BF or EP moms

[Deleted]

How often is your LO eating? Owen is 8 weeks today and is still eating about 10 times a day, between 30-35 ounces.

It feels like a lot still at this point, I would try offering a larger volume at each feed but I offer 3.5 ounces and he occasionally only takes 3 so I don't think he is ready for more just yet.

[hstrawberry]

I am BF but am planning to start pumping and doing the occasional bottle soon. I have no idea how many ounces she is getting (she is 5.5 weeks). LO feeds for a longer time at night, 45-60 mins but she is sleeping 5-6 hours between. During the day she goes 2-3 hours between feedings (only 30-45 mins each feeding).

[sgio7485]

I BF. But when I pump LO is satisfied with a 3 oz bottle. He tends to eat every 2-3hrs during the day with the occasional cluster feed. At night he does more like 3-5 hours. I have an overactive letdown and oversupply and he is a very fast and furious nurser so he's only nursing 10-15 minutes during feeds.

[luckypenny]

I bf so I have no idea how much she's eatibg. The couple times she had a bottle she drank 3oz. During the day she eats constantly. Every 1-2 hours.

[littleb92]

Feb 27, 2015 8:07:44 GMT -5 hstrawberry said:

I am BF but am planning to start pumping and doing the occasional bottle soon. I have no idea how many ounces she is getting (she is 5.5 weeks). LO feeds for a longer time at night, 45-60 mins but she is sleeping 5-6 hours between. During the day she goes 2-3 hours between feedings (only 30-45 mins each feeding).

This is us exactly except have started with pumping and bottle feeding.

[raven]

I BF. She eats every 2-3 hours during the day. During evening hours, she eats a little more often, every 1-2 hours. She sleeps from 10 (or 11) to 4 am, nurses woke barely opening her eyes, and sleeps for 2-4 more hours. During the day, they are around 20 minutes, at night a little longer, but I also let her comfort nurse at this time. I do not know how many oz she eats on average, never measured. I figure as long as she is gaining weight and happy, I'm happy too.

[funinthenorth]

I BF. LO is 5.5 weeks old. He eats every 2.5 - 3 hrs for about 30-40min. during the day - a little more in the evening. For the last 3 nights he's been sleeping for 5-6 hrs, waking, feeding for about .5hrs and then going back to sleep for another 3 hrs or so.

I'm not sure how much he's getting but I he must be getting enough because just last night I had to pack away our first bunch of newborn clothes : (

[tomorrowisanotherday]

Feb 27, 2015 8:48:53 GMT -5 raven said:

I BF. She eats every 2-3 hours during the day. During evening hours, she eats a little more often, every 1-2 hours. She sleeps from 10 (or 11) to 4 am, nurses woke barely opening her eyes, and sleeps for 2-4 more hours. During the day, they are around 20 minutes, at night a little longer, but I also let her comfort nurse at this time. I do not know how many oz she eats on average, never measured. I figure as long as she is gaining weight and happy, I'm happy too.

This, pretty much exactly. C sleeps a little later, like 530, but then for a shorter second stretch.

[shannjohnston]

LO is seven weeks tomorrow. I'm trying to push her schedule a little bit to regulate it. The aim right now is for a solid feed (min. 3oz) every three hours - no more snacking!

[Jellypepper]

LO is 4 weeks today and feeds between 8-10 times a day. More often in the morning(every1.5-2 hrs) and less often over night(every 3-4 hrs)

I BF so I'm not sure how many ounces she takes per feed. I've pumped and offered a bottle a few times to get her used to them and she takes 2.5-3 oz and seems happy afterward.

[stephanielouise]

I EP and he eats every 3-4 hours with a 3.5 oz bottle. At night he'll sleep 4-5 hour stretches but he eats a 4oz bottle before bedtime

Oh and he'll be 4 weeks tomorrow!

[megpie5]

I'm EBF and haven't tried pumping yet but am curious how much F is eating considering she's gained over 2 pounds already @ 5 weeks old. During the day she eats every 2-3 hours for 15-20 minutes and the same at night.

