Am I doing breastfeeding wrong?

Question

My baby is 5 days old and doing great with breastfeeding. My milk just came in yesterday. Is it wrong to offer her to eat every time she cries? Even if she just ate? I mean I thought as long as she latched on she was hungry. I’m just confused because my pediatrician mentioned babies can overeat today and now I wish I would have clarified what he meant....

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Newborns tend to cluster feed, which is normal. Feed on demand. If she’s hungry, feed her. Don’t worry too much about overfeeding at this point. It’s good to nurse often to build up your supply.

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When in doubt, whip it out! Especially in the beginning, it helps establish supply.

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They can overeat when bottle-fed.  As far as I know, there’s no such thing as over-eating when feeding directly from the breast.

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Babies over eat formula not while breastfeeding. Breastfeeding is a lot of work for there jaws . Whereas a bottle is much easier and they get more milk faster .  My baby is 4 months and I offer her breastfeeding everytime she cries basically 😂 she’s not overweight at all. She cries a lot and sometimes there doesn’t seem like a reason! So I keep trying to feed her but she won’t eat if she’s hungry. Also she doesn’t like pacifier so sometimes she uses me as a pacifier

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Breastfed babies will not overeat! My newborn fed every 20 minutes the first week and a half of her life. If she wasn’t sleeping she was eating.

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They’re doing some phenomenal growing at this point in their lives. I remember noticing how my little one seemed bigger when I picked her up after a 3 hour nap. No way they can do that without fuel! Keep feeding when hungry- you’re doing great ☺️

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feed on demand.. i did with my daughter and she was perfrctly fine with her weight.

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A tip when nursing and feeding on demand. Try tickling their feet or rubbing their back when they seems to take a break. It’s so they don’t nod off. Keep baby awake as much as possible so they eat more and then sleep. Breast are warm and comforting so baby gets sleepier quicker. Especially since breastmilk also has a hormone to make baby sleepy.

Am I doing breastfeeding wrong?

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