Is my baby having too much milk?

Question

My son is 2 months and 3 weeks and takes about 5 bottles of 5oz of formula per day. He seems to want to carry on feeding even when he has finished his bottle. Should I carry on with 5oz per feed or increase it to 6oz? 
Note: he was a big baby at birth, weighing 9lbs 13oz and is now around 13-14lbs - he was in the 91st percentile but he is now in the 75th
Update: spoke to the health visitor and she said he is doing just fine eating, I haven’t stretched his stomach or overfed him, I’m just responsively feeding and it’s fine for me to up his intake to 6oz per feed if that’s what he wants

Answer

That seems like a whole lot of food, and you could be stretching his little tummy.
My pediatrician was typically an oz an hour.
So, I did 4 oz every 4 hours.
At 6 months 6oz every six hours 
And 8 months 8 oz every 8 hours.

Answer

Baby’s stomach is not big enough to handle that much food - it sounds like his stomach has been stretched out. Best feeding practice at that age is 1-1.5 ounces per hour every 2-3 hour (so maybe a 3-4 oz bottle every 3 hours or a 2-3 oz bottle every 2 hours). Bottle fed babies will overeat if allowed.

Answer

Breast milk or formula?

Answer

This is his average

Is my baby having too much milk?

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