[ourcrazynavylife]

We exclusively BF. She eats every 3 hours during the morning. Then she eats about every 2 hours in the evening. Then she'll sleep 5-8 hours overnight. She feeds 5-15mins. All in all it's 8 feeds in 24 hours.
She's taken a bottle and 3oz works for her. Following the same schedule as above.

[heidih21]

We are bf and he eats about 8 times a day for 30-40 minutes each time. Ever 2-3 hours during the day and every 4-6 at night. I've been pumping and storing. He's had maybe 10 bottles and they are 4.5 oz. Anything less and he is not a happy camper! He will be 8 weeks on Sunday.

[nemomof2]

We BF and pump for 1 MOTN feeding. We offer him a 4 oz bottle and he almost eats all of it. Other then that he still eats about every 2 hours during the day and every 4 at night until about 9 am

[Deleted]

Ingrid eats 6 times a day (~6 am, 9, 12, 3, 6, 9pm). I used the calculator linked below to figure out how much milk to give her. I give her a bottle every now and then to get her ready for when I return to work. she usually eats 3-4 oz and we pace it so that she takes ~30 mins to eat.

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

[maebb]

I do a mix of pumping / BF / FF, but one time I exclusively bottle fed him all day to measure the amount, and it was 8 feedings averaging 3.5oz each for a total of 28 oz.

[littlelion]

Feb 27, 2015 12:08:47 GMT -5 @kaybeeknits said:

Ingrid eats 6 times a day (~6 am, 9, 12, 3, 6, 9pm). I used the calculator linked below to figure out how much milk to give her. I give her a bottle every now and then to get her ready for when I return to work. she usually eats 3-4 oz and we pace it so that she takes ~30 mins to eat.

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

I looked it up too & it said he should eat 25 oz per 24 hrs if I recall. LO is in daycare 10 hrs a day. I pump the day before during work and get about 9-12 oz of breastmilk. I have no stash of bm. Overall I think this is working for us, he eats more often in the evening and eats twice overnight. I do provide formula to his daycare just in case.

[hazelnut]

8 weeks and she's been sleeping about 6 hours at night, but other than that we're still at about every 2-3 hours.

[grommom]

Is it terrible that I have no clue? Basically if lo sleeps I don't wake him and if he's awake and showing me his tongue I feed him. He's gained 2lbs in between being discharged and 3 weeks so I don't think it's an issue since I'm told you can't overfeed a breastfed baby, e.g. if he's not hungry he doesn't try to suckle.

[Deleted]

Ok. He sounds on par. I really shouldn't worry since he is gaining and has plenty of soiled diapers. Thanks!

[hollydfromtn]

I EBF and DS eats every 2hrs almost to the minute. It's kind of freaky how close he gets to the exact time sometimes. We may get a 3 hour stretch thrown in there in the MOTN but not usually. He wakes up from a dead slumber screaming for the boob and mom can not get it in his mouth fast enough. This is another reason that I have given into bed sharing. He turned 4weeks yesterday and has gained over 2 1/2lbs since discharge.

[grumpycat88]

EP, supplementing as needed. The dictator eats every 3 hours or so and about 4 oz. Daily intake of probably 24 oz. He's also petite (8 lbs 7 oz at 6 weeks/one month check up).

[christeng87]

I EBF on the weekends but pump and BF during the week because of work. When he takes bottles during the week he eats 3-4 oz. Some evenings he has cluster fed after being at the sitters, eating for 20 min on each side every hour. Usually he eats every 2 hours though, occasionally I can stretch it to closer to 3, and during the night he will sometimes sleep a 6 hr stretch-just not here lately.

[mmooki]

Ds is 10 weeks old and some days eats all the time and other days less often. Just depends on the day and his mood

[kcrus]

Feb 27, 2015 13:32:33 GMT -5 hazelnut said:

8 weeks and she's been sleeping about 6 hours at night, but other than that we're still at about every 2-3 hours.

Same here, except mine sleeps about 4 hours at a shot- nurses 1-2 times overnight. I do notice she's slowing down during the day and my boobs aren't happy! Time to start pumping so I have a stash, I guess.