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Can you slow the flow? Young babies love to suck and sometimes act hungry, but really just want the comfort of sucking for longer. I suggest using the slowest flow nipple and feeding him in a upright position with the bottle parallel to the floor so the flow of the formula is slower.

At that age, I'm almost positive that C was topping 40oz in a day. Our ped never told me that was a bad thing. She was a very big, hungry baby too.

We went through this and did two things:

1. Give a pacifier after his bottle. He may just want to keep sucking but is not actually hungry.
2. Stood up and walked him around the room for a minute. This distracted from the fact that he wasn't drinking anymore and worked 99% of the time.

Good luck!

@ValentineMommy: He might just be going through a growth spurt. At that age, you really can't overfeed your baby, so if he's signaling that he's still hungry, I would try giving an extra ounce or two. If it is a growth spurt, it will only last a few days and then he'll go back his normal intake.

I also never heard of a limit. I find it so odd! Honestly, I'd continue feeding. You'll know when an infant has had enough/too much because he'll vomit.

That seems funny to restrict it. If a baby's breastfed, it's not like you wouldn't offer them the breast again. You'd let them eat until they were satisfied, as often as they needed. I think there's a big difference between using food as a pacifier, and not feeding a hungry baby.

But LO isn't here yet, so take my thoughts with a grain of salt ;).

I asked the pediatric dietician at work about this, and she told me that unless the baby is fluid restricted for medical reasons, there is no reason whatsoever to limit their intake. As long as you feed on demand, and don't "push" them to drink extra at each bottle, they should eat as much as they want.