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This sounds like a cop-out but it totally depends on your kid! I use this website's calculator and it helped us when I had similar questions:

http://kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/pumping/milkcalc/

Sounds just fine to me. I think if you were overfeeding he would be spitting up a lot or obviously uncomfortable.

If he's drinking it all and acting fine, I'd continue with it. Maybe it will taper down a bit once he's more into solids? How many oz do you think he is getting in all for the day? I think I read about 24-32oz is "normal."

I send just three 4oz bottles and I'm lucky if LO drinks it all... He much prefers food and seems to only chug down his bottles at daycare when thirsty enough from eating or tired and wanting to nap. Then he nurses a lot once he's back home with me and in the MOTN! Ugh.

if your baby is happy and gaining appropriately you're feeding him the right amount for him

my LO is 7.5 mo and she takes four 8-oz bottles per day. She is a bit smaller than your LO @ 16 (maybe closer to 17 now?) lbs. She isn't big on solids yet either

Mine eats 4 oz every *2* hours, plus solids 2x a day (she's 9.5 months), so it could very well be that your LO needs to eat that. I don't think your baby would eat if he isn't hungry

J weighs a few lbs less and takes about the same amount in that time. He'll have a 6oz bottle at 7, 10:30, 2, 5, and 7. I think if he needs it, he needs it, but the nighttime feedings really do stink!

My breastfed baby always took bottles that were 7 oz and it always freaked me out to read those threads just like you mentioned. It's what he needed though. I have a coworker who said her baby also ate that much so I believe there must be some variation.

FWIW, my baby is eating a lot more solid food at 9 months and is taking more like 5 oz per bottle.