@lostmanfar This is quite a bit for a 6 day old. Babies' stomachs can only physically hold so much milk and after the stomach is full that milk has to go some place. Most of the times if it's too much the baby will spit it up into their mouths, but because in infants the esophagus and trachea are even, babies can reflux from the esophagus into their airway without you ever seeing the milk.
In that case the vocal chords will clamp shut to protect the lungs and then the baby can't take a breath until the vocal chords relax. This isn't fatal, just terrifying because baby usually turns blue and stops breathing for that short period of time.
It sounds like your bottle nipple may be too fast. If it's a size 1, I would look for a preemie nipple to help slow down the flow. If the flow is too fast the baby may be drinking more than they need because babies have a suck reflex and if milk is pouring in they will continue to suck and eat.
While it's true that babies will sometimes have a feed where they eat more, 3oz every feed is a lot for a 6 day old. I would expect them to be eating closer to 2 oz.
All this to say, that you know your baby best. If your baby doesn't seem like they're in distress or anything a feed like this every once in a while is fine.
Edit: I'm a pediatric ICU nurse, and this happens so frequently we have a term for it: ALTE or acute life- threatening event, which scared parents too much so now they call it a BRUE or a brief resolved unexplained event. You guys can down vote this all you want but she asked a question. You all are entitled to your opinions, I'm just sharing what I've experienced.
In that case the vocal chords will clamp shut to protect the lungs and then the baby can't take a breath until the vocal chords relax. This isn't fatal, just terrifying because baby usually turns blue and stops breathing for that short period of time.
It sounds like your bottle nipple may be too fast. If it's a size 1, I would look for a preemie nipple to help slow down the flow. If the flow is too fast the baby may be drinking more than they need because babies have a suck reflex and if milk is pouring in they will continue to suck and eat.
While it's true that babies will sometimes have a feed where they eat more, 3oz every feed is a lot for a 6 day old. I would expect them to be eating closer to 2 oz.
All this to say, that you know your baby best. If your baby doesn't seem like they're in distress or anything a feed like this every once in a while is fine.
Edit: I'm a pediatric ICU nurse, and this happens so frequently we have a term for it: ALTE or acute life- threatening event, which scared parents too much so now they call it a BRUE or a brief resolved unexplained event. You guys can down vote this all you want but she asked a question. You all are entitled to your opinions, I'm just sharing what I've experienced.