Anonymous
Post 10/13/2021 07:31     Subject: Over fed breastfed baby?
Especially the four hour night feed, this sounds very typical. I used to make that night fluster feed my binge watch Netflix session. For the daytime, does she take to a soft carrier? I was able to nurse in the k’tan while walking around you might at least be able to get your older child their breakfast or let the dog out.
Anonymous
Post 10/12/2021 23:56     Subject: Over fed breastfed baby?
Op here. I don’t think she has reflux. She’s grumpy and cries when I’m not feeding her. But it’s not the stomach pain of reflux and she’s not physically uncomfortable. My older child had reflux and I could tell.

I think she gets enough hind milk. Her poop isn’t green like when I had a hind milk imbalance.
Anonymous
Post 10/12/2021 23:08     Subject: Re:Over fed breastfed baby?
Anonymous wrote:I’d suggest talking to a lactation consultant. I had oversupply issues and my baby had bad reflux and the combination was a nightmare! As a prior pp said, if you have excess supply then your baby might not be getting enough of the hind milk which in turn exacerbated the overeating and reflux. I don’t have any particular advice but a lactation consultant might be helpful.



This. Everything may be completely normal, and the spitting up may just be reflux, but it could be this. I think it's good advice to see a lactation consultant.
Anonymous
Post 10/12/2021 21:37     Subject: Re:Over fed breastfed baby?
14 lbs at 7 weeks?!? Wow
Anonymous
Post 10/12/2021 21:18     Subject: Over fed breastfed baby?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Nope. Not with breast milk. Sounds like she is doing great.


Chubby EBF babies: "Great job, mama!"
Chubby formula-fed babies: "Don't overfeed them! It's not poison, buuuuutttt..."


Overfeeding baby is very rare, but it can happen. It’s more common in bottle-fed babies, simply because it’s easier for parents to see how much food their child is consuming. It also takes less effort to drink from a bottle, so babies (who love to suck) may inadvertently get too much milk while feeding.

There is an absolute obsession with babies finishing bottles. Ive seen babies turn away from the bottle and then a caretaker (mostly daycare staff but Ive seen some parents)keep shoving it back in saying You havent finished your bottle yet. Youll see it when moms pump and daycare is obsessed with how many ounces they are taking in. TRUST me he makes it up when they arent there.

With breasts babies can suck but not ingest breastmilk. They still get milk from bottles even if they are suckling- even the infant size nipples.



Yeah, and there's an obsession with shaming women who bottle-feed, especially if it's formula.


This isn’t a bad thing.


What isn’t a bad thing? Shaming women for bottle feeding, especially if it’s formula?
Anonymous
Post 10/12/2021 19:47     Subject: Over fed breastfed baby?
Anonymous wrote:I have an 7 week old that pretty much eats 90% of the time she’s awake. She cries at me otherwise and isn’t content. She is calm for others but she won’t let me hold her without feeding her. I have tons of milk and enjoy breastfeeding but this is getting ridiculous. I can’t get anything done. She’s very chubby- 14lbs and she spits up a lot.

I always hear people say you can’t over feed a baby. But can you? I think she overstuffs herself and has to spit up the excess. Soon she’ll start to get more interested in toys and will hopefully not nurse round the clock?


She’s only 7 weeks old! That’s so young!!! You’re still in the “4th trimester” I’m sure it’s annoying sometimes, but this doesn’t sound like an “over feeding” issue. She’s just being close to you the only way she knows how. I think you’re doing great mama. If you’re worried though, talk to a lactation consultant or just call her doctor.
Anonymous
Post 10/12/2021 19:24     Subject: Over fed breastfed baby?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Nope. Not with breast milk. Sounds like she is doing great.


Chubby EBF babies: "Great job, mama!"
Chubby formula-fed babies: "Don't overfeed them! It's not poison, buuuuutttt..."


Overfeeding baby is very rare, but it can happen. It’s more common in bottle-fed babies, simply because it’s easier for parents to see how much food their child is consuming. It also takes less effort to drink from a bottle, so babies (who love to suck) may inadvertently get too much milk while feeding.

There is an absolute obsession with babies finishing bottles. Ive seen babies turn away from the bottle and then a caretaker (mostly daycare staff but Ive seen some parents)keep shoving it back in saying You havent finished your bottle yet. Youll see it when moms pump and daycare is obsessed with how many ounces they are taking in. TRUST me he makes it up when they arent there.

With breasts babies can suck but not ingest breastmilk. They still get milk from bottles even if they are suckling- even the infant size nipples.



Yeah, and there's an obsession with shaming women who bottle-feed, especially if it's formula.


