Am I feeding one week old too much?

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Guidelines say much less is needed but he will easily have 140ml with each feed. He’s one week old. Today he was very sick snd seemed distressed after feeding and I wondered if it was because of this? I thought you were meant to feed as much as they wanted.

Yes demand feed but remember his stomach is still very very small. You need to speak with your midwife/ health visitor, you pare giving him too much for the capacity of his stomach imo

Every baby is different. Feeds can go up/down as growth spurts hit. If you're concerned track feeds and diapers - pee diapers should be heavy and light coloured. Discuss with your midwife and show her your records of feeds/diapers. Average feeds are every 2-3 hours and never longer than 4 hours (so, wake to feed baby). Your can take temp at regular intervals as an added measure if you are concerned.
>But, if you really feel something is wrong report it to midwife for medical guidance. Always err on the side of caution<
A hungry baby is a good sign though. You want baby's weight to double in 4-5 mos time. My midwife advocated for 3-4 months.
The first few months are the most harrowing for a new parent, though. You are sleep deprived and worry about everything! 🤣 The wonder and joy are immense, too!
Congratulations on your baby. 💕

You should feed them when they're hungry but some formula fed babies won't stop when they're full. Throwing up is a sign they're taking more than they need / stomach can take. Little and often at that tiny age - it's not an exact science but that amount is more suited to a baby of around 8 weeks.

You should feed on demand.

But if you have a baby who likes to comfort suck, they will show signs they want fed, when really they're not hungry. This is when you need a dummy.

If they're being sick, they're having too much.

It's trial and error unfortunately. If I knew they'd had a decent feed in the last 2/3 hours, I would offer the dummy first. If they didn't take it, I would try milk.

The other thing that doesn't help is if they have reflux they will be sick but it's not always cos they're having too much. It's cos of the reflux IYSWIM.

Basically, it's trial and error like I said.

Congratulations on your new little one!

Are you using a paced feeding technique? Very small babies have a suck reflex which means when the bottle/teat touches the roof of their mouth they have no choice but to suck the milk and they end up taking more than they need (just like very small babies will suck hard on your finger if you pop it in their mouth).

Here is some more info on how to do paced bottle feeding

www.nct.org.uk/baby-toddler/feeding/practical-tips/tips-for-bottle-feeding-your-baby