Is there such a thing as over feeding?

Question

My baby is 4 weeks today and they have been given the bottle since they were born. Now I’m not the only one who feeds my baby, I get help from my partner, my gran, you name it. Lately I feel my baby is being over fed, everytime my baby cries they shove the bottle in his face and naturally my baby will drink and sometimes this is done within a space of 10 minutes from the last big feed. I know my baby just wants to be soothed and not overly fed. When can I introduce the pacifier for soothing purposes? Surely there are babies who can sleep through 4/5 hours or even get through the night without needing to be fed?

Answer

Babe does not need to be sleeping through the night. At 4w old, I wouldn’t let the baby sleep more than 5 hrs in a stretch. 
A bottle fed baby can 100% be overfed. Overfeeding can lead to a multitude of problems later down the road. 
Babe should just now be hitting about 24-28oz in 24hrs. That’s about 1-1.25oz per hour. The max in 24hr is 36oz. This typically happens during growth spurts and around 6m. **this is assuming formula**
Bottles need to be pacefed. 
A pacifier can be offered now. 
Babies cry when their tummies hurt, gas, tired, want comfort, needs diaper change..etc. If babe just ate, checking all their other needs first before offering a bottle.
If others can’t respect how to properly feed your baby, they shouldn’t be feeding your baby. Period. I know the help is great but your babes health and needs come first.

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You can give them a binky now, my son had one before we even left the hospital. Baby may be being overfed during the day, especially if vomiting is happening, but the adults should be paying attention to when the last bottle was and not offering one when baby just ate. A 4 week old baby is typically eating every 2 or so hours. Most newborns do not sleep long stretches at night and can't go all night without eating. There are the random babies who sleep a long stretch at night early on, but its not common. A 5 hour stretch constitutes sleeping through the night for an infant and that typically doesn't happen until baby is a bit older, like 4-6 months. If baby is waking and hunrgy at night, they need to be fed, but during the day the caregivers need to be more conscious of how often they're giving bottles if overfeeding is occurring.

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Absolutely yes you can easily over feed baby. Pace feeding needs to be done asap. 
Listen to what Allison said also.

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Is there such a thing as over feeding?

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