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Overeating BM with a bottle?

lindy27lindy27 member
in April 2012 Moms

I went back to work this week and we've been having trouble with LO eating.  The first 2 days she wouldn't eat really anything, about 5 oz total.  Now that last 3 days she's been eating 15 oz!  I pump at work and she eats BM bottles.  Before going back to work I had no clue how much she was eating.

She is 10 weeks, eats 6 times a day (3 of which are bottles while I'm at work), and today ate 5 oz at 9:30, 12:30 and 2:30.  Could she be overeating with a bottle of BM?  I can't pump 15 oz everyday so I am afraid I am going to have to start bringing formual to daycare.

Or could she be in a growth spurt?  She has been extra fussy this week and not sleeping great, but I don't see any listed at 10 weeks.

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  • TeamHayesTeamHayes member
    my kid is 11w today and has been drinking 5oz of bm out of a bottle for several weeks if not more than a month so for us this is normal. 
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  • Rudytudy87Rudytudy87 member
    I am a ftm and going through similar issues. I would 1st ask dc if she spits up a lot after feeding. 2nd 5 oz seems like a lot. I was doing 4 oz, but backed down to 3.5 oz today. I told dc to use the paci after eating to satisfy the need to suck, without overeating. I will check to see how that went today. Good luck
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  • lindy27lindy27 member

    imageannrhudy:
    I am a ftm and going through similar issues. I would 1st ask dc if she spits up a lot after feeding. 2nd 5 oz seems like a lot. I was doing 4 oz, but backed down to 3.5 oz today. I told dc to use the paci after eating to satisfy the need to suck, without overeating. I will check to see how that went today. Good luck

    She actually spits up more often when I feed her than from a bottle.  I'll see next week if we can try a paci inbetween to at least get 3 hours between the bottles. 

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  • BeenieBaby0406BeenieBaby0406 member

    Could it be the nipple? I'm using the dr. brown's preemie nipple per my LC's suggestion. It takes him a good 20 mins to finish 4 oz. and afterwards he seems satisfied. Before, I was using the level 1 nipples and he would scream as soon as he finished the bottle. He would also occassionally choke or cough because the flow was too fast. The slower flow of the preemie nipple is supposed to mimic BFing.

     

     

     

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  • Sunshine+LuvSunshine+Luv
    My baby started daycare this week and eats three or four 5 ounce bottles a day. He is chunky though, over 17 lbs. I didn't think he was over eating. But I have nothing to base my reasoning on.
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  • schmoodschmood member

    My LO has been eating 5oz bottles for about a month & and half.  I returned to work 1 week ago and have been pumping 3x at work, sometimes in the morning if I have time, and usually before bed.  Between all those sessions, I get about 15 oz.   He has been wanting to eat 4x at DC, so I have had to supplement with 1 bottle at DC.  I'm going to try fenugreek to see if that helps my supply.  If it doesn't, I'm to the point that I'm ok with it.   At least he is still getting mostly BM.

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  • ToraniTorani member
    We give 4oz bottles, and I'm pretty sure that is the norm for BF babies.  Do they force her to finish the bottle? Or let her stop when she wants?  We use BreastFlow bottles, which are a lot like BFing since they require compression and suction, vs bottles that just  drip into their mouth whether they suck or not. 
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  • Jazzyashes84Jazzyashes84 member
    My 10w old eats 4-5oz (7-8 times in 24hrs). Big eater, but doctor said if he's hungry and not throwing up then he must need/want it. I have to supplement with formula
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