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Sunflowers · Mar 8th, 2010, 11:54 AM

Babies are DESIGNED to get through those first few days while you're milk is coming in, mother nature usually gets it right and if all babies were meant to be wolfing down 30mls per feed then you'd be making that much.. Colostrum is very nutrient dense and much thicker than formula and the babies who bf feed quite often while you're milk is coming in - they get enough! Tis all good!

diz · Mar 8th, 2010, 14:24 PM

Congratulations on your new baby (and bangers

) Glad your feeling a bit better now. You are right tho, some people are completely insensitive, very blinkered, and only ever see things from their point of view.

Your body WILL produce enough milk and your baby WILL know what to do and take what she needs.

Its far too easy to over stuff a baby when bottle feeding as there is a continuos drip coming from the teat. Good luck with your LO and with BF. Everyone is great on here so you'll get lots of support if you need it

Wombat · Mar 8th, 2010, 14:34 PM

Be srong- you are doing the best possible thing!!

littlestar · Mar 8th, 2010, 15:15 PM

Well Done Honey and Congratulations!

Ignore comments like that honey - my mum FF me and my bro and she is always piping up with silly comments like that.

as long as she gains steady weight and has plenty of wet and dirty nappies all is well!
don't worry if she looses a little of her birth weight though it's totally normal.

charlottefran · Mar 9th, 2010, 05:59 AM

people are so annoying i have had nothing but comments for the past three weeks except people seem to be telling me not to over feed her im not sure you can over feed a breast fed baby they need to be fed more often because their stomachs are tiny grrrrrrr people they also have been telling me to get her into a routine already!!!!

lottie7 · Mar 9th, 2010, 07:06 AM

Ignore them. Congratulations on your new arrival!

xx

becstar · Mar 9th, 2010, 14:17 PM

Well done you! Your baby's tummy is currently the size of a marble or olive so does it need half a bottle? I think not!

Mar 8th, 2010, 11:54 AM	#11
Sunflowers Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 427	Babies are DESIGNED to get through those first few days while you're milk is coming in, mother nature usually gets it right and if all babies were meant to be wolfing down 30mls per feed then you'd be making that much.. Colostrum is very nutrient dense and much thicker than formula and the babies who bf feed quite often while you're milk is coming in - they get enough! Tis all good!

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Mar 8th, 2010, 14:24 PM	#12
diz Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: North Wales Posts: 1,574	Congratulations on your new baby (and bangers ) Glad your feeling a bit better now. You are right tho, some people are completely insensitive, very blinkered, and only ever see things from their point of view. Your body WILL produce enough milk and your baby WILL know what to do and take what she needs. Its far too easy to over stuff a baby when bottle feeding as there is a continuos drip coming from the teat. Good luck with your LO and with BF. Everyone is great on here so you'll get lots of support if you need it

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Mar 8th, 2010, 14:34 PM	#13
Wombat Other Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: UK Posts: 1,129	Be srong- you are doing the best possible thing!!

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Mar 8th, 2010, 15:15 PM	#14
littlestar Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Nottingham, England Posts: 3,255	Well Done Honey and Congratulations! Ignore comments like that honey - my mum FF me and my bro and she is always piping up with silly comments like that. as long as she gains steady weight and has plenty of wet and dirty nappies all is well! don't worry if she looses a little of her birth weight though it's totally normal.

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Mar 9th, 2010, 05:59 AM	#15
charlottefran Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: oxford Posts: 111	people are so annoying i have had nothing but comments for the past three weeks except people seem to be telling me not to over feed her im not sure you can over feed a breast fed baby they need to be fed more often because their stomachs are tiny grrrrrrr people they also have been telling me to get her into a routine already!!!!

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Mar 9th, 2010, 07:06 AM	#16
lottie7 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 411	Ignore them. Congratulations on your new arrival! xx

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Mar 9th, 2010, 14:17 PM	#17
becstar Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: London Posts: 3,339	Well done you! Your baby's tummy is currently the size of a marble or olive so does it need half a bottle? I think not!

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