How much should I be feeding my daughter?
My daughter will be one month old on Saturday. I primarily pump and feed her with a bottle. She hadn't been gaining weight after leaving the hospital until I started just bottle feeding her and knowing how much she's getting. She finally gained the right amount of weight and we got the all clear. The doctor had told me not to feed her more than two ounces at a time because her stomach will stretch out. She also told me babies fed breast milk need to eat anywhere from 1-4 hours. So I've been doing that. She did go through a growth spurt and was hungry often. I waited until I saw her searching and smacking her lips before feeding her, to make sure she was crying because she was hungry. Because she was hungry so often, I called the doctor's today to ask at what age I would increase the amount in her bottle. This receptionist came across as if she was judging me for feeding her so often, saying she should only eat 2-3 ounces every 3-4 hours. But I'm not comfortable with forcing her to wait two hours to eat if she's hungry. They were starting to talk about failure to thrive just a couple weeks ago. I looked online, and I saw this:
Now, I'm feeding her breast milk, but through the bottle. So I'm not sure what the accurate amount would be, and I don't want to talk to that lady at the doctors again. She was surprised when I told her my daughter never spits up, because she told me I'll make her sick if I feed her too much. My daughter has finished every bottle I gave her, and has spit up once when she didn't get a burp it in time.
So, help! What's the verdict?
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