https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 14 May 2026 01:30:27 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/max-amount-of-breastmilk-in-a-bottle#post-2566897 Tue, 14 Jun 2016 11:33:41 +0000 BSB 2566897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not breastmilk but my formula fed babies topped out at 7 oz and they were on high calorie formula. They are barely on the curve at 2-10 percentile. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/max-amount-of-breastmilk-in-a-bottle#post-2563671 Wed, 08 Jun 2016 09:13:12 +0000 Rescuemom10 2563671@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>from around 9-12 months she was on foods too so her bottles topped out at 6 oz. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/max-amount-of-breastmilk-in-a-bottle#post-2562426 Mon, 06 Jun 2016 09:43:51 +0000 Adira 2562426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both kids maxed out at 6 oz (three times a day) when we had dropped their night feeding (around 10m). I don't think percentiles had any effect. Xander was always around the ~15th percentile and Logan was around the 50th. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/max-amount-of-breastmilk-in-a-bottle#post-2562362 Mon, 06 Jun 2016 08:00:41 +0000 milano14 2562362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both boys maxed out at 5oz of BM in a bottle.<br /> DS1 has always been 60th percentile, and DS2 95th percentile. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/max-amount-of-breastmilk-in-a-bottle#post-2562357 Mon, 06 Jun 2016 07:46:00 +0000 Alivoo01 2562357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS was small (&lt;5%) and drank up to 8oz. He drank the 8oz for a couple months, but his usual intake was 5oz?</p> <p>DD is 3 months and is currently taking 4oz so not sure where she'll cap out at. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/max-amount-of-breastmilk-in-a-bottle#post-2561970 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 19:41:04 +0000 dolphin 2561970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD1 maxed out at 6 oz. DD2 maxed out at 5 oz. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/max-amount-of-breastmilk-in-a-bottle#post-2561851 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 12:51:08 +0000 Anagram 2561851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO2 is at 4 6 oz bottles a day. LO1 would drink up to 8oz bottles when we were down to 2 bottles a day. She was 15-20% for weight. LO2 is 95% for weight.</p> <p>No correlation in our case. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/max-amount-of-breastmilk-in-a-bottle#post-2561823 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 11:11:05 +0000 gingerbebe 2561823@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There was a short point before DS was on solids and he went to 4 feedings a day where I prepped 8oz bottles and he would take 6-7oz, but once solids kicked in he went to four 6oz bottles a day and slowly reduced down until he bottle weaned at around 10 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/max-amount-of-breastmilk-in-a-bottle#post-2561797 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 10:05:14 +0000 PurplePeony 2561797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD has always been around the 50th percentile and usually took 4.5 oz. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/max-amount-of-breastmilk-in-a-bottle#post-2561733 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 05:59:47 +0000 SweetCaroline 2561733@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD took 6oz breastmilk at her max and she was in the 10th percentile. She's also now the biggest eater at daycare and still stick thin. Her activity level and metabolism have always made up for it.</p> <p>It drove me nuts to see those breastmilk"limits", especially as a mom whose baby was on the low end of the curves! Feed your babe what keeps them happy :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/max-amount-of-breastmilk-in-a-bottle#post-2561700 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 23:45:02 +0000 ChelseaRose 2561700@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My baby is 90+ percentile for weight and length. He drinks 4 oz bottles only. I don't think there's a correlation. I work 10 hours days and he drinks four 4oz bottles during the time that I'm gone (11-12 hours). He also nurses twice and sometimes has a 5th bottle of 4oz. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/max-amount-of-breastmilk-in-a-bottle#post-2561697 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 23:36:28 +0000 Corduroy 2561697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is a big boy but I haven't given him more than 4oz. I would bet the he would drink more if offered. DD was smaller and usually drank 5oz. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/max-amount-of-breastmilk-in-a-bottle#post-2561695 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 23:12:12 +0000 PawPrints 2561695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Absolute max 5 oz, usually 4 or less, dropped along with the increase in solids. (I think. I was never present when she had a bottle.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/max-amount-of-breastmilk-in-a-bottle#post-2561586 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 17:36:00 +0000 lilyofthewest 2561586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is 13mos now. He started getting bottles at 3 months. Over the 10 months that he's taken expressed milk his bottles have ranged between 3-4.75 ounces. He's always taken somewhere between 10 and 14 ounces over the course of about 9 hours apart. His peak consumption was between 7-9 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/max-amount-of-breastmilk-in-a-bottle#post-2561563 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 16:46:05 +0000 travellingbee 2561563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ds2 Will take between six and 8 ounces of breast milk in a bottle but won't take more than 4 ounces of formula in a bottle most days (occasionally 6). He's quite a big boy at five months and almost 19 1/2 pounds. