My boyfriend and I argue ALL THE TIME because he thinks I'm overfeeding Alexis. He tells me that she doesn't need to eat she just wants a pacifier or something. He thinks I'm overfeeding her because she's 13 pounds and only 2 months....is that not normal? I didn't think it was possible to overfeed a baby....won't they just throw up what they don't want? (Which, she hardly ever throws up anymore). She's up to around 8 or 9 ounces every 2-3 hours. I try to give her attention, a paci, a change, her bouncy seat. NOTHING but the bottle works. Am I wrong?
i'm not a mama, but i'm an aunt. i've noticed that babies know when they're hungry and when they're full. I think you're doing everything good. I think it would be a bad thing if you didn't give breast milk/formula when she wanted it, ya know?
Moire just will not latch on a bottle if she's not hungry. And I always wondered if I was overfeeding her because she gained weight so quickly, but she's now plateaued. It's not a big deal, hon. Don't worry. Just keep nursing her as much as needs be.
she may be using u as a pacificer already. You can't force a baby to eat. They eat when they need it. They are all about instict and filling their true needs right now. Alexis sounds just healthy... ask the doc at her next check-up what percentile shes in. Babies are meant to be chubbier... I bet she may be storing it all right now for a growth spurt.
you simply cannot overfeed a breastfed infant. It's not possible. If she's big, that's how she's supposed to be. You can overfeed formula babies, and that does contribute to childhood/lifelong obesity. But it's not true for breastfed babies. Breastfeeding actually guards against obesity because baby learns to listen to her body's hunger cues (not to mention the metabolic advantages of eating human milk rather than that made for baby cows). yeah, 13 lbs at two months seems outrageously huge to me, but my babies were always at the other end of the growth charts (Jenny weighed 14 lbs at her one year checkup). Somebody has to be at the 99% and others at the 1% or else 50% means nothing. People come in all different shapes and sizes, isn't it wonderful? There's absolutely nothing wrong with comfort nursing!! So what if she's using you as a pacifier? That's what breasts are for! Nursing is about much more than just the milk. If your boyfriend is jealous of the time you spend with the baby, he needs some serious head shrinkage.
Yeah, I agree w/ everyone else. Also, you're only bfing, right? Not supplementing? Because I know I've seen Maggie say before that you can NEVER know really how much baby is getting in a feeding, unless you do pre- and post-weighs. So like earthymama said, she might just be using you as a paci a lot, and you just don't know for sure that she's slowing the flow of milk. (I hope this is intelligent, I'm not a mommy so I'm just repeating what I've heard said 1000 times! ) SO MANY mommas have told me that it's virtually IMPOSSIBLE to overfeed a bf baby. They have this weird connection with the boob - it produces the nutrition they need at a particular time. I'm sure she's healthy Alexis, you're doing a great job! She just wants to be close to her mommy!
LOL My older son was 24lbs at 3 months! I wouldn't worry about overfeeding your baby. Some babies are just chubby, some are skinnier. I am a fairly small woman, but I was HUGE as a baby, and my babies are both very big.
No you are not wrong your bf just doesnt understand that alexis needs to be fed even if its ever hour. her weight SHOULD NOT be an issue yeah she is 13 lbs that means she is eating and is healthy. also she is formula fed right????? if so formula fed babies tend to gain wieght faster than breastfed babies. and if you overfeed alexis she will either throw up or just refuse to take the bottle. besides when alexis hits a growth spurt her baby fat will distribute through out her body. maybe you should introduce some baby food to her if she seems to get hungry every hour. i know i started giving aiden some rice cereal mixed with some fruit at 2 months and he loved it. he nursed every hour before i started giving him breakfast lunch and dinner then when i started doing that he would nurse every 2 hours. the weight issue i dont thinks it's a big deal. All three of my nephews were close to 15 lbs at 2 months and its not that they were overeating its just how they were supposed to be. my sister is a big woman and the father is tall and skinny. When my nephews started getting mobile and hit growth spurts the weight just distibuted and now they are tall and skinny just likt their dad. You need to sit down with your bf and educate him on a few things so that he will better understand the impact that you and he have on your childs eating habits. Also explain to him that that the first six months of alexis life are very important for her to learn to eat correctly so that she can grow. get her onto fruits and veggies and then you can introduce her to meats and what not.
I actually put her on soy milk. I think she had a milk allergy or a food sensitivity. I tried switching to soy milk and cutting out all lactose things....but, I just couldn't stand it. I made it to six weeks with the breastfeeding. It's not a lot, but, it's better than never having done it, I guess. She's doing well with it.
are you still breastfeeding or bottle now? if your bfing, then like everyone else said, it doesn't matter how much she eats. Just like Holly said with the formula, babies tend to not latch on to the bottle if they're not hungry. Leane would always just let it sit there in her mouth or turn her head away. Just like FF said, formula babies tend to be heavier than bf babies because the formula is not as easy to digest and is fattier. Leane has always been in the 95 percentile for weight, but always seemed to eat what she wanted to. If you really think that you are overfeeding her, then try to figure out if it's something else that's bothering her. At first, I thought that Leane was really hungry all the time, and I really was overfeeding her, since she would throw up massive amounts of formula after a feeding. Eventually, I found out that she really wanted to be swaddled, and since she wasn't bf, I gave her a pacifier and she would go right to sleep, completely content. Try a few other things with her if you think that she may be hungry but are not sure. 8-9 ounces every 2-3 hours is quite a lot for a 2 month old, but if it's what she needs, then it's what she needs. But this is only for formula, remember. Bfing, there is no limit.
sorry, I just posted that last reply as you were writing yours! Ignore all the stuff on the bfing now, lol
aren't babies supposed to gain 2.5 lbs a month .. thats what i was told .. all babies body types are different .