This isn’t a bad thing.
Anonymous
Post 10/12/2021 14:18     Subject: Over fed breastfed baby?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Nope. Not with breast milk. Sounds like she is doing great.


Chubby EBF babies: "Great job, mama!"
Chubby formula-fed babies: "Don't overfeed them! It's not poison, buuuuutttt..."


Overfeeding baby is very rare, but it can happen. It’s more common in bottle-fed babies, simply because it’s easier for parents to see how much food their child is consuming. It also takes less effort to drink from a bottle, so babies (who love to suck) may inadvertently get too much milk while feeding.

There is an absolute obsession with babies finishing bottles. Ive seen babies turn away from the bottle and then a caretaker (mostly daycare staff but Ive seen some parents)keep shoving it back in saying You havent finished your bottle yet. Youll see it when moms pump and daycare is obsessed with how many ounces they are taking in. TRUST me he makes it up when they arent there.

With breasts babies can suck but not ingest breastmilk. They still get milk from bottles even if they are suckling- even the infant size nipples.



Yeah, and there's an obsession with shaming women who bottle-feed, especially if it's formula.


Im not sure why you felt the need to insert a FF vs BF debate regarding mom. This post is about a baby being overfed.
Anonymous
Post 10/12/2021 13:50     Subject: Re:Over fed breastfed baby?
I’d suggest talking to a lactation consultant. I had oversupply issues and my baby had bad reflux and the combination was a nightmare! As a prior pp said, if you have excess supply then your baby might not be getting enough of the hind milk which in turn exacerbated the overeating and reflux. I don’t have any particular advice but a lactation consultant might be helpful.
Anonymous
Post 10/12/2021 13:42     Subject: Re:Over fed breastfed baby?
Maybe reflux? My ped said that babies get relief from reflux while eating bc it pushes the acid down. But overfeeding exacerbates it.

Regardless, I think it's fine to try to start moving her to an eating schedule where you are spacing out the feeds a bit more (like 2 hrs from beginning of one feeding to the next). She might have just fallen into a routine of "snacking" all the time instead of doing full feeds.
Anonymous
Post 10/12/2021 13:37     Subject: Over fed breastfed baby?
I had oversupply and one of my kiddos occasionally over ate. For him it led to projectile vomiting, not little spit ups. When I had the oversupply issues, he would unlatch and milk would spray five feet across the room, so I can see where it would have been challenging for him to suck for comfort without getting milk from my firehose nipples! So, I have no idea if your kid is overeating, but yes it is possible.
Anonymous
Post 10/12/2021 13:19     Subject: Over fed breastfed baby?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Op here. She absolutely will not take a pacifier. We nurse for 20-45 minutes. At night we nurse for like 4 hours straight. She will cat nap and then start again


It’s very normal at that age. She may also have reflux and is nursing to feel better.



My baby was also rarely content unless nursing and he had TERRIBLE reflux. Also gained a ton of weight very early on (and was 7 weeks early). Does she seem to have any pain immediately after nursing?
Anonymous
Post 10/12/2021 12:56     Subject: Over fed breastfed baby?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Nope. Not with breast milk. Sounds like she is doing great.


Chubby EBF babies: "Great job, mama!"
Chubby formula-fed babies: "Don't overfeed them! It's not poison, buuuuutttt..."


Overfeeding baby is very rare, but it can happen. It’s more common in bottle-fed babies, simply because it’s easier for parents to see how much food their child is consuming. It also takes less effort to drink from a bottle, so babies (who love to suck) may inadvertently get too much milk while feeding.

There is an absolute obsession with babies finishing bottles. Ive seen babies turn away from the bottle and then a caretaker (mostly daycare staff but Ive seen some parents)keep shoving it back in saying You havent finished your bottle yet. Youll see it when moms pump and daycare is obsessed with how many ounces they are taking in. TRUST me he makes it up when they arent there.

With breasts babies can suck but not ingest breastmilk. They still get milk from bottles even if they are suckling- even the infant size nipples.



Yeah, and there's an obsession with shaming women who bottle-feed, especially if it's formula.
Anonymous
Post 10/12/2021 12:20     Subject: Over fed breastfed baby?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Nope. Not with breast milk. Sounds like she is doing great.


Not true. If baby is taking in too much breast milk because it’s being used as a pacifier, and is spitting up excess (same as they would if a bottle was offered every time they fussed), then yes, the baby is being over fed.


Pacifiers are fake nipples. It doesn’t make sense to say that a real nipple is being used as a fake nipple. Babies like to suck — it’s evolution. No baby gets long term obese from breastfeeding.


No one is talking about long term obese. If you keep feeding a baby, whether through breast or bottle, and they are wanting to suck for comfort and not nutrition, they will spit up what their stomach can’t hold. This is over feeding.