Eating too much?

Question

My 2 month old is eating 5oz of breast milk at each feeding, 7-8 times a day. Lately he has been so fussy after he finishes his bottle. He sucks on his hands like he is still hungry. I feel like he is already eating more than normal for his age and now he wants more. What do you guys think?

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I think they say it takes 20 minutes for your stomach to tell your brain you’re full. Mine gets very upset when I take her off but I pop a paci and she’s perfectly fine. That’s definitely enough milk, could just be your baby wants the comfort of sucking still.

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My 2 month old eats 5-6 oz every 2-3 hours. He is he crying or just putting his hands in his mouth. He might just be playing with his hands.

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It’s 1oz for every hour so if he is drinking 5oz he should be eating every 4-5 hrs. Make sure your bottle nipple size is a 0 ; as baby gets older you aren’t going to be able to pump that much each session unless you have an oversupply which isn’t good for baby’s tummy.

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My lactation specialist said that babies tend to drink bottles way faster and dont know that they are full or satisfied as they would be drinking from the breast, as they would be sucking slower. She said what others already suggested to give a paci. Babies that young should not be drinking that much as their tummies are still small. You're baby is definitely getting enough just drinking too fast to trigger him know he is satisfied.

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My big guy drinks 5 oz every 2 hours during the day then sleeps 6-7 hours then we’re back to the every two hour schedule. His doc said it’s fine. He’s 14lbs 13oz at his 2 month check up. He’s a chunk!

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I always have to give baby a pacifier for a while after a bottle of breast milk. It takes him a minute to feel like he's not hungry anymore. I tend to let him suck for about 15 min and if he's still really fussy or showing hunger cues I'll give him another ounce, sometimes of formula which seems to "cap him off" a bit.

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my boy just turned 2 months. he already eats 6 oz bottles every 2-3 hours. big babies tend to eat more. there’s some babies that already eat 8 oz at 2 months. if he’s still hungry then give him more. it won’t do any harm. 😊

Eating too much?

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