Breast feeding question
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@Hannah I’ve been pumping and feeding her my milk that way since birth. She normally drinks about 3.5-4 oz even from a bottle. I don’t want to over feed her by offering her a bottle too soon after getting milk from the boob because unfortunately I can’t fully breastfeed every time she has to eat. Like should i stick to the feeding times we've been doing? we go about 2.5 hours and at night we stretch it to about 3. thank you btw for the response!
I can't really say what's best for baby, can only say what I've done. I think she would stop when she's full, or just sick out if she's over full which my baby did often. If that's when she shows cues then follow her lead. Possibly bottle feed then breast after which she can just latch and not over fill. Wish I could be more help
@Erin I’m not an expert but from what you say it sounds like what you’re doing is fine stick to your normal feeds of around 2.5-3 hours
Professionals have always said to me that breastfed babies are good at knowing when they're full. And they are good at showing when they want more, like head turning with mouth open. Also bottle fed babies drink more than breastfed because mummy milk is more exact, not needing much to satisfy needs. And mummy milk is digested very quickly as it has no filler. So my baby was every 2 hours until 6 months when he started food, and he's still frequent now at 9. When I give him a bottle he's done after about 4 ounces but that isn't much for a bottle fed baby, but fine for a breastfed baby xx