Newborn “over-eating”?

Question

My baby is 2 weeks old. I care for him through the night and the majority of the day. He eats 3 ounces and is content for up to 3 hours each time I feed him. Whenever my boyfriend feeds him, (evening time between 7 pm and 10:30 pm while I nap, baby will eat 4 oz in one feeding and will easily eat 2 or 3 more an hour later. Tonight he swears to me that he ate about 9 oz in a 3 hour period. Is it possible that my baby is overeating because he’s away from me? I usually hear of the opposite happening when mom is gone. He wouldn’t take this much if I were the one feeding him
Side note: Yes I realize you can’t overfeed a baby. Our pediatrician said it’s okay if he eats a ton as long as he’s not spitting it all up, just curious to hear from other people

Answer

I doubt he's over eating. In the evening babies usually cluster feed a bit so they will eat a lot more often/more ounces. That's probably what it is as you said it happens in the evening when he feeds your baby. You could always do a little experiment and have your boyfriend try feeding him early in the day just to see how much baby takes! But regardless I wouldn't worry about it :) unless as your doc says baby starts spitting up a lot after.

Answer

It’s impossible to overfeed a newborn, your baby is fine

Answer

I doubt. Newborns are constantly going through growth spurts

Newborn “over-eating”?

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