Too much milk? Overfeeding?

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Ok, no mean comments..but everyone told us you can't overfeed a baby. The thing is, our little one is doing sporadic, short feeds which seem to simply be for comfort, in addition to full feeds every 2-3 hours. She's already gained back her birth weight in a week! 
We've done a little research and are now thinking of using a pacifier again. So far, it's worked to calm her (of course after everything else and only in some cases) instead of a 2 minute additional feed. My question is...has anyone heard of oveefeeding if you produce too much he milk? We read that a lot of milk production can rob them of the calming "just sucking" feeling at the end of feeds. What have you heard about overfeedinf, comforting, and pacifiers?

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Remember that breastfeeding isn't just for nutrition, it's for comfort... and that's a good thing! Babies need attachment to develop so the fact that baby is "using" your breast for comfort is a good thing! Don't fix what isn't broken!

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Sounds like she is clusterfeeding. My son did the same thing. He was back to birth weight on Day 6. It is SO important to feed newborns when they give hunger cues. Our babe is now 3 wks old and there is a clear pattern surfacing. But these early weeks have been full of engorged, leaking breasts and clusterfeeding!

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She'd spit it up if she was over eating. It sounds like cluster feeding, which they do a lot in the beginning. I feel like I had a boob out more than put away lo's first 8 weeks.

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My son would stay latch on forever if I didn't cut him off sometime. I don't know that you can overfeed your baby, but I do know that if you as a Mom feel like he's getting enough no eat, it's ok to not nurse. You know your baby better than anyone else.

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My lactation consultant told me in the beginning that you can't over feed when breastfeeding because there is a hormone in it that lets them know when they are full. 
It would be great to get the pacifier in the mix though. I EBF and I am kicking myself that I didn't use the pacifier more because he refuses it 90 percent of the time and I am a human pacifier instead.

Too much milk? Overfeeding?

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