I started off with BF, but stopped after about 1 week due to issues with latching/LOTS of pain/bleeding and started pumping which has been going well, but the pedi wanted me to start supplementing with formula because her weight wasn't coming up and I was having some issues with my supply at first. Now my supply seems to be pretty good, but I am still supplementing during a couple feedings a day. My issue is LO eats so much!! Before we started supplementing, she was eating only about 1 1/2 to 2oz. max (she was 6lbs. 4oz at the time). As of yesterday, she has brought her weight up to 7lbs. 1oz and she is eating between 3 and 4oz per feeding!! We try to give her no more than 3, but she will not settle for that. I almost feel like I am overfeeding her!! Anyone else have little bottomless pit babies??
Re: My baby is a porker!!
Our DS is eating a ton as well. At 4 weeks he's eating 4oz of BM consistently and sometimes as much as 6oz!! (Though it's rare he'll eat 6oz) He eats every 3-4 hours.
We told the pedi this and he was shocked at how much he was eating, but wasn't concerned.
Big Kid Jan 2010
Littlest Man Sept 2012