8 week old
My baby is 8 weeks old. We have been combo feeding since 4 weeks old as I was in a lot of pain from exclusively breast feeding and nipples actually started bleeding. Multiple nurses and lactation consultants have said his latch is good, very strong, no ties have been found. Introduced 2 bottles a day just to give my nipples a break once in awhile and allow my partner to assist with feedings which he enjoys. We are using Philip Avent Natural Response bottles (size 2 nipples). He was easily finishing 4 oz in less than 10 minutes so we recently purchased the 8 oz bottles and he is finishing 6 oz without issue in less then 15 minutes. I am able to pump 5 oz easily (5 minutes of pumping per side) so I am assuming he isnt starving the rest of the day after I feed him. He seems content and is eating every 1.5-2 hours.
Is there a point where you limit how much they would eat from a bottle? It seems that most posts I read have babies around 8 weeks old only eating 4oz or less every 2 hours. Unsure if I should continue to increase the size of the bottles until he doesnt drink the entire thing dry in a 15 minute span? Thank you