Baby eating too much?

Question

My 3 week old has been fussing on the breast for the past 2 days so today I gave her a bottle of breast milk. It was about 180ml (6oz) and she drank the whole thing.. then she was still crying and I ended up offering the breast where she ate for a further 15min until she fell asleep... does that seem like way too much for one feeding?

Answer

Yes, way too much,
Mama! Look up the term “pace feeding”, it’s how a breastfed baby should be offered/fed a bottle which is very different than a formula fed baby is fed. 
At certain times, Baby will spend a lot of time at the breast, even when our breasts seem to be empty they will continue to want to nurse. Look up the term “cluster feeding” - it’s a phase that they do for evenings, or for a day or even a few days - all totally normal behavior for a breastfed baby. This helps our supply big time! A lot of mama’s who don’t realize this is happening may worry they’re not making enough milk and offer formula or a bottle - this is unnecessary! If your baby is having wet diapers and gaining weight, they are getting enough milk!
KellyMom.com is a great resource and has articles with those two phrases I mentioned above.
I’d link them if links worked on this darn app.
Good luck, mama!

Answer

Definitely to much for one feeding, my lactation nurse recommended a premie nipple for a bottle, they have slower flow to them and my baby is very content after one or 2 ounces with it. She’s 2.5 weeks old. Breast fed babies cluster feed a lot as a way of increasing your supply, so nurse as much as possible!

Answer

My dr told me if the baby is hungry,feed it. She said as long as the baby isn’t throwing up after it’s fine. 
When I was in the hospital with my son they were telling me to feed him no more than 20ml at a time. He was miserable. He was eating 40-50ml before we left the hospital. At two weeks old he was eating 4oz for most feeds. Now at 3 weeks he’s went back to about 3oz per feed. 
That chart posted above is good for reference, but all babies are different. 
This part I don’t know as fact but just my theory, I always thought my due date was wrong by about a week or two, I don’t know if that would mean his tummy is already a little bigger 🤷🏻‍♀️

Baby eating too much?

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