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12-20-2012 at 2:11 PM
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1 month eating

How much did you Lo eat when he/she was 1 month. DS only gets breast milk but I pump. He's been eating every 3 hours with 3 ounces and today he's been eating 3 ounces every 2 hours which makes me think he's still hungry. I pump and he drinks from a bottle. He drinks the 3 ounces in 10 minutes. I don't want to over feed him but based off how he's trending I'm thinking of try 3.5 ounces.
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12-20-2012 at 2:21 PM
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I would say try 3.5oz and see how he does.. I honestly can't remember how much DS was drkinking, but I know it was way more than what other people's babies on the bump were drinking and I was panicking that I was over feeding him.. when I asked the Ped about it, she laughed at me and said FEED him if he's still hungry.. that I didn't have to worry about overfeeding, he'd spit it up if it was too much..

Also, keep in mind that around 1 month there's a growth spurt, so it could be that he'll just eat more for a few days, and then you'll find maybe he'll just go back to the 3oz..

Basically, from my experience.. I followed his cues.. if he wanted more, I fed him.. if he didn't take it, he didn't take it.. 

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12-20-2012 at 2:30 PM
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Growth spurt?  There's a big one around 6-8 weeks.  I *think* DS ate about 2-3oz a bottle at that point (I EPed too).  He always ate the normal minimum for bottle size and the normal maximum for total ounces.  He ate around 32oz daily normally and around 40oz daily when he was hitting a growth spurt.  He also hit a growth spurt pretty much weekly until around 10w.
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12-20-2012 at 3:05 PM
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Thank you Ladies. I don't want to starve him but didn't want to over feed. He spits up a little but nothing too much. I will follow his cues. It's hard being a FTM and worrying about these things. I can see why exclusively nursing would make me not worry about this. :
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12-20-2012 at 4:28 PM
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My pedi said if he's acting hungry feed him, if he takes it well without spitting up it isn't too much.  I honestly don't remember how much he was eating then...but that is the advice we have followed and he's doing wonderfully.
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I found/continue to find this exceedingly helpful in knowing how much DD should get in a bottle when I'm not around:

http://kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/pumping/milkcalc/



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I'd follow his cues. Increases in frequency or volume are often growth spurts. The frequency you mention sounds right on for a bf baby.
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L is eating 4oz every 3 to 4 hours, but I'm FF, so I don't know if that changes anything.

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Junebug060609:
I'd follow his cues. Increases in frequency or volume are often growth spurts. The frequency you mention sounds right on for a bf baby.

This exactly. 
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12-20-2012 at 9:39 PM
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Junebug060609:
I'd follow his cues. Increases in frequency or volume are often growth spurts. The frequency you mention sounds right on for a bf baby.

This exactly. 

I agree with all of this.

It also sounds like he's eating extremely fast. You might want to think about a different bottle and/or nipple.  My LC has us using the Dr. Brown's bottles with preemie nipples until DD is 6 months old.  Not all nipples are equal (i.e. the preemie nipple of one brand may be a LOT faster than that of another brand), as there are no required standards.  I suggest talking to an LC about it. 
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