https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 03 May 2026 18:26:39 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-ounces-in-a-bottle-for-an-ebf-baby#post-2580358 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 22:12:26 +0000 atoz 2580358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ModernDayJibarita: jealous! I can usually get 2-3 oz on one side and 1 or so on the other...but I'm a little lopsided these days. </p> <p>Thanks all! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-ounces-in-a-bottle-for-an-ebf-baby#post-2580337 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 21:11:21 +0000 ModernDayJibarita 2580337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My baby is also 6 weeks old. When I pump it averages 3oz per breast so I freeze in that amount and give him 3oz bottles. Sometimes he'll eat all of it in one sitting other times he'll have half and I store the bottle in the fridge and he finishes it a little while later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-ounces-in-a-bottle-for-an-ebf-baby#post-2580297 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 18:06:57 +0000 clover 2580297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 7 month old drinks 4oz bottles during the day, if I'm not there to nurse at night her bedtime bottle is 6oz. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-ounces-in-a-bottle-for-an-ebf-baby#post-2580293 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 17:23:26 +0000 lilyofthewest 2580293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When LO was still getting milk (from breast or bottle) every 2 hours around the clock, bottles were 2-3oz. Once LO was eating slightly less incessantly, they increased to 3-4oz. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-ounces-in-a-bottle-for-an-ebf-baby#post-2580287 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 16:38:02 +0000 catomd00 2580287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My almost 6 week old will take anywhere from 2-2.5oz. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-ounces-in-a-bottle-for-an-ebf-baby#post-2580178 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 10:53:24 +0000 Pollywog 2580178@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He drinks between 2-3.5 ounces per bottle. He drinks much more from the breast. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-ounces-in-a-bottle-for-an-ebf-baby#post-2580149 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 08:45:35 +0000 catlady 2580149@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We always did 4oz at daycare but she didn't start until 3 months. From his rate of nursing, sounds like he'd need 2-3 oz right now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-ounces-in-a-bottle-for-an-ebf-baby#post-2580145 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 08:17:52 +0000 DesertDreams88 2580145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At that age we did 3oz. By 10wks it was 4 oz, then 5oz at 3mo, and 6oz at 4mo. He could probably do 7oz now at 5mo if need be but we haven't tried. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-ounces-in-a-bottle-for-an-ebf-baby#post-2580107 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 04:58:40 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2580107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We give him 4 oz through a bottle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-ounces-in-a-bottle-for-an-ebf-baby#post-2580104 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 02:01:10 +0000 atoz 2580104@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@QBbride: I had seen their formula (30 oz divided by the number of feedings) but because her feedings vary wanted to get a sense of what other people did. I usually just freeze in 2 oz portions...get I should start freezing some 1 oz for now too. Good to know about the 1 hour rule. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-ounces-in-a-bottle-for-an-ebf-baby#post-2580095 Fri, 01 Jul 2016 23:56:26 +0000 QBbride 2580095@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Kellymom recommends 1oz for every hour you're away from baby. Typically BF babies take much smaller amounts than formula fed babies (much less waste product). Check out Kellymom for more info! :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-ounces-in-a-bottle-for-an-ebf-baby#post-2580087 Fri, 01 Jul 2016 22:12:05 +0000 peaches1038 2580087@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started 4 oz bottles for daycare aT 12 weeks. He's almost 8 months and still takes a 4-4.5 oz bottle. He usually has 3-4 bottles in 9 hours while I'm at work </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-ounces-in-a-bottle-for-an-ebf-baby#post-2580083 Fri, 01 Jul 2016 22:05:26 +0000 pastemoo 2580083@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Number of months plus one ounce is what we planned for. Last weeks my 2 weeks old downed over 5oz and we freaked out (yay growth spurt).</p> <p>Eta months plus 1 oz worked for my son for a long time, he was also ebf </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-ounces-in-a-bottle-for-an-ebf-baby#post-2580081 Fri, 01 Jul 2016 21:40:36 +0000 atoz 2580081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is currently 6 weeks old and nurses, on average, 10-12 times a day. DH gives her a bottle once in a while and we usually just do 2 oz. When you gave your EBF baby a bottle, how many ounces would you give? </p>