my baby is 5 and a half weeks old. Due to bleeding nipples that he refused to take I had to express, and now am able to breastfeed a little and top up with formula. My son weighs 10lb 5oz, but feeds at the breast for half an hour, and then easily takes 5oz sometimes closer to 6oz from the bottle. His weight gain was slow at first but now is rapid. birth 8lb4oz, 1wk early He put on 15oz last week. He cries and is very fussy when I stop the bottle to wind him, or think he has had enough. Am I confusing wind and being hungry? I'm very confused, I don't think so as he roots for the bottle and makes smacking noises, but surely he is getting too much milk? He does suffer with wind. Also he sleeps so much, and there is little time when he is alert and not crying. Is this normal? He feeds about every 4hours, and 6 at night. so he gets about 6 feeds in 24hours. I'm worried that I'm giving him a bad tummy, and that he is so full he just sleeps too much. Am I just being a fussy first time mum??
2007-03-07
23:59:28
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