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Am I overfeeding my baby?

My baby is now 4 weeks old. He is crying and showing hunger ques every three hours on the dot. He was on 4oz but noticed that he was then wanting a feed every 2 hours. I have now upped this to 5oz and his gone back to every three hours and seems more content. He has a small about of spit up every now and then but this seems quite normal, his not in discomfort but seems like his having a lot compared to other babies?? (Formula fed baby and is having aptamil hunger)

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Sounds fine to me. You know your baby the best

He’s probably cluster feeding which is totally normal!

Sounds good to me

It's very difficult to overfeed a baby if you are following hunger cues. They will turn their head or push the bottle away when they are full. The only way a bottle-fed baby could really be overfed is if you are ignoring hunger cues and trying to stick to a "schedule," get them to finish a bottle so it isn't wasted, or otherwise trying to feed them when they clearly aren't interested. Otherwise, if baby is hungry, feed that baby!

You cant overfeed a baby in terms of if you do then they will throw up whatever amount thier stomach cannot hold. Sounds like you've done the right thing and baby is okay. X

Sounds absolutely fine to me,

My baby drinks 6oz every 3/4hours at 4 weeks old and was told just to go with babys cues xx I’ve got a little milk goblin on my hands😂