Pumping moms: How much does your baby eat?

treble_clef · March 2012

How many onces does your baby eat at one feeding, and how many times in 24 hours?

I EBF, and I stay home, so I've never used bottles before. I did actually pump a lot with my son because I had so much milk, but I never needed to use pumped milk. Now, since this is my second baby, I might have to leave her home to do some activities with my son. And I have no idea how much milk she needs at one feeding. She is 3 and a half weeks old.

TIA!

KatFish2011 · March 2012

I have EP'ed since DS arrived. He was taking 2-3 ozs until about 5 weeks then he moved to 4 ozs and stayed there until this week (12 weeks) he has moved to 5 ozs. I EP 5 times a day and DS takes about 5-7 bottles a day depending on if he is in a growth spurt. I am always ahead on his bottles and have quite a stash in the freezer just in case. I plan on EP'ing for a year so far I have made it almost 3 months.

Auburngirl32 · March 2012

6 weeks and drinking 3-3.5 oz per feeding. I use Born Free active flow bottles. I like them because lo has to work to get the milk out just like at the breast.

jrush89 · March 2012

at 4 weeks ds is eating 4oz every 2 hrs during the day

lalyssalou · March 2012

I was old 2.5oz per lb they weigh for the first month. DS weighs about 7lb now, so that would put him at 17.5oz a day, which is fairly accurate for us. After a month, they generally eat 20-30oz a day.

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