Does anyone else’s baby take around 180ml in a feed? Every 4 hours. (5/6 weeks old) we’ve been told by the doctor he’s over-feeding. He doesn’t look like he is over fed but he is a little bit chubby. We’ve tried to reduce his feed by the doctors advice, but he’s crying and crying and it’s awful to see. Has anyone else had similar?
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my boy is 5 weeks and usually has about 5/6 oz every 3 hours i was having the same worry but after lots of reading i honestly don’t think it’s possible to over feed as such, i feel as if they’ll drink what they need seen as their little bodies are growing so fast. id 100x rather “over” feed than let them go hungry!!xx

- especially if they don’t settle after the “recommended” amount it can be so tough as you can tell they aren’t satisfied, id definitely just go with your own instincts and what you feel is right☺️

My boy is 5.5 weeks and takes 180ml every 3-4 hours also. My GP said it’s fine if he wants it and isn’t being sick, which he’s not. He’s also a chubby one and has gone up from 75th percentile on birth chart to 91st. Health visitor told me it’s okay to go up one band of percentile but not 2.