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MrsE323
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How much breast milk?
How much breast milk do you feed your 5 month old per bottle?
DS will be 5 months at the end of November. When we are together he is exclusively nursed so it's impossible to know how much he is eating. When I went back to work 7 weeks ago he started with 3-3.5 oz per bottle. He would eat 4 bottles of that size (sometimes 5) while I am at work (about 9.5 hours). He always finishes an entire bottle in a sitting. Recently he has been fussing at the end of the bottles and wanting more so I started sending 4 ounce bottles. He still finishes them no problem and wants to eat every 2 hours. My pediatrician said with breast milk he should never need more than 4 oz per bottle but I would feel so bad if he is always hungry. On the other hand a part of me thinks he's the type of kid who will never stop eating if it keeps being presented to him. I am wondering how much other breast milk mommas are feeding their kids around this age? Thanks!
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Posted 11/10/14 10:18 AM |
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How much breast milk?
At 5 months, my ds was having five 6 oz bottles of bm a day.
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Posted 11/10/14 10:23 AM |
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MrsS6510
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Re: How much breast milk?
Uh, yea at 5 months my EBF DD was drinking up to 5 8-oz bottles per day.
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Posted 11/10/14 11:04 AM |
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MrsE323
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Re: How much breast milk?
Posted by JoesWife628
At 5 months, my ds was having five 6 oz bottles of bm a day.
Is that amount the entire day from wake up to bedtime or just during the "work" day 9-5?
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Posted 11/10/14 11:17 AM |
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Katareen
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How much breast milk?
Four 6 ounce bottles at that age.
Babies that age won't overeat. And there is no one-size-fits-all answer when it comes to ANY baby, so your Ped shouldn't say that. However I've found that Peds have a very limited knowledge of BF, unless they are also a LC.
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Posted 11/10/14 11:38 AM |
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PitterPatter11
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How much breast milk?
DS has been in daycare since 4.5 months. I give them 16 ounces of BM for 9 hours. I give 3 4 ounce bottles and 2 2 ounce bottles. They feed him between 2-6 ounces per serving.
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Posted 11/10/14 1:24 PM |
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VeeJay
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Re: How much breast milk?
at that age I think DS was getting 6 ounces per bottle and I had him on a schedule - he would eat at 8:00, 12:00, 4:00 and 8:00.
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Posted 11/10/14 2:04 PM |
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BlueDiamonds
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How much breast milk?
I'm not sure why your ped would say that. Maybe because your DS eats more frequently (every 2 hours)? You can definitely increase the amount per bottle. Your son will be fuller for longer and may go longer periods between bottles.
DS is 6 months old and drinks 7 oz per bottle. He has spaced them out a bit and drinks every 4 hours or so.
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Posted 11/10/14 2:52 PM |
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petvet
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Re: How much breast milk?
I don't think there is a "set" amount. My DS topped off at 5 oz of pumped milk per feeding every 3 hours or so. It was a bit tough towards the end because my supply really tanked after 10months (esp. pumping).
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Posted 11/10/14 3:14 PM |
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jams92
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Re: How much breast milk?
my son takes 5 bottles a day
he starts his day with an 8oz around 6am; followed by 3 6-oz bottles and before bed he takes another 8oz
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Posted 11/10/14 3:37 PM |
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MrsE323
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Re: How much breast milk?
Posted by BlueDiamonds
I'm not sure why your ped would say that. Maybe because your DS eats more frequently (every 2 hours)? You can definitely increase the amount per bottle. Your son will be fuller for longer and may go longer periods between bottles.
DS is 6 months old and drinks 7 oz per bottle. He has spaced them out a bit and drinks every 4 hours or so.
I think he said it because he is eating every 2 hours. I am wondering if we can space feedings longer with more ounces.
Thanks everyone for your responses, it's helpful to hear what others are doing
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Posted 11/10/14 3:41 PM |
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MrsS2005
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Re: How much breast milk?
Neither of my boys ever drank more than 6 oz bottles every 3-4 hours at daycare. At 5 months, they were drinking around 5 oz bottles.
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Posted 11/10/14 7:08 PM |
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ElizaRags35
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How much breast milk?
5oz
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Posted 11/10/14 10:41 PM |
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wingsofsong
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How much breast milk?
Our daughter is just 6 months and has 7-8 oz. when she has a bottle.
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Posted 11/11/14 1:10 PM |
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Budjeg11
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How much breast milk?
very surprised that your ped said your LO wouldn't need more than 4 oz per bottle-- Both my DD-s would take about 5 oz of BM per bottle 4-5 times a day at that age.
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Posted 11/11/14 1:19 PM |
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CL2012
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Re: How much breast milk?
I am shocked by the number of responses saying their babies got 6 or 8 oz bottles throughout the day! How do you moms pump enough to keep up with that?!
The general rule is 1-1.5oz of breastmilk per hour. And copied from Kellymom:
The research tells us that exclusively breastfed babies take in an average of 25 oz (750 mL) per day between the ages of 1 month and 6 months. Different babies take in different amounts of milk; a typical range of milk intakes is 19-30 oz per day (570-900 mL per day).
At 12 weeks my LO was getting 3oz bottles about every 2.5-3 hours during the workday and by 5 months was getting 4.5oz every 3 hours (no more than 5 feedings total in a 12 hour day, STTN). I've had the opportunity to do a weighed feeding with a LC's baby scale a few times and at 7mo LO took in just under 3oz from the breast, 2ish hours after last feeding. I did this to prove to his nanny that if he was going to eat every 2 hours he didn't need 4.5oz bottles every 2 hours. I would have failed months ago as a working, BFing mom if I had to keep up with that type of pumping output demand.
If you have the opportunity to do a weighed feed, like at your ped's office or a breastfeeding support group (I did mine at a breastfeeding store in Manhattan), I would highly recommend it to put your mind at ease that you are not underfeeding your baby.
Message edited 11/11/2014 2:34:43 PM.
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Posted 11/11/14 2:31 PM |
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EnV-McC
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Re: How much breast milk?
My DS is 4.5 months and drinks about 3-3.5 oz a bottle. The most he's ever drank from a bottle is 4 oz. and those are rare occasions. I send him with 10oz of breast milk while I'm at work and sometimes he has a little left over when I go to pick him up (I work 7.5 hrs).
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Posted 11/11/14 2:36 PM |
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drpepper318
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Re: How much breast milk?
I think he was having 6-7 ounces five times a day.
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Posted 11/11/14 2:47 PM |
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AKD
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Re: How much breast milk?
He's 3 months, and when I do give him a bottle, it's usually 5oz that he drinks. Guessing by 5 months - he'll be in the 6-7oz range.
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Posted 11/11/14 4:34 PM |
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