I was advised by my LC to pump my right side secondary to nipple trauma. We just started to give him a bottle due to him wanting to feed almost all day today on the left side. It simply wasn't enough because he's never cried so much since we brought him home. So my question is how much is too much bm to feed a 3 week old? TIA!
Re: How much is too much at 3 weeks?
I believe the rule (the one I learned) is an ounce to an ounce and a half per pound of body weight over the course of a day... You should (if you plan to get baby back to the breast) hold the bottle parallel to the floor and the baby perpindicular to the floor, so that the nipple is only half full, so that the baby has to suck to draw milk from the nipple as it would at the breast.
Remember that the baby's tummy is only ever as big as his FIST. That's not very big!
We gave DD her first bottle right around 4 weeks, and she took 4oz. She also took 4oz bottles when she started daycare at 3 months. The most she every took in a bottle was 6oz around 6-8 months. She ate every 1-1.5 hours up until 2 months, every 2 hours until 3 months, and then every 3 hours after. Basically, I'm not sure how accurate the "1oz" rule is. I probably wouldn't worry at this point as long as he's taking the smaller bottles and not the ones that hold up to 8oz.
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