Overfeeding?!

Question

Hey, my little one is bottle fed - and advice is that he should be having 700ml-ish a day but he’s smashing through 1000ml! Is that normal? He got back to birth weight st 3 weeks old and I’m scared we’re iverfeeding him??

Answer

Our baby is having probably between 1000ml and 1250ml a day (5-7oz 5/6 times a day). I was worried we were overfeeding but he has followed the 75th percentile mark perfectly over the last nine weeks and he rarely spits up. I worried about overfeeding a lot but i figure he is doing well and is not putting weight on over what he should be so I'm just going to trust my instinct and continue! You know your baby best and whilst there are guidelines etc out there, as long as you are not causing the baby harm do what you feel is correct! All baby's are different!!

Answer

I think you misunderstood. For his age he should be having AT LEAST 700ml. Thats bare minimum. He should have 24-32oz a day total and 700 is sitting around the 24 mark

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My current babe eats less than recommended but is gaining plenty of weight. My 15 month old was having 42 oz a day at 8 weeks!!! The dr was concerned at first but after seeing that his weight was still the 50th percentile decided that he has a fast metabolism and is eating what he needs. Now at 15 months he is still in the 50th percentile for weight and eats a ton!! Every baby is different so If your baby is acting like that’s how much they need then they probably do

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