4 week old having too much?

(8 Posts)
shouldIbecrossaboutthis Mon 03-Dec-12 11:03:43

My breastfed baby weighed 8lb14oz at birth and now at 8 weeks weighs 13lb 7oz. So he gains (on average) 10 oz a week.

Your baby put on 12oz in 4 weeks.

If my maths is right, I don't see how your babies gain is a problem, so long as you aren't forcing her to finish the bottle and you're using the appropriate teats I would this it's fine?

Zara1984 Mon 03-Dec-12 09:41:16

I wouldn't worry too much OP, my 5 week old DS eats way more than he "should" and GP and public health nurse aren't fussed. He takes 7+ 5oz bottles a day!

We are bottle feeding on demand, was told this was fine. I mean what are you meant to do, let a hungry baby cry its eyes out? Common sense dictates that babies cry because they're hungry ie need the food - not because they're gluttons!

At birth DS weighed 7lb 4 oz, at 4 weeks 3 days he weighed 10lb 6oz!!!

Thanks. I didnt think newborns could be over fed either. We are feeding on demand (despite the MWs telling me not to hmm ) and I dont want to stop that. So I think I will just up the bottles when I need to and ignore the HV about her weight.

BikeRunSki Sun 02-Dec-12 10:20:06

'Hag' was meant to be 'HV'. Brilliant autocorrect!

If your DD is happy and within normal weight range, I wouldn't worry.

TheonlyWayisGerard Sun 02-Dec-12 10:15:34

DD was only 4 or even 5 oz at that age. And she weighed around 11lb, she was just over 8 when born. The HV didn't comment on it at all. I wouldn't pay any attention to her tbh.

When I told her what DD was taking she went quiet and then said "dont be upping her bottles for a good while" and said it was more than enough etc.

BikeRunSki Sun 02-Dec-12 10:08:42

My babies both had a similar amount at similar ages. DS was also 7lb 10oz, DD 7lb 3oz. So it sounds normal to me! Was Hag suggesting your baby is having too much? I am not sure you can overfeed a newborn. My two are 4 and 1 now and perfectly normal weights.

DD2 is nearly 4 weeks old. On wednesday she was weighed and is 8lbs 10 oz. She was 7lbs 14oz at birth.

The HV commented that that was a big weight gain but didnt make too much of a fuss. I checked to see what she should be taking and found a guide oine that said 2.5 ozs for every lb in weight.

So if I round her up to 9lbs thats 22.5 ozs a day.

She is taking 4oz bottles every 3 hours. Sometimes every 2. So shes taking between 32 and 48 ozs a day shock

Is that something to worry about? Should she really be that hungry. She had been bringing some backup. But she hasnt for the last week now.

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