Can newborns overeat???
I'm looking for honest oninions/experiences from seasoned bottle feeding moms out there. I have only breast fed my bio kids (and a long time ago).
My precious little angel is 12 days old now. The pediatrician tells me she should be eating around 18 ounces a day - and every 2 - 3 hours. Well....not my little Addy. Since midnight last night she has downed 18 ounces and it's only been 10 hours - she eats sometimes every hour and acts genuinely STARVING. My instincts say just feed her but this seems a little excessive. I've tried the pacifier, baths, the swing, singing, all the usual diversions, she'll have nothing to do with any of them. Her bmom was a smoker so she came out "small for gestational age" at 5 lbs 12 oz. She was 6 lbs 1 oz at one week and looks plumper every day. Is she just catching up or am I looking at a future olympic wrestler here. HELP!
Martha
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