If you have to supplement...

oandmplus1

DS was EBF until 8 months when I had to start supplementing with formula due to a supply dip.  I still pump 3-4 times day and nurse whenever we are together.  He gets bottles of 3 oz of BM and 2 oz of formula every day at daycare (3 a day), and nurses 1-2x before daycare and 1-2x after daycare as well.  He is still waking up at night to eat, last night it was 3 times (he got no formula during the day, just nursed).  While I don't mind night feedings (limiting it to 1 would be ideal), I feel like at this age, he shouldn't need 3 full sessions at night.  He will be wide awake unless he nurses long enough, and he is not just comfort nursing.

Do you think it's possible I need to up the formula I am supplementing him with?  Maybe he isn't getting enough to drink with just BM during the day on the weekends or needs a little extra formula added to his bottle during the week?

I just have no idea how to figure out how much formula to give on top of nursing.

SnoopyLuv

I would try it and see. I supplemented DD1 with formula and started with 4 oz bottles. Formula has the same calories per ounce so you need to keep increasing amounts as they get older.