Amount of Milk for 4 week old

DD is 4 weeks old and exclusively breastfed. I wanted to try and pump so that DH can give her a bottle. Can you tell me what your DC was approximately drinking at 4 weeks old?

Re: Amount of Milk for 4 week old

For a long time DS was drinking half of his body weight in ounces...like if he weighed 8lbs, he drank 4oz. I heard that generally thats what you should go by.

That lasted probably until he was 12lbs....and he has continued drinking 6oz since...which was probably about when we introduced solids at 4mos.

Re: Amount of Milk for 4 week old

If I recall correctly, you can figure it by taking how many times a day your DC eats and dividing it into 25 (since 25 oz. is the norm for a full day). So, for example, if your DC eats 6x/day, 25 divided by 6 is 4 (roughly), so you would give 4 oz. per bottle. DC might want a little more or less, but it's a good guideline.

HTH.

ETA: This page from kellymom.com is where I got this info (way back when! ) - I'm sure you'll find it helpful!

How much expressed milk will my baby need?

Message edited 7/14/2008 12:40:50 PM.

Re: Amount of Milk for 4 week old

I would try 4oz.

Re: Amount of Milk for 4 week old

DS was taking in about 4 oz. at that point, but each baby is different. I would start there and based on if he eats more or less, adjust the number of ounces accordingly for next feed.

Re: Amount of Milk for 4 week old

Thank you everyone so much! This was extremely helpful. I hope I can pump out at least 4 ounces.