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@babynumber1: How big is your baby? Overall, it sounds like your baby is getting enough milk throughout the day. You might try extending the time between feedings so s/he is hungrier at a feeding and therefore takes more at the feeding. Supposedly, at this age, babies should be able to go 3 hours at least between feedings. For example, my son is 10 weeks and 9.5 pounds (peanut at birth) and takes 3.5 oz of expressed milk about every 3 hours. When he goes shorter stretches (ie, 2 hours) he will only take 3 ounces.

I agree with Winnibee. Maybe try pushing back her feedings. If she acts hungry, offer her a pacifier and soothe her by rocking, dancing with her or singing to her. I find we have to hold and rock and dance and do anything we can with M if she's fussy between feedings. She gets 3-4oz expressed breastmilk every 3 hours (except at night when I allow her to sleep as long as she wants).

You know your LO the best. As long as she is gaining weight and growing along her curve, she should be fine continuing at 2.5 oz. My LO has always been tiny (5 percentile or less since birth), but the doctor never worried about his intake of milk as long as he was growing with his curve. There is also a separate growth curve specifically for breastfed babies, and he always did better on that curve.

I remember my LO drinking 2.5 oz bottles of breast milk for a long time. He just wasn't ready for the extra .5 oz, and he continued to eat every 2 hours. You'll know when your LO is ready for more.