Bottle feeding Mommas

MPsMommy · November 2013

I'm wondering about how many oz my 5 week old should be eating per feeding. She is breast fed but we are leaving her with my parents thanksgiving night and I need to know how much to pump for each feeding. I know all babies are different but just a guesstimate would be great! Thanks girls:)

MangoMama82 · November 2013

I pump 3 oz bottles for my 4 week ols

cassey910 · November 2013

My LO will be 6 weeks on Wednesday and he eats 4-4.5 oz per feeding. I pump and bottle feed.

ajjf1026 · November 2013

wedding06 said:
My 4 wk old gets pumped breastmilk and some formula. He eats 4 oz every 2-3 hrs starting last week. He is probably on the higher end for intake though I think.

This!

carawasa · November 2013

My LO will be 6 weeks Thursday and eats 5oz formula every 3.5-4hrs

Eta- usually she eats 6x a day
Eta x2- just kidding she eats 5 times a day

carawasa · November 2013

carawasa said:
My LO will be 6 weeks Thursday and eats 5oz formula every 3.5-4hrs

*blue*flower* · November 2013

My baby took 2 ounces of pumped breast milk at that age (every 2 to 3 hours) on the day I have to be away because of school. She is just barely moving up to 2.5 ounces now at 7 weeks.

hlb622 · November 2013

My LO is BF and FF. When he takes a bottle, it's typically 2-3 oz. of pumped breastmilk or formula. (He's one month old today.)

finnybooboo · November 2013

We gave a 3 oz bottle the other day and she seemed satisfied. We've also tried 4 oz and had a lot of spit up.

Sdeux · November 2013

Brandontricia said:

wedding06 said:
My 4 wk old gets pumped breastmilk and some formula. He eats 4 oz every 2-3 hrs starting last week. He is probably on the higher end for intake though I think.
Same!

Same. Between 3-4 oz.

huntjul · November 2013

crunchymama11 said:

the rule for bf babies is 1 oz per hour.

My bf baby hasn't read that rule. Milk Monster eats 3-4 oz per feeding. She eats more frequently during the day, every 1.5-2.5 hours. That's probably to make up for her longer sleep stretches at night, so it may even out to 1oz/hr over. 24 hr period, but she eats more of that during the day.

Mama2be12345 · November 2013

crunchymama11 said:

the rule for bf babies is 1 oz per hour.

This. And then it just depends on how much your LO can stomach per feeding. My LO is 5 weeks and 8 1/2 pounds and usually does around 4 ounces every 3-4 hours. I EBF and pump to a bottle every once in awhile.

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