Baby More Hungry But LC Said Not To Feed More

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If he wants more - give him more. There is no good reason to have a hungry newborn. There is also no good reason to override a healthy newborn’s natural sense of what they need to eat.

I just re-read this. To clarify, I really meant How Much they need to eat, not “what”. So, no, I didn’t mean give the baby beer and pizza. I did mean: give the baby as much breast milk or formula as he wants, and discuss this with the pediatrician at your scheduled appointment. Sorry for both being pedantic and for any possible confusion.

[Anonymous]

Your LC is crazy. Hungry babies need to be fed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How do you know how much your breast fed baby is eating each feeding? I nursed my babies each feeding until they stopped wanting to eat.

However I’d be wary of a bottle of formula a day if you don’t want to have supply issues.

OP here. My son never latched and we have been feeding him pumped milk. I don’t make enough and need to supplement with a bottle of formula day.

So what are you paying a LC for then?

[Anonymous]

This is why people hate LCs

[Anonymous]

Feed on demand until they are full.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is why people hate LCs

This is unfair. Lots of LC’s are excellent and incredibly helpful. Don’t lump them in with OP’s looney one.

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How do you know how much your breast fed baby is eating each feeding? I nursed my babies each feeding until they stopped wanting to eat.

However I’d be wary of a bottle of formula a day if you don’t want to have supply issues.

OP here. My son never latched and we have been feeding him pumped milk. I don’t make enough and need to supplement with a bottle of formula day.

So what are you paying a LC for then?

Getting through all that usually involves an LC. They also consult on pumping issues. And insurance pays for it—thanks, President Obama!

Sounds like this LC is a dud, though. Ugh.

[Anonymous]

Did not read all the comments but OMG, feed the baby.

Our son was eating 3-4 ounces of formula at birth and went up to 7 ounces by 6 weeks. He was an eater and his stomach could handle it. He got a little chubby but many babies are and it’s all baby fat anyway. Anyway, the positive about above was he started sleeping thru the night on his own at 7 weeks.

[Anonymous]

Under feeding a baby is dangerous and can lead to. Ad results. Get rid of your lactation consultant. It's really not possible to overfeed a breastfed baby. When I had my first kid I remember the nurses telling me it was impossible to spoil, overfeed or let a baby sleep too much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How do you know how much your breast fed baby is eating each feeding? I nursed my babies each feeding until they stopped wanting to eat.

However I’d be wary of a bottle of formula a day if you don’t want to have supply issues.

OP here. My son never latched and we have been feeding him pumped milk. I don’t make enough and need to supplement with a bottle of formula day.

Just keep feeding him as much as he wants to eat. The PP is correct you will know when overfeeding a newborn - they spit it up.
If you think you need different nipples, by all means try different ones. It’s really a do it yourself thing and you aren’t doing to do it wrong.
Parents try out different bottles, different nipple types, as they figure out what works best for their baby.

[Anonymous]

OP’s post doesn’t make sense. If she’s breastfeeding except for one bottle/day she wouldn’t know how many ounces at each feed he’s taking anyway. LC might have been talking about the one bottle/day as a supplement to breastfeeding assuming OP will also offer the breast (although I still think give the baby as much as he wants).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP’s post doesn’t make sense. If she’s breastfeeding except for one bottle/day she wouldn’t know how many ounces at each feed he’s taking anyway. LC might have been talking about the one bottle/day as a supplement to breastfeeding assuming OP will also offer the breast (although I still think give the baby as much as he wants).

She’s pumping. All milk is being fed via bottle. LC may be consulting on pumping or continuing to establish latch. It was explained as breastfeeding, unclear if she’s putting baby to breast, but it reads like EP from additional responses.

Op, I’d add a few ounces of formula, and or try to pump more if you feel up to it. It sounds like you’re doing well to ask questions. It might be worth finding a different LC, I’d ask then to clarify the oz conversation first. But also feed baby til they are sated. It could be a growth spurt. Ours was definitely a round the clock nurser, and think we offered bottles by one month...2-3 oz was norm.

[Anonymous]

Pumping likely isn’t keeping up with how much baby wants to eat like breastfeeding would. Just feed the baby until full. I’d jump to solely breastfeeding if at all possible. My breasts could always keep up but pumping couldn’t.

[Anonymous]

Have you consulted the pediatrician?