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Just asked DH and he said she drinks 4-5oz per feeding. Amount of feedings depends on when she wakes up (he's good now about keeping her occupied if it's close to when I'm supposed to come home, so he can hold off giving her another bottle until I get there). 3 feedings while I'm away is typical; sometimes 2, sometimes 4. I work 8-4:30, and spend about a half hour in commute each way, so about 9 1/2 hours out of the house total?

Forgot to say that E is 4 months and 14 lbs, 7 oz

La Leche says that EBF babies should take between 1 1/2 and 2 oz per hour they are away from momma. So total should be 2* the hours away from you. Personally I would recommend putting them in smaller ounces (2 or 3 at a time) so they can feed multiple bottles if they need to. One thing that has come up often on these forums is that daycares aren't necessarily used to breastfed babies and more used to formula fed babies. And there are major differences between them. Kelly's Mom website has some great information on pumping and feeding.

@BabyMats: I EP, my LO is 5 months and I leave three five oz bottles for when I'm gone. I leave at 6:45 am and get home at 4 pm. She eats when she wakes up around 7, at 9, at1, and then right when I get home or around 4:30.

I should add, my LO is not a big eater and is 88% for height and 26% for weight so we don't do paced feedings at all. We try to get her to eat all 5 oz at every feeding and would happily give her more if she would take it.