https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:07:52 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-pumped-milk#post-1596084 Sun, 27 Apr 2014 19:46:24 +0000 PixieStix 1596084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kiddo is 6 wks and we give him 4 oz. per feeding. I felt comfortable with 4 oz. when our LC weighed him pre and post breastfeeding one session and he had gained 4 oz. Hope that helps ya. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-pumped-milk#post-1596036 Sun, 27 Apr 2014 19:17:46 +0000 matador84 1596036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ask your pedi and they can calculate how much they should take depending on their weight. DS took 3 3 oz bottles at daycare for about 4 months and. 4 oz for two and then 5-6 at about 6-7 months on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-pumped-milk#post-1596017 Sun, 27 Apr 2014 18:53:43 +0000 delight 1596017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with @lawbee11: My LO only usually has 3-4oz at a time and she's 8 months. At 6w mine wouldn't even take a bottle, but I doubt she would have had more than a couple ounces. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-pumped-milk#post-1596008 Sun, 27 Apr 2014 18:40:47 +0000 lilteacherbee 1596008@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did 3.5 oz until about 2 months, then 4oz until 4 months. We moved to 4.5 oz at that point. He's 5.5 months and still takes about 4.5oz. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-pumped-milk#post-1595892 Sun, 27 Apr 2014 16:02:02 +0000 lawbee11 1595892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would aim for 3-4 oz/bottle. LO is almost 9 months old and I've never given her more than 5oz breastmilk in one sitting. Breast milk changes to suit your baby's needs as he/she gets older, so you shouldn't have to increase the intake. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-pumped-milk#post-1595884 Sun, 27 Apr 2014 15:51:05 +0000 lady grey 1595884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When my LO started daycare (once per week) at 4 months we sent him with 4oz bottles of breastmil;k, which they gave about every 3 hours.. So at 6 weeks, maybe offer 3oz.? He did take 4oz per feeding for a while, then around 6 months we had to start supplimenting with formula and he eventually took 6 oz formula bottles every 3 hours.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-pumped-milk#post-1595877 Sun, 27 Apr 2014 15:45:53 +0000 Anagram 1595877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I ep, and my 9 months old still takes 24-30 oz a day, depending on how well she eats solids that day. This is when she's having a good week, appetitie-wise.</p> <p>She's sick a lot and on those days, she only eat 12-18 oz, which her doctor says is not enough. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-pumped-milk#post-1595872 Sun, 27 Apr 2014 15:35:41 +0000 ChitownRo 1595872@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 6 weeks, he took between 3 and 4 oz at a time. I think at that point we weren't good at differentiating his different cries so there were definitely times that we fed him when be was just tired. He drank 30-35 oz of pumped milk at that age. He's stayed pretty consistent at total volume per day. But now that he sleeps for long stretches, he drinks higher volume per meal. </p> <p>1 month 3 oz/bottle 30 oz total<br /> 2 months 4 oz/btl 30-35 oz total<br /> 3 months 4-5oz/btl 35 oz total<br /> 4months 5-6oz/btl 35 oz total<br /> 5 months 6oz/btl 35 oz total </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-pumped-milk#post-1595828 Sun, 27 Apr 2014 14:25:09 +0000 Pumuckl 1595828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were giving 3.5oz at that point. He later upped the amount per bottle but the number of feeds got less so the overall amount of BM stayed about the same. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-pumped-milk#post-1595823 Sun, 27 Apr 2014 14:17:52 +0000 sarahbs 1595823@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm also exclusively pumping, and Baby D gets about 3.5-4 oz bottles at a time, although I'm thinking 4 oz may be too much right now...he gets about 24-27 oz a day at 10 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-pumped-milk#post-1595563 Sun, 27 Apr 2014 09:31:53 +0000 AmandaB8 1595563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I exclusively pump, and she gets 3.5-4 ounces each bottle. Babies average 25 oz a day, but that's an average of all babies. My LO is usually around 21 oz, unless she's in a growth spurt and it jumps to about 30 oz </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-pumped-milk#post-1595545 Sun, 27 Apr 2014 09:19:52 +0000 bisous 1595545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't exclusively pump, but the amount of breastmilk we sent to daycare everyday stayed the same until about 9 months. Though after about 4.5 months, she had fewer bottles but more each feeding. For what it's worth, she is in daycare for 10 hours each day and I was sending her with 16-18 ounces... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-pumped-milk#post-1595537 Sun, 27 Apr 2014 09:14:49 +0000 brownie 1595537@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When people go to work I read something that recommend 1 1/2 to 2 oz per hour away (or something close to that). So I would think the same thing only instead if away from the last feed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-pumped-milk#post-1595523 Sun, 27 Apr 2014 08:47:55 +0000 bookwormmama 1595523@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are doing about 2.75 oz. He gets his bottle right before bed and always falls asleep while eating. Then he sleeps his longest stretch of 4-4.5 hours. He eats every 2-2.5 hours during the day so I'm not sure if that makes a difference with the amount he takes in a bottle.</p> <p>When I pump while he eats I usually get about 2.5 oz from one side so I figure that's about what he should getting in a bottle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-pumped-milk#post-1595518 Sun, 27 Apr 2014 08:37:20 +0000 Bao 1595518@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are doing 3 right now but she's only had about 4 bottles of pumped milk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-pumped-milk#post-1595513 Sun, 27 Apr 2014 08:31:34 +0000 Smurfette 1595513@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think we gave 3-4 ozs a bottle that age </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-pumped-milk#post-1595512 Sun, 27 Apr 2014 08:29:20 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1595512@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do 3-3.5 ounces. LO is a snacker, so she doesn't always finish that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-pumped-milk#post-1595502 Sun, 27 Apr 2014 08:13:04 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 1595502@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: Thank you for answering :) I was so surprised when I read that the amount didn't increase with age.. and yet they keep growing. BM is fascinating :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-pumped-milk#post-1595499 Sun, 27 Apr 2014 08:11:27 +0000 MamaMoose 1595499@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>From 1 month to 5 months LO did four ounces of breastmilk every time she got a bottle. From 5 months to 6 months she upped it to 5 ounces per bottle. Then once we added solids she went back down to 4 ounces. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-pumped-milk#post-1595492 Sun, 27 Apr 2014 08:02:49 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 1595492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I pump every morning to build up a little stash. Usually before bed DH will give DS a bottle of pumped milk. I'm not sure how much is enough though. He is 6 weeks old. Things I've read online say that between 1 month - 6 months EBF babies eat the same amount, about 20-30 ounces per day depending on the baby. </p> <p>So for those that bottle fed breast milk - did you find that to be true? The amount stayed the same until 6 months? And about how much did your babe take a day? I'm assuming if he eats 8 times a day I should be giving him about 3.5-4 ounces during a bottle feed.</p> <p>Thanks! :) </p>