Ohio12 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Not that I can do much about it, but I am a little concernd about my friend's baby. He is exclusively formula fed and they just give him a bottle anytime he makes a noise. He was born at 7.5 pounds and at 8 weeks he is 14 pounds. He was a beautiful baby, but he looks so fat now. I love a chubby baby and all, but his eyes are hiding in fat it seems like. They pride themselves that he can drink 6-8 ounces of formula at a time. That seems like a lot to me, but can a baby overeat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Sure, babies can overeat. Sucking is a reflex. A baby who has a bottle put in his mouth will suck, even if not hungry. Plus, with some bottles (not all) the milk will easily flow out even without much sucking. So a baby who is being fed everytime he cries could easily be overfed. The 6-8 ounces sounds ok though. Total amounts can be tricky and each baby has his/her own right amount. My first son probably took 40 ounces a day (in pumped BM) easily but didn't grow too fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 IMO, no, you can't overfeed a baby. If the baby wasn't hungry, he'd reject the bottle, the same way a BF baby who wasn't hungry would reject the breast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenneinCA Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Drink 6-8 ounces of formula at a time isn't necessarily a problem. The only concern I would have is if they are someplace like Phoenix where it is super hot and the little guy is drinking because he is thirsty rather than hungry. Even then the solution is make sure he is kept at a good temperature and keep feeding him as he wants it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iquilt Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 My oldest ate like that within 1 week of coming home from the hospital! She was always eating and stayed in the 95% percentile until she was 6 months old. Then she really started moving and using all of that energy :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue G in PA Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 My 2 1/2 mos. old bf baby was 13 pounds at 2 mos. He was 8lbs 8oz. at birth. He is probably about 14 lbs. now. I think you can overfeed them, but usually they "tell" you by rejecting the breast of bottle as a prev. poster said. I wouldn't worry "too" much. Does this baby use a pacifier? That might help as long as it doesn't reverse the situation, KWIM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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