Bottled breast milk..3 week old how much to give?

fletch2be · May 2016

How many ounces of pumped breastmilk should I be feeding my 3 week old?

MrsZko · May 2016

I gave Ollie is first bottle of pumped milk when he was 3 and a half weeks old. I pumped with a manual pump for about 10 minutes (about the same amount of time he would normally eat) and got 5 ounces. So I gave him that and he drank it all....I'm thinking it's a lot but it was around the time of his last feed so he usually eats more I think, before doing a long stretch of sleep. I think some of his meals are smaller for sure...like 2-3 ounces.

tripledaggerWed95976 · May 2016

My 3 week old eats 3-4 ounces of pumped breastmilk per feeding

wildtot · May 2016

Depends on how often your LO eats. The average is between 1.5-3 I believe. We have been bottle feeding pumped milk since week 1 and it always changes. The more frequent he feeds the fewer the oz each time. LO is going to be a month soon and averaging 4 oz but I think that's due to a growth spurt.

BeatboxBaby · May 2016

I was always told 2oz every 2-3 hours. We still only give LO that at 5 weeks except it's usually 3oz if we do the 3 hour stretch. A few times she would cry for more but we try to soothe her in other ways first before giving her more.

WBORDERS · May 2016

Our pedi said a general rule is an oz per hour since last feeding. That's been basically working for us.

Missingchampagne · May 2016

My pediatrician said it's usually an ounce per week of life, but varies based on weight and how long it's been since you fed them last.

So if you're 3 weeks but feeding every 1-2 hours, you can be a little under 3 oz. If you're around 3-4 hours between feedings, you can go to 4-5.

MamaRoni · May 2016

Peds don't always know breastfeeding info..... unlike formula it doesn't matter the age...
It 1 ounce per 1 hr... this is the perfect ratio for bf babies

amaniupendo · May 2016

I would start with 2 and see how that goes. My LO never really bottle feeds more than that in a sitting. And it sucks having to toss it, so I feed a little and get more if needed.

kdrn913 · May 2016

Out LO is eating mostly 4 oz at 4 weeks. They will just spit it back at you if it's too much

cjbwifey2010 · May 2016

My LO drinks a little over 4oz so we usually prepare a bottle for about 5oz and he is 10 weeks.

jonesl12 · May 2016

My LO is about 6 weeks has 3 oz every 3 hours. DH gives her a bottle a day.
sometimes if it's not enough she lets is know and I nurse her for a few min after until she pulls away. I'd say those times she gets maybe 3 1/2 .

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