do you think my 3 day old has eaten enough today?

I am so worried that he isn't getting enough to eat.. the nurses at winthrop told me that I SHOULD wake him up to eat, even though I know alot of you ladies say NOT to do that.. I am torn..
here is what he ate today:

12am - .5 oz formula
2am - 1 oz formula
3:30am - almost .75 oz formula
5:50am - 1 oz formula
9 am - 15 min on each breast
11:45am - 10 min on one breast
12:22pm - 15 min on other breast
12:43pm - 10 min on one breast
3pm - .5 oz formula

between 12:43 & 3, he threw up some formula chunks so at the 3 pm feeding I gave him Similac for gassy babies i/o regular & that seemed to stay down & then he fell asleep & couldn't get him to wake up to drink anymore.

Do you think I gave him enough to eat? I just want to add that so far today, he has only had 1 poopy diaper & 4 wet ones.

Message edited 2/6/2010 3:56:07 PM.

Re: do you think my 3 day old has eaten enough today?

If he's not crying out in hunger, then I believe he's eaten enough. I never woke my girls up to eat. Lastly, I know you didn't ask, but if you don't mind I'm about to give you my 2 cents. If you are trying to establish BF, I think you are relying too much on the formula only 3 days into this. I read your other post about the pain, and trust me...I know! You will see...in a week or two you won't have any more pain. I think your body just needs time to adjust to BF...but you really need to do it quite regularly and supplementing several feedings in a row is going to be counterproductive.

Re: do you think my 3 day old has eaten enough today?

I see that you are offering the breast. Are you planning on BFing or are you just doing it for the colustrum benefits? Babies don't need to eat for the first 3 or 4 days of their life...so you are good. AND...your schedule looks good. If you are planning on BFing and want to maintain a supply, it's important to offer the breast every 2 hours for the entire 24 hour period...and not supplement with formula. In anycase, it looks like your LO did well today!!! Congrats and Good Job Mama!!

Re: do you think my 3 day old has eaten enough today?

Babies DO need to eat for the first 3 - 4 days of their lives. Its the first 24 hours that its not critical.

Unless your baby is CRYING because he is hungry, then I'd say everything is ok.

Re: do you think my 3 day old has eaten enough today?

My plan was to breastfeed & give him formula. I'd like to start giving him formula right before bed so that he sleeps longer at night.

What DS does is he opens his mouth & begins to look around almost like he is looking for food and that is when I feed him. My mom doesn't agree with the Dr- she says I should let him sleep if he is sleeping & not wake to eat.. ughh, I wish babies could speak.