How many oz does your 2 month BF baby take in bottle

jess545 · November 2014

jyst curious how many oz I should give DS in a pumped bottle. Thanks!

bf43005 · November 2014

DS isn't quite two months but he takes a four ounce bottle every two or three hours during the day when we give him bottles

VitaLuna · November 2014

My LO was taking 3-3.5oz at that age. Use paced feeding and follow their lead. You can always add an extra 0.5-1oz a at the end until you find the amount that works best.

ETA: comprehension fail. My LO was taking that amount at 4+ months when I went back to work. She didn't have bottles before that. I would start smaller.

eggmankate · November 2014

I think my DD took 2-2.5oz at that age when I did a weighed feeding once. It will change every feed though depending on when they last ate, their body weight, growth spurts, etc.

surpriseaddition · November 2014

I BF my LO but didn't start bottles until way later. However, I am watching my girlfriend's daughter while she works. At 6 weeks, she was taking 3 oz bottles of BM every 3 hours. Right around 2 months is when she moved it to 3.5oz.

Bonnesetter27 · November 2014

My 2 month old takes between 3 and 4 oz every 3 hours.

opheliainwaders · November 2014

When DD was 2m, she would take about 2-2.5oz per feeding (every 2 hours or so).

How frequently does your baby nurse? I would assume about 1oz per hour since the last feeding as a starting point, and make sure to do a paced feeding (KellyMom has info on that).

BethanyAnn27 · November 2014

My DD is exactly 2 months old today and she typically takes 3-3.5 oz from the bottle, sometimes a little more. At her last well-baby check up (2 days ago) the pediatrician said that 3-4oz is what she would expect her to be eating at this age.

mikrinikki · November 2014

My lo is 11 weeks now and we just bumped her to 5-6 oz every 3-4 hours. She drank 4 oz every 3-4 hours for the last 5 weeks. However...my lo is 25 in long and almost 14 lb. So your lo might need less.

NADA-H · November 2014

Mine was taking 3-4 Oz and eating every 3 hours

Ju111310 · November 2014

I went back to work at 8 weeks, he was taking 4 oz bottles every 3 hours at that point. But he was sleeping 6-8 hour stretches at night so he had to make up for those skipped feedings volume wise.