How much milk does your LO eat at day care?

BellaFamily

I breastfeed when we are at home but she will only eat about 10oz a day at day care. She is there from 8 to 6, does that sound right? She only gets one meal a day at night which usually ends up everywhere but in her mouth. I think she may be only getting about 22 to 24 oz a day! She never complains about being hungry!

emilydholmes1

They say 24oz is the minimum your LO should have a day. I think Eli takes about 30 a day but it depends on the kid. If she isn't crying after she finishes a bottle or acting hungry, then you should b eokay. Watch her closely though to see if she is going to start to need more.

flippy1234

Lately she has only been taking 4-6oz from around 7:30am-4:30pm.

Of course from midnight-6am she is eating every 2 hours. sigh. I feel like if I was at home instead of at work she would be sleeping so much better.

kellelle01

DS is breastfed and I pump bottles while I'm at work.  He takes 3 or 4 bottles at daycare ranging from 4 to 5 ounces each.  So, on most days he eats between 15-20 ounces at daycare.  Last week he wasn't feeling well and he only ate about 10-12 ounces total at daycare.  He goes from 7am-4pm. 

It's hard to tell how much BM they are taking when they nurse before and after daycare, but as long as she's gaining weight and has wet diapers, then I'd say she's getting enough.

BC&MM

DS takes 2 bottles at daycare = 10 oz, he drinks 35-37 oz a day.

KoalaBear103

R takes 18+ at day care (18 on a slow day). He's there from 8:15-5:15

Mt2G1012

Mine takes 10.5-13oz from 8-4pm.  She was 6lb 6oz at birth and is now 17lbs 5 oz, so clearly not starving. Look at this link.  You can't compare FF to BF in oz or what they "should" be eating.  It isn't the same at all.

https://www.kellymom.com/bf/pumping/milkcalc.html#howmuch

jf198400

My DD only ate 3 3oz bottles/day until 6months then started taking an additional bottle, so now she's at 12oz/day plus nursing 3-4 times at home.

BellaFamily

thanks! I think she is fine then. she pees and poops enough and is gaining weight. As you can see from my siggy :points finger downwards: she is not a small baby!!