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day care says not enough milk in my bottles!

tinawifetinawife
in Babies: 9 - 12 Months
I have a 7 month old he has been exclusively breastfed. He now eats 3 meals a day in addition to breastfeeding 6-7 times a day. I work part time and leave in him day care 3 days a week for 6 hours each day. I have been pumping at work and only getting 2 oz. When I went to pick him up at day care they told me that this is not enough milk for a baby and that he needs more milk in his bottles and that I should start him on formula.

What are your thoughts?
Do I give him formula and then breastfeed the rest of the time with him?
Is it enough milk for him?

I am worried about him not wanting to breastfeed if I start formula and I still want to breastfeed. Would I not produce enough milk if I stop pumping at work if I switch to formula? I am also worried about him not getting enough milk.
Please any help would be great!
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Re: day care says not enough milk in my bottles!

  • bksp1bksp1
    You could continue to pump and supplement the rest of what he needs with formula.
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  • TobetaufenTobetaufen
    Just for clarification, is he only getting 2 oz per feeding? Is he eating any solids?
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  • brittneycc1982brittneycc1982
    So are you only putting 2 oz on his bottles? I would say that is really low...
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  • tinawifetinawife

    He is only getting 2 oz in bottles when I pump.  I leave him 2 bottles for the 6 hours he is in day care.  I dont know how much he gets when he breastfeeds.  He eats 3 meals a day, yogurt and ceral in the morning, veggie and cereal lunch, and meat cereal and fruit dinner. THANKS!

     

    Oh and he is 20lbs and in the 90th percentile for weight and height at his last appointment! 

     

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  • jodynjames2005jodynjames2005
    That's definitely not a lot, but is he reverse cycling? If he is eating more at night, he might not need much more than that. Does he still seem hungry after he gets the 2 oz, or does daycare just think it isn't enough? Since he is still BF'ing 6-7 times a day, I suspect he is making up for it later!
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  • casncortcasncort
    4 oz in 6 hours does seem low to me. But then again I don't know how much he's getting from BF and if you're BF right before or after daycare. I would supplement with formula while at daycare and pump at work. A lot of people do this and their babies take to both the formula and BM.
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  • TobetaufenTobetaufen
    I personally think it's a little low. DS takes 5 oz 3 times per day and still has rice, fruits & veggies.
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  • Temp146997687502158Temp146997687502158
    Do you think could could pump again while at home, perhaps an early morning pumping before you leave so you can get a little more?
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  • Erika6504Erika6504

    That's not a lot at all.   I would say that your body probably doesn't respond as well to the pump as it does to him actually BF'ing.  You're only option might be to supplement with formula.

    When DD started daycare she was 6mo old.  At that time I was sending 2 bottles with 4 1/2oz and 1 bottle with 6oz.  Granted, she's in daycare for 8 hours so that's longer than your DS but that just gives you a frame of reference.  Oh yeah....at that time she was BF'd and I was pumping 14-16oz a day at work.

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  • bim38106bim38106 member

    That sounds really low. Keep in mind that you will never get as much by pumping then DD will from BF. Our pedi told me (and LC) that DC will get an average of one extra ounce per side while BF then you would pumping. So if you're only pumping 2 oz from both sides, DD is probably getting 4 in that feeding. HTH!

    To keep up your supply, you could pump an extra session a day, take fenugreek to up it, drink tons of water. Also, DD has one bottle of formula a day and my supply adjusted.. it didn't kill it or anything ;)

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  • KG91705KG91705
    For me personally, i think that's too low. I usually leave 3 bottles of 7oz BM with babysitter with his lunch and snacks. He stays there for 8-9hrs/day. DS eats 3 times a day plus 2 snacks and then he gets bottles too. Milk should be the primary meal in addition to other food. DS is EBM and i pump at work. May be you can drink water and increase your pumping session so you can produce more milk. I try to drink plenty of water between each session. Altough my supply has gone down compare to before, but i have been able to make about 20 oz/day by drinking lots of water. If i don't make enough, i will definitely give him formula. I also leave a can of formula at the sitter in case if i don't have enough.
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  • Alexandra*sMomAlexandra*sMom member
    He will still BF if he has formula.  2 oz is not enough!  pump and mix it with formula, or have daycare mix 2-6 oz of formula to mix with his BM.  BF as normal when you are with him.
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