https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 27 Oct 2026 01:21:19 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-oz-per-feeding-at-6-weeks#post-926712 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 11:27:34 +0000 heartonastring 926712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Here's the Kellymom link to figure it out...it depends how many times/day your LO eats: <a href="http://kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/pumping/milkcalc/" rel="nofollow">http://kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/pumping/milkcalc/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-oz-per-feeding-at-6-weeks#post-926707 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 11:25:58 +0000 MamaMoose 926707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO has pretty much always been an every three hours eater and for the first four weeks of her life she would take 1 ounce per week of age. So by four weeks she was eating four ounces every three hours. And then she just stayed at that amount until 4.5months when we went to 5ounces every three hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-oz-per-feeding-at-6-weeks#post-926695 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 11:21:45 +0000 Adira 926695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@maybebaby: Yeah, I would leave bottle for while you're at the ceremony and then two bottles for the reception. And then have some extra for just-in-case. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-oz-per-feeding-at-6-weeks#post-926663 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 11:18:17 +0000 maybebaby 926663@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: yep, 2-3 though sometimes it is more like every hour! Maybe ill do a couple 3 oz bottles and then have a few separate ounces if needed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-oz-per-feeding-at-6-weeks#post-926654 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 11:16:38 +0000 Adira 926654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, I agree with the 2-4 oz. And how often is your LO currently eating? I think at that age it was every 2-3 hours, right? So use that number to figure out the bottles.</p> <p>I think for Xander, he was just starting to go 2.5-3 hours between eating and I'd leave him 3 oz bottles of BM. I'd leave enough assuming he ate every 2.5 hours (even though he could often go 3) just to be on the safe side. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-oz-per-feeding-at-6-weeks#post-926608 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 11:06:05 +0000 maybebaby 926608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Weagle: @LazyLightning: thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-oz-per-feeding-at-6-weeks#post-926501 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 10:37:48 +0000 LazyLightning 926501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Agree - 2-4 oz per bottle of formula for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-oz-per-feeding-at-6-weeks#post-926467 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 10:26:04 +0000 Weagle 926467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think at that age LO was drinking anywhere from 2-4 oz from the bottle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-oz-per-feeding-at-6-weeks#post-926444 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 10:19:28 +0000 maybebaby 926444@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are on vacation and attending a wedding this weekend. We've left LO, who will be 6 weeks on Sunday, a few times but just an hour or two here and there. We are now feeding exclusively breast milk after supplementing until 4 weeks with formula. When he was supplementing with formula, it was an ounce to 2 ounces here and there, and now it has been only at the breast. So I have absolutely no idea how many pumped ounces to leave per bottle for while we attend the wedding and leave LO with my parents (who have come on vacation with us specifically to babysit their new grandson!)</p> <p>We will be at the ceremony from 2:30-4, so I will feed him right before we leave. We are staying very close to the ceremony site, so we can come back to the house to feed him again before attending the reception. We plan to be at the reception from 5-8 or 9ish. How many bottles of how many ounces would you leave at this age? I know every LO is different, and I know I should leave more than I think I will need, but I would love to have a ball park--fitting in time to pump during this trip has been hard so I need to make sure I fit in enough sessions before the wedding tomorrow! Thanks for any input :) </p>