Breastfed babies and formula babies just don't drink the same amount.

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If she is content after eating, gaining weight, and making plenty of wet diapers she is fine

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She's getting enough if her weight is fine. Poop patterns change often. Follow the child's cues and look into paced bottle feeding. Reverse cycling can happen. That's when they take less when you're gone so they can nurse when you're around.

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When you are away baby needs 1-1.5 oz per hour that you are away. Try to feed her right before you leave and as soon as you get home. Most people caring for ebf babies think they aren't eating enough because formula babies eat more oz that ebf typically does. As long is baby is wetting diapers and pooping often enough baby is getting plenty of milk

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As long as she's still having enough wet diapers a day and isn't still acting hungry after her bottles, she's getting enough. Breast milk is good in a regular freezer for 6 months, so you don't have to worry about it being 2 months old. And breastfed babies can go up to 7 days without pooping before most doctors get concerned. You're not doing anything wrong, you're doing great!

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I think wet diapers are what indicate that baby is having enough (and gaining weight + being content). My daughter used to poop after (sometimes during) every feed. Her bowels started to regulate as she got bigger and she was still only nursing but pooping 1-3 times a day. I went back to work when she turned 4 months and now she's almost 5 and she only poops around once a day.

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how much did she eat of each bottle? Are they feeding her every 3 hrs?

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How many wet diapers is she having? Is she still giving hunger cues after she eats? How long is she with them? If she's only with them long enough for 2 bottles I think 2 poops is fine. As long as everything else is normal throughout the day I wouldn't worry too much

ADVICE PLEASE!! Breastfeeding and family...not eating enough ???

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