Should I feed my baby more even though she doesn't act hungry?

[Monarchgrrl]

Background: I EP, so she only takes bottles. We used to feed her 3-4 oz every two hours but she spit up so much and really only needed the bottle to fall asleep. Now she doesn't need it to fall asleep and we feed her 4 oz every 3 hours. If she acted hungry before 3 hours we would definitely feed her, but she doesn't. Since she STTN she's only been getting 5 bottles a day, so 20 oz. That seems low for a 4.5 month old, right? Kellymom says 19-30 oz per day. She used to drink about 30 oz per day at around 2 months of age, because she would wake up in the night to eat. Is it weird or normal that she eats less now that she's bigger?

So, should I up it to 5 oz per bottle so she'd be up to 25 oz? Or should I add another bottle in the day, even though she doesn't show any hunger signs? Or should I just leave it alone because she seems fine (wet and dirty dipes are good, she seems to be gaining weight ok, about 2lbs/month)? I went to an LC last month due to some nipple issues and pain and she was shocked that DD eats so little. :( She said to watch out for developmental milestones and kinda acted like we purposely underfeed her. :( So now I'm worried about it.

How much does your baby eat (if you give bottles)?

[Parker'smommy]

Does she empty her bottle? Maybe add another oz in there to see if she will drink it? If it's too much, she probably will not drink it. Just try it one day and see how it goes :) Good luck!