"You can't over-feed a breastfed baby" - is this evidence-based??

[Chrispe]

You can't over-feed I breastfed bub is referring to babies under 6 months & not on solids. If bub is eating solids & still BFing every 2 hrs I'd be concerned. But

All 3 of my bubs have fed 2-3hourly when they were under 6 months & put on weight like you wouldn't believe (rolls & rolls) after 6 months they stretched the feeds 3-4 hrly with solids (& they slept more at night) but they still gained heaps of weight. All of them were over 12kgs at 12months, but it never stopped them from being mobile. And the older 2 are in school now & are quite thin, healthy & active.

Plus look & see if your bubs height & weigh are in the same range- he just might be a big tall boy.



Chris
DS1
DD
DS2
#4 due Sep

[kelebek]

If bub is eating solids & still BFing every 2 hrs I'd be concerned.

I understand what you are saying but it certainly wasn't the case for my DS, he fed 2/3 hrly waaaaay past 12 mnths and would feed 3/4 times overnight. Like I said above he is in proportion and a normal size. He definitely 'slimmed' down once he started to walk at 12 mnths and has no problems keeping up with his peers.

he sounds adorable to me

[HotI]

My DD also fed 2 - 3 hourly til after 12 months while eating solids, and she was only 15th percentile for weight. i don't think there is any blanket rule.

[onthefly]

Breastfed babies will naturally reduce their intake of milk over time - even if they feed just as frequently - after they start eating other foods.

I'm not sure that maternal diet has that much impact on the sugar/fat content of milk I understand it's all pretty much the same regardless of diet.

[*EJ*]

I've often wondered about the mother/baby weight depending on diet while breastfeeding also.

DS1 was my big chunky boy and i was so concious of my diet while feeding him (especially in the first 6 months), i ate bowls of veg a lot.

I didn't do this so much with DS2 and DD, if anything i think i treated myself to a few more sweets and they are my petite ones.

It's an interesting topic