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BF / EP moms....

kwilson158kwilson158
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How much milk does your LO take in a bottle? My LO is 1 month and 1 day and I nurse at night but started pumping and giving him a bottle during the day to get him use to his routine at daycare, and so I would also know how much milk to send to daycare.  I am still kind of struggling with how much he should be getting in a bottle. I don't want to under feed him but I don't want to over feed him and make him sick either...???

Right now he takes around 3 oz in a bottle but sometimes acts like he is still hungry??? Is 3-4 oz's too much or not enough for a 1 month old?

(I know every baby is different - just want to make sure he is getting enough)

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Re: BF / EP moms....

  • KMac570KMac570 member
    I BF but my husband gives him a bottle of pumped milk at night (it's the only way I get any sleep).  He takes 2.5 to 4 oz at a time, depending on how hungry he is I guess.  The 4 oz feelings have been during a growth spurt, so I'm not sure wheth
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  • kwilson158kwilson158
    Thanks, I will try that.
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  • Ladiebug710Ladiebug710 member
    When LO started going to daycare at 8 weeks he was taking 2.5-3 oz bottles.

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  • AtleighdanAtleighdan member
    I have left DS with MH a couple times when he needed a bottle. I have left 3 oz in the bottle, with extra in the fridge just in case. Both times, the 3 oz has been good for DS. I know that when he is nursing, he stops drinking, but will comfort nurse for
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  • kwilson158kwilson158
    thanks so much for all the advice...LO has refused a paci so far. I don't feel so crazy now about his feedings
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