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11-08-2012 at 4:01 PM
babycasali...
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Cluster Feeding? are my girls eating TOO much???

I have a set of twins that were born August 24, 2012 (I carried to 36 weeks and they weighed 5.3 each). They are creeping up on three months and they've been doing what I hear is called "cluster feeding". They are currently exclusively formula fed and during the daylight hours will have 5-6oz every 3.5 to 4 hrs. But for the last few nights they seem to be starving right before bedtime. 
Last night they had 6oz and 7:30 and then around 9:45 were starving and I offered 7oz (a friend suggested I offer more with the hopes they would last through the night) and they left pratically nothing. They did however sleep straight until 6am.
 
 They are super healthy babies (at two months we were about 11.3lbs each), we experience a little spit up if they don't get a good burp but never a full blown THROW UP. Our Ped says as long as we don't have "THROW UPS" everything is kosher..I guess my worry is am i "over feeding" my girls?
 
Am i just being a worry wart first time mom?
 
Interested to hear from everyone else!
 
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11-08-2012 at 7:12 PM
elismee
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I don't know if you're overfeeding, but I'm amazed by how much they're eating.  My DD was born August 28th (35w 1d) and weighed 5lb. 4 oz.  Haven't had the 2 month checkup yet (Superstorm Sandy hit the day of and the office is still closed) so I'm not sure what she weighs now and she only eats 3-3.5 oz every 3-3.5 hours.

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11-08-2012 at 9:33 PM
klasala318
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You aren't over feeding! They would let you know by either stopping eating or spitting up the last bit they just ate because it was "too much".
My ds always cluster fed in the evening, still does on most nights. He will eat 6oz around 4:00, 24oz at 630, then 57oz at 8 before sttn. All other times during the day he goes 4 hours between bottles.

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11-09-2012 at 10:44 AM
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As PP said, they will spit it up if it's too much. My DD cluster fed from 6-9pm every night for the first couple months. I was feeding her almost constantly during that time. It's normal, they are just filling up to get a good sleep. :)
 
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