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FFing mommies- when did u stop using 4 oz bottles?

just curious..LO sometimes eats a full 4 oz. and looks like she wants more...  she's not 3 wks yet though I'm not sure..Also once you warm up a bottle, how quickly do u use it.  Is it ok to let it set for 15-30 minutes?

 

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Re: FFing mommies- when did u stop using 4 oz bottles?

  • S eats 3-4 oz's and I use Soothie bottles which go up to "5" oz's but you can fill it up an extra oz so I'll be using them for a while probably. Also when I heat up a bottle it says that it's only good for an hour after they've drank from it, but I go by the 2 hour rule. If it's been out for more than 2 hours I chuck it.
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  • Our 8 week old is taking in about 4-6 ounces at a time.  Our bottles go up to 5 ounces but you can fit six into them as well, just can't mix it in the bottle.  Also, I don't heat up the bottles..we just go with room temp.
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    Our 8 week old is taking in about 4-6 ounces at a time.  Our bottles go up to 5 ounces but you can fit six into them as well, just can't mix it in the bottle.  Also, I don't heat up the bottles..we just go with room temp.
    this. 15-20 is fine to wait. Sometimes, in the middle of the night, DS will fall back asleep when I'm making the bottle. I leave it next to me and go back to sleep for an hour. If he doesn't wake in that hour, I put it in the fridge. Once he drinks out of the bottle, he has an hour to drink. After that it gets dumped.

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  • M is barely taking 4 oz right now.. she usually takes around 3. that extra ounce usually ends up coming right back up for some reason.
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  • DD is taking 4oz regularly right now, although sometimes 5. We have the 4oz Dr. Brown bottles, and I think I may need to buy bigger sizes soon. They're leaking because after putting the formula in the 4oz of water it goes over that line, and then the bottles leak.
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  • That seems like a lot for one feeding. My daughter just turned 4 months and our pediatrician said 4-5 oz. is now an appropriate amount.

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  • We stopped using them about 8 weeks, went to Target and raided the baby clearance for 8 and 10 oz bottles so we can use them for a while now, especially how much my little one is growing!
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    imagePeonyParty:
    That seems like a lot for one feeding. My daughter just turned 4 months and our pediatrician said 4-5 oz. is now an appropriate amount.

    https://www.askdrsears.com/html/0/T000100.asp#T031009

    According to Dr. Sears 4-6oz is normal for 2-6 month olds.

     

    That is all well and good, but OP's baby is only a few weeks old.

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