Worried I'm overfeeding DD

[mumtoevie]

Hi

My daughter is 9 weeks old and I started off breastfeeding her. She weighed 6lbs 2ozs at birth so was quite a small baby. It took her 1 month to get back to her birth weight and that was after I started supplementing with formula. Since 8 weeks she's been completly FF but now I'm worried I'm giving her too much. Last week when she was weighed she had put on 11ozs in just over a week and then she was weighed again yesterday she had put on another 14ozs in 9 days. This seems like a lot to me for her to have put on although she is still only 8lbs 14ozs which isn't a lot for a 9 week old. She has 6 feeds a day 3 4oz bottles and 3 5 oz the 5oz ones generally being the evening and night feeds. We only started giving her those 5oz feeds as she was sucking the bottle dry and not settling if she only got 4. Should I be worried about how much she has gained recently? or do you think her little body is just making up for not getting enough in that first month? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

[lilac83]

Was your LO early? My DD was born 3.5 weeks early and also weighed 6lb 2oz. When we left the hospital she was down to 5lb 10oz. She has gained weight like you would NOT believe, but her length has increased at the same pace. She's basically following her own growth line. She was around the 10th percentile for weight and length at birth. At her 6 month check up she was at the 75th percentile for both length and weight! She is a whopping 20lbs, so more than tripled her birth weight already, but she's not overweight. She's chubby, but cute baby chubby, not OMG what a huge baby! Her biggest growth spurt was between 3-6 months. I think she only wore 3-6 month clothing for about 1.5 months! I really think they only eat if they're hungry, so if she wants to eat, let her. She knows what her body needs!

Also, I think your DD weighs less than mine did at her 2 month check up. I believe my DD was a bit over 9lbs at her 2 month

[TDR'smom]

Congrats on your lo!!

Here is a post on ages and amounts of formula.  I would not worry if you are on the high end as we always were too.  As long as the Dr. is not concerned!!  Your lo is probably just making up for her earlier days!!


http://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=67933.0

HTH!!

xx
Judy

[* Paula *]

As long as your lo is happy and content and not spitting up loads of formula, I would say this is fine.

When they are small the do put on weight a lot quicker than when they are older as when they are older they move around more and their weight gain evens out.  I used to weigh my DS every week, and he put of 14oz in a week, and the health visitors were not concerned at all.

Sounds like your lo is doing well.

[mumtoevie]

Thanks that makes me feel better! She's not chubby or anything she looks just right to me it's just she seems to be putting it on so quickly! Lilac83 - no she wasn't early she was 2 days late so not sure why she was small.