June 2011 Moms
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Amount Eaten During the Day?
Dexter is now almost 15 weeks old...I am EBF, but he gets pumped bottles at daycare. He eats 4 ounces there twice a day, and since it is attached to my office, I nurse him on my lunch hour, so I have no idea how much he eats then. I nurse him at night and DH gives him another 4 ounce bottle at least, so I hope he's getting enough.
How many ounces do your babies eat at daycare during the day, if you EBF?
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Re: Amount Eaten During the Day?
As long as he is growing and having enough wet diapers I wouldn't worry about it or compare his bottle intake to others.
Some babies drink more from a bottle than from the breast because it flows easier so they take in more. Some babies drink less from a bottle than the breast because prefer mommy so they'll eat just enough to tide themselves over.
My daughter eats 5oz 3x a day while she's at daycare from 7-4. I breastfeed her once around 5am, and anywhere from 2-4 times in the evening, depending on the day.
ETA - we started her out at 4oz per bottle and her teachers said she would cry and act hungry after she finished, so we bumped it to 5oz and she's happy as can be. Your LO will generally let you know if they aren't satisfied!
DD gets 3 bottles while I am at work...she was getting 3 1/2 ounces in each one but I just bumped her up to 4 ounces. (She BFs once in the morning and 2 times when I get home)
V is 13 weeks. He is at the babysitter's house for 8 hours a day and eats 16 oz. total (two 8 oz. bottles). He usually naps from 8 AM-Noon, takes one bottle, then naps from 1:30-3:30 and has the other bottle right before I pick him up at 4:00. We were spreading them out into more feedings with less ounces at each feeding, but he was flipping out and constantly hungry. Our babysitter tried different schedules/amounts and so far this has worked to keep him happy all day long without him having to cry out of "starvation." (Babies are so dramatic and my LO is a little porker).
ETA: I usually nurse him 2-3 times in the evenings too. One short one around dinner time and then two longer ones before and after bathtime.
Yeah, I'm trying not to compare...I know they're all different. But I wanted to make sure everyone else's baby wasn't eating way more and I am just too out of it to know. His weight gain has leveled off since I've gone back to work, which is making me paranoid (of course). I think it might just be his age, though. Thanks for your input!
Nicholas eats three 4oz bottles while he's at daycare.
I usually nurse him around 2:30-3am and then again around 7am before I go to work. Then after daycare he'll nurse around 6:30pm and again around 9pm. Lately he's started skipping that 3am feeding sometimes though which is awesome.