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Moms who supplement with formula... How much?

KrisRoKrisRo member
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Lo is 2 months today! As of last week im bottle feeding breast milk and supplementing w formula. How many oz is everyone giving at this age?
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Re: Moms who supplement with formula... How much?

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    stephanie123456stephanie123456 member
    Right now I only give DS a bottle of formula at night since I'm having supply issues and it's easier when he's screaming to just do warm water and add the formula vs heating up BM.

    DS is two months also today and we give him between 3-4 ounces of BM during the day and 4 ounces of formula at night, though he sometimes does not eat it all because he falls asleep.

    Might have to start giving more formula during the day when I go back to work next month :/
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    mrsdanielleM2010mrsdanielleM2010 member
    My LO is 9 weeks, and he gets two supplemented bottles a day. One while I'm at work and one before bed. In each of those bottles he gets 2 oz of formula and 2 oz of frozen breast milk.

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    ashaw512 ashaw512 member
    I'm back to EBFing but he was getting one bottle of 5oz every night
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    HorseLover11HorseLover11 member
    I bf and give one 6.5 oz bottle at night ( from what I read it's on the high side of eating)

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    RedBaramidRedBaramid member
    I started supplementing formula after I started to have supply issues. I started with 1 ounce and moved to two per bottle but only when she gave me hunger cues immediately after nursing because I am trying to boost my supply back up. She would finish it sometimes, others she wouldn't. 
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    SaraPEwellSaraPEwell member
    My LO is two months. I supplement with formula and fill each bottle with two ounces of breast milk and two ounces of formula. He eats between 4 and 5 1/2 ounces each time he eats for a total of between 28 and 30 ounces per day.
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    camichael84camichael84 member
    DD is also 2 months. Because of supply issues and DD not being an efficient breastfeeder, I EP and supplement with one or two bottles of formula. Right now she typically takes between 3.5-4 oz of breast-milk during the day and her middle of the night feeding and 3.5-4 oz of formula right before bed. She usually eats 6 bottles a day, but if she wants a 7th for some reason (like last night when she decided to stay up until 1 am), she gets a second formula bottle.






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    Twinplus5Twinplus5 member
    Due to supply issues that started right away when twin B ( DS ) was in nicu I initially EBF DD until DS came home & pumped for him . Now at 7 weeks still having trouble with supply for both usually one or both LOs will get a bottle of formula after nursing , about 3-4 oz
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