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How many oz does your 3mos. old eat?

mrs.kcannemrs.kcanne member
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Up until today I've been EBF with a bottle here and there sparingly, and she's been eating every two hours pretty much on the nose.  Today I sent DD to Day Care this morning (for the first time! boo hoo!) with 4 bottles: Two 4oz bottles of milk and Two 4.5oz bottles of milk

I just called Day Care to check in on her and they were in the middle of feeding her the 3rd bottle of the day (9am, 11am and 1:30pm) and they said that she's gobbled up each bottle and suggested that I maybe increase the quantity to 5oz in a couple of the bottles, and perhaps even bring in a 5th bottle (because if her last bottle is given at 3/3:30pm and I can't pick her up until 5:45pm then she may indeed start getting angry and hungry by then).  I was hoping to avoid a 5th bottle at day care, but of course I'll do what she needs. Maybe just upping the quantities in each of the 4 bottles will help her go a little longer in between each feeding and she won't need that 5th bottle?

Thoughts?  How much is your 3month old eating per session and how often?

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Re: How many oz does your 3mos. old eat?

  • brisell23brisell23
    He eats 5 - 6 oz every 3 - 4 hours.  He gets 6 bottles in a 24 hour period, so that would be 30 - 36 oz a day (but he doesn't finish every bottle, so I would say 30 oz a day on average.) 
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    oh and that is a really cute picture in your siggy!
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  • luvnnycluvnnyc
    Andy was eating 4-5oz every 3-4hrs. Maybe it's a growth spurt? Just make sure she isn't being over fed. babies will eat when not hungry.
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  • sdkrlmsdkrlm

    we give avery 2 - 4 oz bottles and I feed her during lunch. 

    Bottles are easier to suck from so the babies can drink faster.  Avery hasn't seemed hungry after the bottles either.

     

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  • ll3414ll3414 member

    Here is our schedule when she is at daycare:

    7:30 - nurse at home

    9:30 - 4 oz bottle

    Noon - nurse at daycare

    2:30pm - 5 oz bottle

    5pm - nurse at daycare or home

     

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  • yellowcaryellowcar

    DS is 11.5 weeks and not in daycare yet.  But he eats about 5 oz. every 3 hours on average.

     

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  • ncsubridencsubride member
    Mine typcially eat 4 ounces but they are just starting to want more so we are offering them 5 ounces now.

    Kerri
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  • AU_DreAU_Dre
    Harrison has been eating about 5 ozs every 3-4 hours, but this weekend he seemed to be more hungry than usual. I think we are on the verge of permanently moving up to 6oz bottles.
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  • Mrs.SPMMrs.SPM
    5-6oz every 4 hours. I always make 6oz bottles and some feedings he wipes out the 6oz in 30 minutes!
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