Is this normal?

Question

Sorry FTM and idk if I’m doing it right... she’s 2 weeks and 2 days.. even after all of this feeding she’s now downing a bottle of formula like she hasn’t ate in a while

Answer

If you want to exclusively breast feed stop giving her formula unless recommended by pediatrician for weight gain. She’s cluster feeding which signals your body to produce more milk in order to meet the babies needs. Giving her a bottle is going to fill her and make her go longer between feeds which will actually cause a decrease in your milk supply. Also just because she’s drinking a bottle doesn’t mean she’s hungry. Just as she wold suck on a binky to soothe herself she’ll do the same with a bottle (except the bottle is feeding her). I know it’s tough right now to be at her beck and call but keep it up!

Answer

Looks like a classic cluster feeding period. Let baby nurse as long and as often as baby wants, they do it to up your supply. That baby will take the bottle is absolutely not necessarily a sign if anything, bottles triggers a different reflex to drink and they tend to gulp it down regardless. So if you give a bottle it's important that you pump to replace the signal if feeding to your body. The best would be to not give extra formula.

Is this normal?

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