https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 18 May 2026 21:30:59 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-milk-volume-increase-as-lo-got-older#post-648644 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:20:38 +0000 Mrs. Bee 648644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. High Heels: @PurpleUnicorn: charlie also never really increased more than 5 ounces or so on breastmilk! but he did take increasing amounts when we switched to formula at 9 months! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-milk-volume-increase-as-lo-got-older#post-648110 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 13:40:59 +0000 yin 648110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My most my LO ever drank in a single feeding was 5.5 oz at around 10 months. He started to drink less as he ate more solids around the year mark. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-milk-volume-increase-as-lo-got-older#post-648036 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 12:47:54 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 648036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ChelseaRose: i wish i knew this when i was breastfeeding my first. at 10-months, i was "only" able to pump 5-6 oz per session and was so worried i wasn't producing more that i started taking galactagogues with little improvement. now i know there was no reason to worry and that my supply was just fine! sigh. this was before the hellobee days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-milk-volume-increase-as-lo-got-older#post-647936 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 11:35:36 +0000 lemong 647936@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've read that formula fed babies do need to increase the amount they drink as they get older, but that BF babies do not. As others mentioned, it probably has to do with the composition of your breastmilk changing. So maybe the bigger bottles are more for FF babies? LO is 7 months and she takes 5 oz bottles at day care. I think my production has stayed pretty steady since I started work back in January. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-milk-volume-increase-as-lo-got-older#post-647931 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 11:33:21 +0000 PurpleUnicorn 647931@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ChelseaRose: perhaps the bigger bottles are good for formula. well i am glad i came across this so i dont start worrying about my supply in the future! i had been wondering if i was ever going to start filling more than a 5 oz bottle in one pumping session. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-milk-volume-increase-as-lo-got-older#post-647928 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 11:32:10 +0000 PurpleUnicorn 647928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs Green Grass: good to know! what is the point of the bigger bottles than? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-milk-volume-increase-as-lo-got-older#post-647926 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 11:30:58 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 647926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PurpleUnicorn: nope...they just take more volume I fewer feeds but same amount of ounces overall (on average). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-milk-volume-increase-as-lo-got-older#post-647920 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 11:27:11 +0000 ChelseaRose 647920@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I go to a weekly breastfeeding support group and the LC that runs it says that babies should never get bottles with more than 4-5oz. Although i know many moms who give more than this before bed. Your milk changes as they get older and they don't necessarily need more. Maybe with formula the amounts keep increasing? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-milk-volume-increase-as-lo-got-older#post-647871 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 10:52:00 +0000 autumnlove 647871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, but I think my milk looked thicker! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-milk-volume-increase-as-lo-got-older#post-647838 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 10:38:27 +0000 PurpleUnicorn 647838@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. High Heels: i knew that the milk changed as they got older, but i also thought that the supply would increase! That's why I thought there were bigger bottles available, as in we use the 4 - 5 oz bottles when they are small, and then 8 - 9 oz when they are older...hmmmm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-milk-volume-increase-as-lo-got-older#post-647828 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 10:32:29 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 647828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: i didn't know this - "your supply doesn't really increase as your lo gets older. it changes in consistency to meet the specific nutritional needs of your lo at that age." - always learning new things on hellobee :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-milk-volume-increase-as-lo-got-older#post-624557 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:59:04 +0000 DillonLion 624557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: That's what I thought too, it shouldn't really be increasing this much. </p> <p>Ah well, she's always been a gentle sucker (my nipples say thanks!)....so the pump is probably just being more efficient. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-milk-volume-increase-as-lo-got-older#post-624535 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:54:33 +0000 Mrs. Bee 624535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@highwire: your supply doesn't really increase as your lo gets older. it changes in consistency to meet the specific nutritional needs of your lo at that age.</p> <p>i exclusively pumped with charlie and i had much more supply when i was ep than ebf. it was pretty great because anyone could feed him. but ep was not an option with 2 kids!</p> <p>a great supply is an awesome thing! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-milk-volume-increase-as-lo-got-older#post-624531 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:53:19 +0000 cascademom 624531@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would say pumping. I've had days where I get tons of milk and then others where I get less. I switched to my work's Medela Lactina Select. It's an hospital grade pump compared to my 2007 PIS. I like the suction better on it. Even when I have a low day, it seems to pump more than my PIS. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-milk-volume-increase-as-lo-got-older#post-624517 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:49:50 +0000 DillonLion 624517@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: I wonder if I should have just been an exclusive pumper all along.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-milk-volume-increase-as-lo-got-older#post-624513 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:48:53 +0000 Mrs. Bee 624513@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i think your body is responding well to the breast pump and it probably stimulated your production. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-milk-volume-increase-as-lo-got-older#post-624503 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:46:39 +0000 DillonLion 624503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There's not much around on Google in terms of explanations for a massive increase in milk supply. </p> <p>But I'm getting double the milk over what I did just a couple of weeks ago when I started work and started pumping 4x a day. It is just because LO is older? My body prefers the breast pump? </p>