how many ounces of breast milk for bottle?

bethiec · March 2011

DD is one month old and we gave her a bottle for the first time last night. She ate like a champ from it

Since we were just trying it out for the first time, I only gave her 2 ounces of breast milk. I have no idea how much she eats from me. How much are you giving your baby? Thanks!!!

Mrs.HMommy · March 2011

When I gave my DD first bottle I googled the same thing and came up with anywhere from 2-5 ounces. DD is 5w6d and she's NEVER eaten 5 ounces! She goes anywhere 3-4 ounces in a normal feeding.

TiffanyTheMom · March 2011

My DD is 5wks 1day and she only takes 3oz flat. If you try to get her to take more she falls asleep on you.

cuadrakaren · March 2011

dd is 4w 1d and she takes 4 oz

BabyNSR · March 2011

I also do breast milk in a bottle. DS takes 4oz about every 2.5 - 3 hours.

JenLuvsRichard · March 2011

my son takes anywhere from 2-6oz every 3-4 hours from the bottle.

Bridgetkate28 · March 2011

my LO will be 7 weeks tomorrow and we are giving 4.5 ounces in each bottle right now. 2 ounces are formula and 2.5 ounces are formula at this stage.

AM2008 · March 2011

DD is right over a month and takes anywhere from 3-4oz. every 2.5-3 hours.

daniellepanda · March 2011

My LO has been taking 3-4 oz for a couple weeks now, but at night sometimes he only wants 2. we usually start with 2.5 at night and if he wants more we just heat more up

Lilleybug · March 2011

Ttyler is FF for medical reasons but he also takes 3-4 ounces every 2-3 hours.

cgr8979 · March 2011

My LO started with 2 and now she can eat up to 5oz...and she won't eat again for 4 or so hours. I try to pump right before we go to bed and give her about 4 oz and that way she sleeps a lot longer.