For EBF babies who just occasionally get a bottle, how many oz do they drink?

Chrisanna0508 · May 2014

sarahcatie · May 2014

Typically 4, occasionally 4.5. He gets maybe one bottle a week, usually less.

Chrisanna0508 · May 2014

I have never given him more than 4, but he still seems hungry so I am thinking I should offer a little more.

sarahcatie · May 2014

It couldn't hurt. Have you done a weighted feeding lately? We based his bottles off of that.

yesthisiskim0401 · May 2014

I didn't vote since I'm not supplementing this time but did with A1 and she never took more than 4oz. My pedi said it was because she was also BF, but who knows. I would always hope she's fill up on formula and bull up but no dice.

Chrisanna0508 · May 2014

sarahcatie said:

It couldn't hurt. Have you done a weighted feeding lately? We based his bottles off of that.

I haven't. We go to a breastfeeding group where there is a good scale, but he is so distracted there I know he doesn't take a full feed so I'm not sure what to do about that. The only time I know he does is when we are at home in the nursery with the lights low and white noise on. I kinda miss him being oblivious to the world!

Chrisanna0508 · May 2014

@yesthisiskim0401‌ Crap...poll fail. I meant bottles of breast milk, not formula.

yesthisiskim0401 · May 2014

Chrisanna0508 said:
@yesthisiskim0401‌ Crap...poll fail. I meant bottles of breast milk, not formula.

LOL my bad. Carry on.

sarahcatie · May 2014

Chrisanna0508 said:

sarahcatie said:

It couldn't hurt. Have you done a weighted feeding lately? We based his bottles off of that.

I haven't. We go to a breastfeeding group where there is a good scale, but he is so distracted there I know he doesn't take a full feed so I'm not sure what to do about that. The only time I know he does is when we are at home in the nursery with the lights low and white noise on. I kinda miss him being oblivious to the world!

I think our babies could be twins. The only reason I know is because I bought a scale which we have checked and matches up within .2 ounces of the scale we have at our BF group.

And I was assuming you meant bottle with breast milk? @yesthisiskim0401's comment made me start questioning. If you mean formula, then I have no idea.

sweettooth87 · May 2014

Mine gets bottles at daycare. I send five ounce bottles as whenever I've done a weighted feed that's about how much he takes in; however, he usually only takes 4oz but sometimes springs for the fifth.

jennlin · May 2014

3-4oz of pumped milk per bottle.

alylove11 · May 2014

She takes 3 four oz bottles at daycare. Sometimes she will take a 4.5 oz bottle but it's rare.

muffyvonmuff · May 2014

4oz bottles of pumped milk

sleepy33 · May 2014

IDK why the answer to this would be any different for a BF baby who only occasionally gets a bottle vs. one who gets bottles every day? Anyway, mine has taken the same 4.5 oz bottle every day since the first day I left him to go back to work at 8 weeks.

RedZee · May 2014

I was giving 2oz bottles but they said at school she is still hungry after that. I just increased to 3oz and that seems to be good.

Chrisanna0508 · May 2014

@sleepy33‌ Probably no difference. I guess I just worded it like that since it's our situation and I'm a bit tired from a cranky teething baby. Haha

NatesCupcake47 · May 2014

DD was taking 6oz bottles for a while but since she really started getting tg e hang of solids she's back down to 4oz bottles.

BlessUrHeart29 · May 2014

I voted 4-5oz, but he's pretty much right on at the 4oz mark.

meghan7319 · May 2014

5oz three times a day at daycare

sfshorter · May 2014

Cooper takes three 4oz. bottles at daycare everyday, plus some veggies and fruit for lunch. Our daycare ladies want me to bring bigger bottles, but if he has a bottle at home, 4 oz is about all he can take. He is still at over 80% on his height and weight, so I'm not worried.

SweetCFly · May 2014

6 oz if it's the bedtime bottle, 4 oz if any other time (MOTN or daytime)

Arya207 · May 2014

LO gets a bottle before bed from DH one night a week. We thaw a 3 ounce bottle and she rarely finishes it. I nurse her at 6 before I leave and this bottle is at about 7:15 so that could be why the amount is on the low side.

sweettwilight16 · May 2014

3 4-ounce bottles at daycare. She's been drinking a little less sometimes lately, and flat out refused it from DH recently. She BFs as much as she always has though.