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foxpommom
10-07-2016, 10:05 AM
Can a 9+ week old eat too much formula??? Don't know if she is lethargic because she ate too much or is she ill? Watching her closely but she has gone into her house now. Waiting patiently for her to come back out.

Grinderhead
10-07-2016, 10:19 AM
Are you feeding 5% to 7% of the body weight?
How offen are you feeding?
Have you aspirated this baby do you hear clicking?
I'm at work I will try to check back in but there will be somebody to help.

Nancy in New York
10-07-2016, 10:29 AM
Can a 9+ week old eat too much formula??? Don't know if she is lethargic because she ate too much or is she ill? Watching her closely but she has gone into her house now. Waiting patiently for her to come back out.

How much formula did she have?
Typically at this age, we let them take as much as they want, BUT
with some we still need to do it within reason, as they just don't stop.
NEVER let their tummies get HARD. It should feel like an inflated balloon
when they are done eating.
What's her weight?

foxpommom
10-07-2016, 06:14 PM
She is doing fine, soft tummy this afternoon. Chewing on oak twigs/leaves right now. She just seems to drink more formula than her sibling. They both are now eating rodent block now, though reluctantly and drinking fresh water. Used a jewelers scale when they were younger but too active to get an accurate weight now. But she shows no sign of being heavier than her sister. She is less flighty than her sister so maybe she just wants to be held longer?