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jodi714
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Pumping Questions
I am going to start having DH give DD a bottle of BM at night, but I am not sure how much to give her. How much did your DC take at 6 weeks??
Also, what once increments do you store your breast milk? My LC told me to do 2 oz so not waste any. I have been doing that but now I have tons of bags in my freezer.
How many ounces should I expect/hope to get when I pump after feeding DD? what about when I don't feed her but am pumping?
TIA!!!!
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Rycois
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Re: Pumping Questions
He has only gotten a pumped bottle a few times but I store it as it comes (usually 3-4 oz). He takes 4oz & that usually just holds him over for a bit. By 6 wks I am sure he'll want 5-6 oz
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| Posted 4/26/08 11:23 AM |
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luvnlife
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Re: Pumping Questions
We are giving one bottle of formula at night (I BF the rest of the feedings) and DS is taking between 4-5 ounces. We give him a 5 oz bottle and he usually finished most of it. He is 5 1/2 weeks.
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| Posted 4/26/08 2:39 PM |
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Rycois
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Re: Pumping Questions
Posted by luvnlife
We are giving one bottle of formula at night (I BF the rest of the feedings) and DS is taking between 4-5 ounces. We give him a 5 oz bottle and he usually finished most of it. He is 5 1/2 weeks.
How long is he sleeping when you give him the formula feed?
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| Posted 4/26/08 4:01 PM |
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NewlyMrs
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Re: Pumping Questions
if I pump after I feed her I get about 3oz. If I pump when DH gives her a bottle I easily get 5oz.
I have been giving her 3-4 oz at a feeding, but I think she wants more, so we might up it to 5oz.
I bag my BM depending on what I pump, when you make a bottle I start with 3oz and can always add more.
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| Posted 4/26/08 4:18 PM |
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thiadora
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Re: Pumping Questions
My DS has only ever taken 3 oz bottles since he started daycare back when he was 11 wks old. He is now almost a year. Breastmilk changes and adapts to meet the needs of the baby as s/he grows. The exception to this was when he was going through a growth spurt. Then he wanted a little more. However, I still kept his amounts at daycare roughly the same and then he just nursed more when we were together. This also helped keep my pumping supply up.
Here is a link from kellymom that goes into more detail:
Amount of EBM to feed
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| Posted 4/26/08 5:43 PM |
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peabody
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Re: Pumping Questions
Posted by thiadora
My DS has only ever taken 3 oz bottles since he started daycare back when he was 11 wks old. He is now almost a year. Breastmilk changes and adapts to meet the needs of the baby as s/he grows. The exception to this was when he was going through a growth spurt. Then he wanted a little more. However, I still kept his amounts at daycare roughly the same and then he just nursed more when we were together. This also helped keep my pumping supply up.
Here is a link from kellymom that goes into more detail:
Amount of EBM to feed
Good to know. Thanks for posting.
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| Posted 4/26/08 6:50 PM |
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thiadora
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Re: Pumping Questions
Posted by sjm71505
I am going to start having DH give DD a bottle of BM at night, but I am not sure how much to give her. How much did your DC take at 6 weeks??
Also, what once increments do you store your breast milk? My LC told me to do 2 oz so not waste any. I have been doing that but now I have tons of bags in my freezer.
How many ounces should I expect/hope to get when I pump after feeding DD? what about when I don't feed her but am pumping?
TIA!!!!
I had to jump off so I didn't get to fully answer your question.
I froze the EBM in 3 oz bags since that's what he was drinking in daycare. (I didn't really build up a stash before I went back to work.) I was always pumping more than he was drinking so I built up quite a stash.
Every woman is different in the amount of BM that she is able to express. As long as you're getting about 3 oz, I think you're fine.
When I was on maternity leave, my DH gave a bottle before putting DS to bed and I pumped. I would pump 7 oz at that time. I also found that even after the bottle, DS wanted to nurse. But it was really that he wanted it for the comfort, not for hunger.
When I returned to work and started pumping it was a slightly different experience. I pumped 3 times. I always got the most at the first session (usually 6 to 6.5 oz) and then it decreased each time throughout the day. I expressed anywhere from 13 oz to 20 oz (total). I would say that my average was about 16 oz.
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traceyd
Big Sister to Be!
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Tracey
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Re: Pumping Questions
DD is 8 1/2 months old and has never taken more than 4 ounces of BM in a bottle. When she was 2-8 weeks she took 2oz sometimes 2.5oz
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| Posted 4/26/08 7:48 PM |
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Heather617
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Re: Pumping Questions
At 6 weeks DS was eating about 4 oz at a time. I stored the bottles in 4 oz increments. Now at 13 weeks, he is taking 5 oz so I store it that way
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| Posted 4/27/08 3:05 PM |
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luvnlife
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Re: Pumping Questions
Posted by SweetCaroline
Posted by luvnlife
We are giving one bottle of formula at night (I BF the rest of the feedings) and DS is taking between 4-5 ounces. We give him a 5 oz bottle and he usually finished most of it. He is 5 1/2 weeks.
How long is he sleeping when you give him the formula feed?
No longer than when I breastfeed. Usually about 21/2 or 3 hours.
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