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Feeding question

rachaelmaryrachaelmary member
in February 2014 Moms
So I feel this is a pretty stupid question...but if babies are full, will they still eat from a bottle?

I've been having trouble with bf'ing lately...similar to @codypup and her situation...LO seems to reject me. She will eat for awhile, and then start twisting her head, using her hand to push off of me and unlatch. I've been assuming this means she is done eating...but the last few nights she won't go down after her feed and last night she took 7 oz in a bottle (I was out so DH did bedtime)...she has never taken more than 5 so this shocked me and made me think that maybe she isn't getting enough during the day. I've done this before, but just now I fed her until she was pushing off of me but she still was a bit fussy...she then took 4 oz from a bottle and is still opening her mouth like she's looking for more. Every time I take the bottle away she starts crying...

If she isn't actually hungry, she would refuse the bottle, right?
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  • littlepig2littlepig2 member
    edited June 2014
    similar to joybaby, DD cries when her bottle is first done but after she burps, she stops. sometimes she does want more because she's STTN so the pedi said it's not uncommon for her to "bulk up" during the day and want extra in a bottle or another bottle closer together than normal. if she eats too much, she'd just spit it up, it wouldn't hurt her. there have been many times where I thought DD was hungry and she just plays with the nipple or sucks the milk out but spits it out instead of swallowing it because she's not actually hungry.


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    Babies can be over-fed by bottle. A lot of people feel a baby should finish a bottle, so they make sure they do.

    LO takes a 3oz bottle of BM. And he will often fuss when he's done. I tell caretakers, after the 3oz, if he's fussing, try a burp. Still fussing, then try the paci. 90% of the time, the paci calms him. If not, then they can try more BM.
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  • CodypupCodypup member
    W will actively push the bottle away when she's done with it. If I try and feed her more, she may take a couple sucks, but then she pushes it away again.

    If your LO is actively eating, and isn't spitting up afterward, my guess is she was legitimately hungry. You can always try the pacifier just to make sure it's not a comfort thing?

    I'm sorry you're going through the anti-nursing thing, too. :(
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    DD seems to take whatever we give her. She seemed satisfied when we were nursing... But obviously wasn't getting much volume. Now, she is getting the volume, and still never really gets overly upset one way or the other. Once in awhile, she will do what @JoyBaby5‌ mentioned, but not always.


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  • rachaelmaryrachaelmary member
    edited June 2014
    Thanks for all your replies!

    I just worry about not feeding her enough (she's on the low end of weight gain, 11.5 lbs at 4.5 months), but I don't want to over feed her just to gain weight. I also stress because I've never been a good pumper and can't get much when I do (if I needed to top up after bf'ing, or just ep)
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  • SscarolynedvxSscarolynedvx member
    edited June 2014
    I heard once babies are introduced to bottles its just like fast food for them and when you BF your LO have to work a lil harder and now that LO knows bottle its quick food its refusing to BF.
    Maybe LO is fussy cus needs to burts or just wants something in the mouth for comfort. If I were you I would continue trying to BF and if you feel it wasnt enough try the bottle but not much just maybe 2oz... I think your LO would let you know if she was still hungry by crying.
    That can be a sign that baby its becoming a bit lazy to work for it and wants a bottle.
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