https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 28 Jun 2026 13:08:47 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-do-you-leave-lo-at-daycare#post-690356 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 08:05:51 +0000 littlebittyhouse 690356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It took us a while to figure out the magic number. I have found that it makes people nervous that they don't have any 'extra' milk to give the baby whereas if they had a can of formula they could just mix up a bottle.</p> <p>at 4.5 mo old we were sending (4) four ounce bottles. If you are feeding at lunch I would say that 10-12oz is a good range. Like @mediagirl said, a snack bottle may be helpful in making your caregivers feel 'safe' If your LO doesn't drink the snack bottle you can just mix it into a larger bottle the next day! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-do-you-leave-lo-at-daycare#post-690305 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 07:52:34 +0000 autumnlove 690305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I brought 4-4 ounce bottles around that age. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-do-you-leave-lo-at-daycare#post-690299 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 07:49:13 +0000 mediagirl 690299@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At that age I think it would be good to have her on a schedule - eat every 3 hours or so. If she is getting 5 or 6 ounces at every feeding, that is probably good. Maybe leave a "snack" bottle in case they think she's hungry at some point but not ready for a full bottle? 2 or 3oz in that one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-do-you-leave-lo-at-daycare#post-690290 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 07:43:06 +0000 LemonLong 690290@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is 5 months and I do 3 5oz bottles also. I left some frozen milk in case they ever need more, but they've hadn't had to use it yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-do-you-leave-lo-at-daycare#post-690285 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 07:42:05 +0000 ladyfingers 690285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Kellymom has a good calculator:</p> <p><a href="http://kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/pumping/milkcalc/" rel="nofollow">http://kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/pumping/milkcalc/</a></p> <p>I would make sure they are properly bottlefeeding her (paced feeding to mimic letdown patterns and let baby sense they're hungry before they guzzle it down), and burping enough. I know LO always acts hungry after a full feed but once he burps, he's fine. And also that they are not forcing milk on her every time she cries, like you said. Otherwise you can try sending more, smaller bottles and see if that helps? I wouldn't do more than 5 oz in one sitting for an EBF baby (based on my limited knowledge). Milk intake over a 24-hour period doesn't really rise past 1 month, you would just give more at a feeding if the number of feedings per day decrease. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-do-you-leave-lo-at-daycare#post-690264 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 07:35:45 +0000 regberadaisy 690264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>M is 11 months and gets (3)5 oz bottles but we also bring in lunch and an afternoon snack.<br /> @kml636: I think if both day care AND nanny are telling you she needs more then she likely does. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-do-you-leave-lo-at-daycare#post-690240 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 07:26:33 +0000 mrsjyw 690240@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>5 oz a feeding sounds good to me. My mom watches A, but I leave 3 - 5 oz bottles. I nurse him in the AM, she feeds him at 10, 1, 4 (roughly), and then we nurse before bedtime. Sometimes we'll have a lil left over from my diff pumping outputs that we'll give him in between the last bottle and night nursing session. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-do-you-leave-lo-at-daycare#post-690236 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 07:25:50 +0000 matador84 690236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a 7 month old and give him two four oz bottles. That's all I can pump and he is allergic to formula. He gets baby food 3x a day also. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-do-you-leave-lo-at-daycare#post-690234 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 07:25:45 +0000 T.H.O.U. 690234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How long is she there, I assume a full work day so 8-10 hours? Usually at that age, my daughter would eat about 4 times at daycare (every 2 hours or so not including nap time). We only sent 4 ounce bottles, so 16 ounces total. </p> <p>If you are nursing at lunch, then I would think that maybe 10-12 ounces would be right. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-do-you-leave-lo-at-daycare#post-690226 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 07:22:56 +0000 kml636 690226@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is EBF, and in daycare 2 days a week. She's 4.5 months old. It's hard for me to know how much she needs at each feeding... I've been leaving her around 10 oz, and coming to feed her at lunch. </p> <p>The daycare AND the nanny I had before both tell me she needs more milk. I think that if they feed her 5 oz every three hours, that should be enough, but I think they are feeding her every time she is fussy, when she really should be put down for a nap. At the same time, however, if she really is hungry I want her to have enough milk! Does that sound like enough? </p>