https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 23:55:35 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-know-if-im-overfeeding-lo#post-313764 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 18:13:30 +0000 Freckles 313764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rubies: Just like @prettylizy, she'll take it every time i offer it to her but not always nurse for a long time. i wonder if offering it to her less will have her nurse longer when she does take it. I'll try tomorrow! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-know-if-im-overfeeding-lo#post-313751 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 18:08:06 +0000 Rubies 313751@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@caffeinated: Well, is she eating-eating? Like, big, long sucks? Or just little sucks for comfort? If she's hungry-hungry, then I'm sure it's fine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-know-if-im-overfeeding-lo#post-313734 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 18:02:18 +0000 Freckles 313734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rubies: i wish LO would fall asleep on the boob. that hasnt happened in a loong time! i wonder if i should stop with the top-ups and see how that goes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-know-if-im-overfeeding-lo#post-313694 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:47:30 +0000 Rubies 313694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmmm...If I recall correctly, when LO was 6 months (and just started solids), I was breastfeeding 4-6 times a day. The only difference I notice is that I stopped breastfeeding her right before her naps because she'd fall asleep on my boob, which I did not want. But I would bf her when she woke up from a nap. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-know-if-im-overfeeding-lo#post-313689 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:46:35 +0000 prettylizy 313689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think you can over feed an EBF baby (in my experience). They just stop eating when they are full. My LO will eat every time I offer her the boob, but she just doesn't take asa much if she's not as hungry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-know-if-im-overfeeding-lo#post-313672 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:37:56 +0000 Freckles 313672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This may sound stupid, but how do i know if i'm feeding LO too often? She is almost 6 months old, and i'll breastfeed her about 6-7 times before bedtime and one feeding at night. I'll feed her when she wakes up from a nap, and give her a little top up before naptime. Since she usually naps for 2 hours, i feel like i should make sure she's full. Every time i start to offer her the boob, she starts going nuts, panting and kicking her legs. After her last nap she'll get 2 tbsp of cereal + bf and right before she goes to bed i'll give her one last feed.</p> <p>Lately i noticed that she has been spitting up quite a bit and not having a clean loud burp like she used to. Instead she'll have a wet burp, swallow some of her spit up and start hiccuping like crazy. </p> <p>Could i be overfeeding her? How often did you feed your LO at this age? I know it's much easier to measure how much you're feeding them when bottle feeding but she is EBF. </p>