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Guideline for how many oz of BM babies need at each age?

jess545jess545 member
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I EBF so DS only gets a bottle here or there but as he gets older Id like to have an idea of how many ounces should go in each bottle. Right now he eats 5 times a day. So I'm assuming each feeding is a little more then a baby who eats 6-8 times at this age. Thanks!
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Re: Guideline for how many oz of BM babies need at each age?

  • vvvvvfeevvvvvfee member
    edited January 2015
    kellymom has a helpful calculator for this: https://kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/pumping/milkcalc/
    BF babies are really never going to take more than 4-5 ounces of BM in a sitting (max of between 19-30 oz per day).

    if you are uncertain about how much your LO will eat while you're away, leave your caregiver several small portions (say, 2 or 3 2-ounce bottles), so you aren't wasting milk.
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