4 month old breastfeeding frequency

kmtneb

Hi, my baby turns 4 months tomorrow and he is EBF at home with me 4-5 days per week and with a nanny the other 2-3 days. I send 3, 4 oz bottles and he was taking them about every 3 hours. He was also nursing about every 3 hours during the day (5x/day), with 1-2 feeds overnight. Lately he hasn't been hungry when the nanny offers after 3 hours. He seems to eat better if she lets him go 3.5-4 hours, but with this schedule, he is only eating 4x during the day + 1-2 at night. And I obviously want to get him off night feeds at some point, but is 4-5 feeds enough in 24 hours? Will my supply still be ok? I feed on demand at home, but he won't get really hungry and fussy until after 4 hours, so I usually offer after 3, should I try to space these feeds out? I am also wondering if I should increase the volume of the bottles that I send so that he gets more per feeding, though he seems content after 4 oz. He is gaining weight well and a really happy guy. Sorry for the long post, but any advice or experience with this would be so helpful! TIA!

bumpuser260585

My DS is 4 months old too. He currently nurses in the morning, takes 3- 3 1/2ounce bottles at daycare, then nurses twice after we get home and once or twice over night. That seems pretty similar to your DS.
I think as long as he is happy and growing, then it should be fine.

CNYBride05

You are a lucky lady! He'll get what he needs

kmtneb

Thanks for your replies! I think I was just worried because breastfeeding was finally working well and then this whole taking BM bottles with the nanny was throwing things off and confusing me. Though I do realize I am lucky, especially after a rough start with cracked nipples, nipple shields and MPSI, things are finally (almost) easy! I also emailed a LC and she told me babies 4-7 months can be just fine at 5-6 feeds/day, so that made me feel better. Thanks again!