We began the switch to wean and come off being EBF at five weeks.. we're a little over 6 weeks now and I only give the boob in the morning and occasionally at middle of the night feeds. So she has bottle (formula, sometimes mixed with a little frozen BM) majority of the day. She seems to do pretty okay but I just wanted to see if anyone else has similar stories where everything turned out just fine. She'll only take 2oz at a time before she turns away and refuses anymore. I read they should be getting about 4oz a feed now so course my FTM brain is worried. I think I read they should get around 20-24oz and she's not eating that much from my calculations. Is she getting enough? Is this normal to expect during the transition? Anyone have any tips ? Lol anything I should know or look out for. Ty in advance 🙏🏼💗
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My son is 11 weeks and he has 4oz per feed every 3 hours. So I think you’re fine if she’s having 2oz at 6 weeks…our total for the day has to be 20 oz minimum at 11 weeks so you’re more than okay

Omg ok thank you! 🥹🙏🏼When you're breastfeeding there's no way in knowing and I just went with the flow (literally too) lol.. and she always gained well when BF so now I'm trying to keep track so I can report what we're seeing at her upcoming 2mo apt.. there's just so much overwhelming info online I was driving myself crazy even trying to force her to eat more 🙁

Newborns have tiny stomachs especially at 6weeks baby’s drink how much they need don’t worry ,look out for showing signs of hungry then, and she might need burping in between feeds and maybe she’ll have a little bit more it’s all a learning curve for first time mums if you feel like she’s not getting enough off some more after burping and changing nappy ,your doing amazing try not to worry too much!!! Your doing amazing

Breast fed baby’s will drink exactly what they need , which is around 3oz my 6 month old will only drink 3ox maybe 4oz at a push if I’m feeding her my breast milk in a bottle don’t stress about keeping track of everything your baby will be okay n if still hungry , like I said before she will tell you xxx

Thank you!! 🫶🥹 Her doctor too was not worried... she's adjusting and still eating taking what she wants and needs... so long as she's gaining weight, alert, wet diapers... I been told
Not to stress so much (hard for me as a FTM😅🤦🏻♀️)