Is my newborn getting enough milk?

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I’ve attached a screenshot of her feeds from the past 48 hours.
She went from her birthweight of 7lbs7oz to 6lbs14oz in the space of 4 days because we weren’t burping her correctly and she kept throwing up. Also we stupidly fed her every 4 hours instead of every 2-3, which we corrected after I had a good old cry over feeling like a bad mother lol

She was born 16th July, she is now 9 days old. She got weighed today and she has surpassed her birthweight at 7lbs 10oz. I was surprised how fast she regained the weight, especially in the space of 5 days. I express colostrum for her but I barely produce any at the moment with me not eating much, so she’s mostly formula fed and now she has about 50ml every 2 and a half hours. Sometimes she only has about 20ml and refuses anymore but then 2-3 hours later when the next feed is due she makes up for it by having about 50ml to 60ml.
she is eating a lot more, I was concerned because she was barely hungry before.

it’s most likely a silly question because we feed her when she’s hungry, it’s not as if we can force her to drink more, if she only wants 10-20ml that’s all we can give her …. But is she having enough? I’m pleased with the weight gain but the fluctuation in how much she eats concerns me.

That looks very similar to my little one at that age (I also tracked feeds due to low birth weight). The doctor told me he should have at least 150ml formula per kg when we were discharged so that looks about right.

I've found that once he's had enough from his bottle, there is absolutely nothing I can do to convince him to have anymore, until he decides he wants it 🙄

That’s exactly what mine is like! She decides how much she wants and when she wants it. It’s is regular now, around 2 hours ish but the amount varies a lot.

I’ve noticed if she’s really tired she only has a tiny amount and screams her head off an hour later as if I was starving her or something 🤦🏻‍♀️

they seem to make their own minds up don’t they!