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Explain to me when I increase pumped bottles

muffyvonmuffmuffyvonmuff member
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Im so confused by how often my now 6 month old should be nursing/getting a bottle.  I work so DS unusually get a 4oz pumped bottle every 2.5/3 or so hours (if I'm not working I nurse him on the same schedule).  He typically will also nap after a feeding, so he naps every 3 hours too.  This equals out to about 6/7 feeding in a day and about 3/4 30-60 minute naps.  Several friends with younger breastfed children were mentioning that they are down to 4 feedings a day.  Should I increase the amount he gets in his bottles and he will naturally just go longer in between feedings or will I just be stretching his belly and then not produce enough to satisfy his hunger.

tl;dr Im so confused on when to increase pumped bottles.
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Re: Explain to me when I increase pumped bottles

  • CLLDLLCLLDLL member
    I agree with PP. Follow baby's lead. My son took 4-4.5oz every 2-3 hours all the way till 10 months when he dropped a feeding all on his own. I upped to 5 oz at that point .

    Some kids just need that extra cuddle time with mom. Or mom doesn't store quite as much milk at one time so baby needs more sessions to get what he/she needs. As long as you and baby are happy, no reason to follow what anyone else is doing.
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  • ValancyyValancyy member

    We never did more than 5oz at a time in a bottle, so that meant they had to eat more often (this when my son was in daycare.

    I never got down to less than 6 or 7 nursings when just breastfeeding directly, even with my 16 month old.  We gradually lessened when I decided to wean, but if it was up to him, we would have kept nursing that often (I weaned to get pregnant again).

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  • atcwagatcwag member
    My 6 month old takes 4 oz. bottles every 2-3 hours while I'm @ work. Morning and evening we feed on demand, but he typically nurses every 1.5-3 hours. He does typically sleep 5-6 hours, nurses, then back to sleep for another 4 or so. He also naps after most feedings. All of this works out to 8-10 feedings/day.
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