Bottle Size
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It all depends on how often you will be pumping and how much milk you have each pump. You planning to use duo pump? Babies on breastmilk takes about 25 oz per day and it stays the same, unlike formula. Am not sure whether you are asking how much your baby would be taking, or how much milk you can pump.
carang
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hey d! hope your feeling well... your day is coming up fast, isn't it?
i, too would say the 9oz bottle. i would also invest in the freezer bags. in my first 3 months i produce HUGE amounts of milk (i could still pump 4-5oz AFTER i fed my girl!) i pumped so much that i could split what i pumped into a couple of feeds! (i always pumped both sides.)
hope to see you soon!
i, too would say the 9oz bottle. i would also invest in the freezer bags. in my first 3 months i produce HUGE amounts of milk (i could still pump 4-5oz AFTER i fed my girl!) i pumped so much that i could split what i pumped into a couple of feeds! (i always pumped both sides.)
hope to see you soon!
It is coming up really soon. I am 38 weeks now. But Carang, let me ask you. If you used the 9oz bottle, was your baby able to finish all the milk in one feeding? If not, can you put the bottle with the rest of the milk in the fridge for the next feeding? By the way, I have Maui's bag all packed. It was ready before my own bag.
AndreaY, I was asking more how much the baby should feed so that it is not under or overfed. Have not even thought of what I can pump, that's a good point. I don't have the duo pump, just the single one.
AndreaY, I was asking more how much the baby should feed so that it is not under or overfed. Have not even thought of what I can pump, that's a good point. I don't have the duo pump, just the single one.
ok, got it, the amount your baby will take. I pumped for both my daughters very early on and on average they took around 25oz a day. So the amount your baby will take will depend on how often she feeds. If she takes 6 feeds a day (when they are younger), then she will be taking just over 4 oz each feed. The maths works the same way when your baby needs to feed less often, the more she will take each feed. My youngest is now just over 6 months and she is still on around 25 oz EBM a day without formula supplement (including the EBM used to make baby rice). Hope that helps.
Fully breastfed or breast milk fed babies take around 25 ozs every 24 hours. Newborn babies usually need about 10 feeds a day so this works out at around 2.5 ozs in each feed.
When babies are being given milk in bottles instead of breastfeeding directly we often suggest feeding in 1 oz lots. So feed 1 oz, if the baby is still hungry give a second 1 oz and then if still hungry a third 1 oz. In this way you will be able to find out how much your baby wants without wasting too much milk.
Once the milk has been heated and the baby?s saliva got onto the teat you can not use it a second time. If the milk has been heated but not come in contact with the baby's mouth you can usually heat it a second time.
Some mothers freeze their milk in ice cube trays and once frozen store in plastic bags. This allows you to defrost small quantities and minimizes wastage. If keeping the milk in the fridge rather than freezing you could have a few bottles of different sizes. A large bottle for keeping the milk in and smaller bottles for decanting the milk and feeding it to the baby.
One thing you might also like to think about is that direct breastfeeding is much more stimulating than pumping. Many mothers find that keeping their milk supply long term is quite hard if the baby does not direct breastfeeding. Most of the mothers who are pumping and continue to have a good supply are also directly feeding when with the baby and pumping when separated.
Best wishes,
SARAH
When babies are being given milk in bottles instead of breastfeeding directly we often suggest feeding in 1 oz lots. So feed 1 oz, if the baby is still hungry give a second 1 oz and then if still hungry a third 1 oz. In this way you will be able to find out how much your baby wants without wasting too much milk.
Once the milk has been heated and the baby?s saliva got onto the teat you can not use it a second time. If the milk has been heated but not come in contact with the baby's mouth you can usually heat it a second time.
Some mothers freeze their milk in ice cube trays and once frozen store in plastic bags. This allows you to defrost small quantities and minimizes wastage. If keeping the milk in the fridge rather than freezing you could have a few bottles of different sizes. A large bottle for keeping the milk in and smaller bottles for decanting the milk and feeding it to the baby.
One thing you might also like to think about is that direct breastfeeding is much more stimulating than pumping. Many mothers find that keeping their milk supply long term is quite hard if the baby does not direct breastfeeding. Most of the mothers who are pumping and continue to have a good supply are also directly feeding when with the baby and pumping when separated.
Best wishes,
SARAH