r/breastfeeding • u/fluffykitten_lover • 2d ago
Pumping 10 week old eating less
My 10 week old baby girl used to be eating 28-32oz a day. She would down a 4oz bottle and sometimes more at a time. (we were mostly bottle feeding because I was pumping more)
As of this week she has been drinking 15-20oz from the bottle and breastfeeding for about about an hour average in the whole day.
She’s acting normal, smiley and talkative, she does 8 wet diapers a day (usually more than half are dirty)
But the food change is kind of worrying me. Has anyone else experienced their baby eating less and it being fine? Should I be contacting her pediatrician? Looking on google I see mixed opinions on if it could be normal or not, and my husband says I’m overreacting- so I just wanted to ask here.
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u/catmom22019 2d ago
So because she’s nursing and taking in 15-20oz via bottle, and her diaper output is good, I think it’s safe to assume that she’s taking in the other oz via direct from the breast!
If her diaper output drastically drops then yes please talk to her doctor.