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Infant feeding

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Expressed milk - overfeeding?

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Gee72 · 12/02/2007 12:46

Hi. My 15 week old son is breastfed and I give him a bottle of EBM at 11pm. Now that he's settled into taking a bottle at this time, he'll happily take 7-8oz in one glug!

He's always been fussy on the breast and this is continuing. He's obsessed with the ceiling and won't concentrate, but always comes back on to feed.

Despite the monster feed he's still waking around 3.30am, and takes another good feed then, and then again at 7am. Might he have become used to taking too much of his milk intake at nighttime?

As a test the other day we gave him a bottle after his lunchtime nap at 2pm, and he downed 8oz of EBM then too. Any thoughts?

His weight is 25th centile, gaining at a steady rate.

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PinkTulips · 12/02/2007 12:49

somebody just asked the same question here and the general consensus seems to be no, it's highly unlikely you can be overfeeding a baby bm... even in bottles

Gee72 · 12/02/2007 12:54

Whoopsa, missed that one! Thanks.

I guess I was more worried that the EBM was impacting on the actual breast feeds.

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PinkTulips · 12/02/2007 12:59

i wouldn't worry as long as he's happy and gaining weight, i'm sure he's getting exactly as much as he needs

Gee72 · 12/02/2007 13:04

Yep, and he used to fight the bottle so it's a relief that he's happy with it now.

I wish he'd edge a bit later then 3.30 for his early morning feed though! Can't have everything I guess. Do they just decide to sleep through one night as if by magic?!

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PinkTulips · 12/02/2007 13:05

count yourself lucky... ds is 6 months and still feeds every hour to 2 hours at the most day and night

i'd kill for a single 3 am waking

Gee72 · 12/02/2007 13:16

OK, I'll shut up now!

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