How are we supposed to know how much to feed?
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@Tattianne that’s not true, my baby was being overfed on breast:)
@Kayla how did you know? Was it from baby’s weight? I really want to try and express for my partner to help but so worried about over feeding her x
His weight wasn’t too bad. He was just puking a lot. Maybe your baby just wants a binky or something to suck on. That is normal for babies:)
Have you looked into paced feeding? It helps them not eat too fast. At 8 days, your baby could be cluster feeding, which could explain why she's wanting more so soon
At 8 days old I was feeding my baby 2.5oz every 3 hr or a lil earlier like 20 min before the 3 hr mark . I was told the more you feed their stomach stretch out to wanting more milk each time so I would say start her back at 2.5oz and if she still act hungry giver her a pacifier for her to just suck on for comfort
Maybe baby is looking for comfort when wanting to suckle instead of hungry.
You can't overfeed at the breast and I say follow baby's hunger cues. Breast milk is thinner than formula and it's more nutritious so it gets absorbed much faster.