Am I overfeeding my 3 week old FF? Advice please!!

[Noodle123]

My first time on a message board and I am desperate for some advice.

Am FF my 3 week old after failed attempts at breast feeding over first 2 weeks - she lost 18% body weight and had to top up with formaula (was expressing now exclusively formula) I am really worried that I am overfeeding. She is taking 150ml (5oz) every 3-4 hours which seems to be loads more than the recommended 120 ml every 4-5 hours. She always takes the whole amount and is not sicking any up. It probably sounds really silly as everyone keeps saying to me you can't overfeed but I am really worried that when she cries I am just feeding her as it is the easy option and therefore I am giving her too much. Has anyone got a similar experience or advice?

Thanks in advance

if she was taking too much, she would be thrwoing it back up

go by what your baby needs and wants to take, rather than waht the side of the tin says

if she is draining bottles, add anotehr ounce

your baby will also have days and weeks where they are hungrier than others, so follow her lead and feed her as much as she wants whenever she is hungry

Wanted to reply, but my info is a bit out of date (ds1 is 8, DS2 is 5), and my memory is not what it was!

However, this sounds absolutely fine to me. Both my DSs were FF. DS1 was a very hungry baby and I switched him to the hungry baby formula fairly early on, and weaned him at 16 weeks.(shock, horror!) (he's not a big heifer now).

At 3 weeks old, pretty much all crying is due to hunger, and a 3-4 hour interval sounds right.

Hopefully someone with more recent experience will chip in soon.

Good luck!

no dd did same - I can dig out diary (she had the most massive growth spurt between 3-5 weeks)..but remember thinking this can't be right as was drinking way more tahn the recommended amount.

and agree- crying is usually always hunger related