BM bottles

[DVMmomma]

EP'ers or BF mommas that give the occasional bottle- how much is in each bottle? Bonus points if you comment with whether or not LO is STTN. The nanny and DH have been giving DD 4oz bottles when I'm gone because that seems to be what I consistently pump. However, I'm wondering now if I up that amount if she'll stop waking every 3-4 hours overnight to eat. 

[puffandstuff]

I seleted 5, but we do 4.5. She doesn't even finish the bottle most of the time. She wakes once a night.

[lauraborealis]

My LO (she is ~16 lbs) nurses once in the morning (~6:30am), takes 3 x 5 oz bottles at daycare between 8am-4pm, and nurses once before bed. She goes down for the night at 6:30pm and typically on a good night will wake once to eat around 2-3 am. We started with 4 oz bottles at daycare about a month ago, and within a week the daycare teachers asked to make the bottles bigger... I can't really tell if the extra ounce per bottle has changed her sleep at all.

[Deleted]

Another 16lber. I EP and give LO 5 bottles a day usually 7 or 8 oz in am follow by 7 oz for the other 4 feeds. Sometimes he only eats 6 oz. we typically STTN (10 to 12 hrs).

[DVMmomma]

Jan 24, 2015 12:51:49 GMT -5 puffandstuff said:

I seleted 5, but we do 4.5. She doesn't even finish the bottle most of the time. She wakes once a night.

Oh yeah, half ounce options would have been wise. Oops! I wonder if I can edit my poll...

[sjshark]

We give LO a 5ozbottle before bed time which is usually 8:30. She's a snacker when it comes to bfing so she would constantly wake up hungry. Now she wakes up one or two times a night but just needs a quick pat or two and her binky and she's back to sleep, majority of the time she makes it to 6 or 7 am without a feeding

[sosayweall]

I pump/nurse and am away from DS(he is at DC then with DH) about 10 hours 4 days a week. He takes 4 oz bottles every 1.5-2 hours. I send 5 bottles for a total of 20 oz. I nurse him before work and when I get home. He has been sleeping 7p-6a the last week, but used to wake up once around 4am to nurse. I have considered sending 5oz bottles but am afraid he is going to go through them just as quickly.

[wandsandwine]

4-4 1/2 oz bottles every 3 hours except at night when he gets 6-7oz. Most nights he has 1 wake up

[inaya]

It varies, because I'm not always gone from her for the same amount of time, but they're usually 4-5.

I think total ounces during the day rather than per bottle are more important in regards to STTN. But only some babies are developmentally ready for that still. Mine eats plenty during the day but usually wakes 3 or 4 times to eat overnight. She's 5 months/almost 23 weeks.

[sweetpies]

My baby is almost 16 lbs and takes 4 oz 3x a day. I nurse him at 6:30am and when I pick him up at 5pm. We cluster feed before bed, and do a 10pm deamfeed. He'll wake once between 2-4am to nurse and falls right back to sleep.

[Deleted]

LO has 2 bottles at daycare. ..6 oz each ( he is only there in the afternoon) I also BF 3-4 x per day. He also eats solids 2x per day. He is not STTN

[bonvoyage]

Jan 24, 2015 12:54:11 GMT -5 lauraborealis said:

My LO (she is ~16 lbs) nurses once in the morning (~6:30am), takes 3 x 5 oz bottles at daycare between 8am-4pm, and nurses once before bed. She goes down for the night at 6:30pm and typically on a good night will wake once to eat around 2-3 am. We started with 4 oz bottles at daycare about a month ago, and within a week the daycare teachers asked to make the bottles bigger... I can't really tell if the extra ounce per bottle has changed her sleep at all.

This is exactly my story.

Unfortunately I can never seem to pump 15oz per day (I pump 3x at work & once at 10p). Some weeks I make up the deficit by pumping on the weekends (1 or 2x power day) while also BF but sometimes the deficit catches back up and I have to pull out freezer bags. I keep a running log of produced vs. consumed each day so that I can forecast the extent of my freezer stash which hovers at 70oz. I'm OCD :-P I cannot wait to get off this freaking self induced hamster wheel!

[sweetpies]

Has anyone switched to a faster flow nipple? LO seems happy with the slow/level low, but I don't know if I'm supposed to switch.

[HazyGrey]

4 oz sounds good! Here's a link to kellymom.com that I used on how much EBM your LO will need. I did the calculator after my LO had her first day with the nanny when I went back to work and it was very accurate. My LO takes anywhere from 2.5 to 5 oz per feeding, averaging about 3oz. It's a good idea to use a slow flow nipple so that it takes a good 20 mins or so to drink, just like BFdg.

bonus point-My LO sleeps through the night and typically takes 4 oz for her last feed :-)

kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/pumping/milkcalc/

[HazyGrey]

4 oz sounds good! Here's a link to kellymom.com that I used on how much EBM your LO will need. I did the calculator after my LO had her first day with the nanny when I went back to work and it was very accurate. My LO takes anywhere from 2.5 to 5 oz per feeding, averaging about 3oz. It's a good idea to use a slow flow nipple so that it takes a good 20 mins or so to drink, just like BFdg.

bonus point-My LO sleeps through the night and typically takes 4 oz for her last feed :-)

kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/pumping/milkcalc/

[laur110]

I EP now. DD will be 6 months on 2/5. She takes 5 ounce bottles, 6 times a day, so about 30 ounces per day give or take. We have not started solids yet.