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/max-amount-of-breastmilk-in-a-bottle#post-2561480 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 15:06:18 +0000 mauxie 2561480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is a big fella, but he hasn't had more than 4oz in a bottle. But I bet that's more to do with him tolerating the bottle instead of loving it. He just turned 4 months and is over 19 lbs, basically 98%+ in height and weight. He takes about an oz for each hour he is at daycare. </p> <p>I'm sure when he's nursing he is having more, though. When I feel full and pump, I get about 5oz on each side; but when he nurses he will usually take both sides. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/max-amount-of-breastmilk-in-a-bottle#post-2561473 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 14:46:46 +0000 Pumuckl 2561473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DS was in the high 90% and took 5oz<br /> DD was in the 20% and took 5oz</p> <p>No correlation here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/max-amount-of-breastmilk-in-a-bottle#post-2561469 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 14:44:09 +0000 littlebug 2561469@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>D maxed out at 6oz. A is 4m and already taking 5oz. I have a feeling she'll need at least 6 or 7 ounces by the time we start cutting back on bottles for solids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/max-amount-of-breastmilk-in-a-bottle#post-2561467 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 14:38:32 +0000 Mrs.Someone 2561467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO was always on the small side and took a 7oz BM bottle at night for a few months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/max-amount-of-breastmilk-in-a-bottle#post-2561466 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 14:37:50 +0000 peaches1038 2561466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is almost 7 months and takes 3-4, 4 oz bottles while I'm at work (with commute it is 9.5 hrs). He is 90th percentile for weight and height. He only has BM and we started BLW when he turned 6 months but isn't really consuming much yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/max-amount-of-breastmilk-in-a-bottle#post-2561447 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 14:10:15 +0000 simplyfelicity 2561447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>5 would be the absolute max. He is 50% </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/max-amount-of-breastmilk-in-a-bottle#post-2561439 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 13:55:33 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2561439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My baby is and was 99.9 percentile and he never took more than 3 oz.. Usually only 3-5 total oz in my whole work day! He was basically always a bottle refuser. Not sure why I bothered responding since he was totally abnormal in this regard :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/max-amount-of-breastmilk-in-a-bottle#post-2561438 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 13:53:40 +0000 MrsSRS 2561438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is 97th percentile and never did more than 4 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/max-amount-of-breastmilk-in-a-bottle#post-2561436 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 13:50:44 +0000 Pollywog 2561436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is in the 80th percentile and never takes more than 3.5 ounces. He normally has 7-10 ounces in the 7.5 hours he's in daycare </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/max-amount-of-breastmilk-in-a-bottle#post-2561427 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 13:42:16 +0000 brownepiano 2561427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS slowly worked his way up to drinking a bit over 6 so I'd leave baby sitters with 7 oz just in case. He only had bottles a few times a week so I wasn't really counting total oz or anything, just trying to make sure I didn't leave a baby sitter or DH with a hungry baby. For a while he never drank much more than 5 oz. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/max-amount-of-breastmilk-in-a-bottle#post-2561422 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 13:35:41 +0000 snowjewelz 2561422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD pretty much drank 4oz, occasionally 5oz but mostly 4. She was 50%. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/max-amount-of-breastmilk-in-a-bottle#post-2561414 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 13:28:02 +0000 keepcalmcarrie 2561414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO1 went up to 8oz, but he was always 95%+ LO2 was usually good with 5oz and was around 70% ... so in my experience it's correlated. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/max-amount-of-breastmilk-in-a-bottle#post-2561410 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 13:25:33 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2561410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>By the time they were up to 5 oz, then they started on solids and it went back down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/max-amount-of-breastmilk-in-a-bottle#post-2561409 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 13:24:32 +0000 DesertDreams88 2561409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know KellyMom says 3-5oz per bottle is the average, but I'm curious what what your LO "maxed out" at, and if you felt it had any correlation to their body's size/percentile. Only asking about breastmilk here, I know formula is different. </p>