Overfeeding a BF baby ???

[macdoodle]

Is this possible....DD2 was 8lb12 at birth didn't really drop any weight, was 9lb2 two weeks ago, and weight today 10lb15
So she has gained 29oz's in 2 weeks, and over 2 pounds since birth she is 3 and half weeks...
She BF really well but fairly frequently with evening clusters sometimes but on ave 2-3 hrly in day and 3-4 at night...am worried that I am overfeeding (she looks lovely and chubby) and missing comfort/sleep cues as hungry??
Any thoughts or should I just carry on - am quite chilled with BF this time (was very hard with DD1)...this time am happier just to sit and feed if need be and stuff the house/chores/getting out etc ...even DD1 (age 6) will just sit and read/watch Tv etc while I feed....

It's not possible to overfeed a BF baby. When she's full she'll stop feeding. And don't forget that BF is confort to her.
My DS was like this. He ate and ate and ate and ate...gained a pound a weeks for months. He was a gorgeous chubby thing. Now he;s 2.4yo and is a stick!
If you are happy to sit and feed then relax and just enjoy it!

IMHO overfeeding is not really an issue but oversupply can be...

...ie if she's happy feeding and not having colic-like symptoms and isn't fussing at the breast and turning away when you get a strong let down and isn't having lots of acidic green poos, then it really doesn't matter how much milk she's having. Also IME my two BF babies were complete chubsters from start to toddlerhood when they both became skinny as rakes! So really please don't worry.

Oversupply was an issue for me, but that's more about fussy, uncomfortable feeding which needed a bit of 'rebalancing' of the supply (which is easily done but not by restricting feeds...)

Sounds like she's just thriving to me (PS mine never lost any weight either and also gained well, and your timings of feeds sound entirely normal!)

Good luck with it

Agree that you can't overfeed a BF baby. Just had a look in DS red book. He was 8.13 at birth, he did drop weight in hospital (I had a C section) but at 4 weeks he weighed 10lb 9oz. He was lovely and chubby and continued to gain weight and feed often. Needless to say that now at nearly 3 he is tall and slim and handsome of course . He also fed at similar intervals. DD was similar, although she fed more frequently as a young baby, but went longer in the night. She was really chubby, again lovely and slim now at 4.6. Glad you are enjoying it so much as well, its lovely when they feed well and you can make the time to enjoy it.

when I said my two, I meant 3 BF babies since the 3rd is also a chubster but since he's not a toddler yet, hasn't had the chance to 'skinny' up!

Macdoodle - just posted on other thread about this as ds2 same. He was born 27th dec and 8lb14 - at 2 weeks was 9lb15oz and at 3 weeks 11lb. He is 4 weeks tomorrow and taking him to clinc for weighing.. see if has slowed down. I am bfing whenever he wants too. Usually 2-3 hourly. Sometimes a short 10 min or less sometime a long hour plus gorge.

The first hv who saw me said that you can overfeed breast fed babies and make babies fat. Tbh i thought she was talking shite and didnt take any notice. Thanks for setting this thread up as very reasurring. x

Awen our babies are mirroring each other - Lily was born 28 Dec at 8lb12 and is now 10lb15 at 31/2 weeks so almost excatly the same....my HV just said I was doing really well and to carry on And just took Lily into work and they all said how gorgeous she is (though they would as I am the boss )...feeling better now and am just going to carry on