ETA: We just switched to a faster flow nipple a week ago, the medela wide base nipple for 4 months and up. It has been working well!

[peaece13]

I do 4 3oz bottles while I'm gone, he usually eats every 2 hours. Ni started with 4 oz bottles but wanted to give more flexibility in spacing between feeding. I leave the house at 6:30 and feed right before that. He gets 12 oz while I'm gone and I usually get home around 4:00. He usually eats when I get home and nurses on and off all evening. Ni do another 3 oz bottle before bed to help him sleep better, but he still wakes 1-2 times a night. He is VERY inconsistent with his wake up times.

[Courtniko]

DD takes 2 (sometimes 3) 3oz bottles and I go to nurse her once each day in daycare.
She is around 13.5 lbs, and will be 6 months old on Jan 29. She eats about 2 or 3 times throughout the night.

[lunarmodule626]

Holy cow, my monster eats so much. 6.5 oz bottles at 8, 11, and 2-4 oz snack bottle at 5, 7 ounces before she goes to bed at 7pm. She's 19 pounds though.
Whoops edited to say yes, she's sleeping from 7-7.

[rbl]

DD gets a 5-6oz bottle at bedtime.

She just started daycare and I have been sending 4oz bottles. I am hoping to increase them once I feel more comfortable that much won't be wasted.

DD does not STTN. She still wakes about every 3 hours to nurse. I think part of her waking is for the comfort and "routine" if you will. She doesn't always seem hungry when I go in to nurse her.

[DVMmomma]

Jan 24, 2015 14:36:10 GMT -5 sweetpies said:

Has anyone switched to a faster flow nipple? LO seems happy with the slow/level low, but I don't know if I'm supposed to switch.

We just switched to the Dr. Browns level 2 but only because our level 1's got damaged from washing with the brush and accidentally puncturing the hole. No one has noticed any difference so I'm not sure how much it all matters. 

[mislogis]

4 oz is her max and she does sleep from 9pm-8am most nights. Some she wakes in the middle (3-4am) but that's recently bc of her 6mo growth spurt. Kiddo is eating nonstop the past week.

[davidbowiesbulge]

I send 4 3 oz bottles to daycare. I feed her at 4 am before work and feed on demand when I get home. Her final feeding is at 1030 pm.

I went up to a faster flow nipple and she hates it! I wish I didn't buy so many. She would probably sttn if I didn't wake her at 4. She is 18 pounds.

[jlynn62511]

I EP, LO gets 6, 6oz bottles each day. She goes every 3 hours but at night she will have a Tbls of vegetables and cereal around 5:30, take a bath, drink a bottle around 6:30 and drink another to be in bed by 8-8:30. She will STTN about 12 hours.

Sometimes she finishes her bottles, other times she will leave an ounce. I'm glad to get enough milk, I don't have to worry about not having enough!

[bobloblaw]

LO is mostly BF but has occasional bottle days.

He is near 18lbs, BF at 6:00, 3 5oz bottles at daycare, BF when we get home around 5:30, then again at 7:30-8ish before bed. He wakes once a night, between 1 and 3, depending on how early he goes down. He BF until full.

He was STTN 8-10hrs before he had his first cold in December. It's been a once a night wake since then. He obviously is healthy (a chub) so I think the night wake is more comforting than anything.

[silvermelody]

Wow. My LO is getting what seems like a lot less but I think we're feeding more often. He gets around 2.5-3 oz per bottle and takes 3 or 4 while I'm a work. Depending on the day I either feed him at 6am or pump and leave that milk for his first feeding. Then he eats around 8:30, 11, 2, and a sometimes 4. I BF when I get home around 5 and then again at 7. He's in bed by 8pm. He used to STTN but since the holidays/4 month regression he's getting up at least once, usually around 4am.

I literally cannot pump more than 3 oz per pumping session no matter what I do. I've only been back to work for a week but he seems fine with the amount he's getting, he isn't starving when I get home.

[booksandlace]

4 oz every 2 hours, not sttn

[inaya]

Jan 24, 2015 23:55:47 GMT -5 silvermelody said:

Wow. My LO is getting what seems like a lot less but I think we're feeding more often. He gets around 2.5-3 oz per bottle and takes 3 or 4 while I'm a work. Depending on the day I either feed him at 6am or pump and leave that milk for his first feeding. Then he eats around 8:30, 11, 2, and a sometimes 4. I BF when I get home around 5 and then again at 7. He's in bed by 8pm. He used to STTN but since the holidays/4 month regression he's getting up at least once, usually around 4am.

I literally cannot pump more than 3 oz per pumping session no matter what I do. I've only been back to work for a week but he seems fine with the amount he's getting, he isn't starving when I get home.

I should add that I send 4-5 oz bottles but she doesn't always drink a whole bottle in 1 sitting. Sometimes she does and sometimes it gets broken into smaller snacks.

[theteno]

We were the same as @lizziebennett before solids. I have been ebf lately and he has definitely cut down on length of time nursing now w solids.

[jules1614]

When I'm working he takes 4oz but sometimes he won't finish them and other times he acts like he wants more.... And definitely not STTN