How much breastmilk for bottle?

[mrscompgeek]

How do you know how much breastmilk to store in each bag for a breastfed baby? My baby is 2 weeks old and Im going to try pumping in a week or so and just wondered how much milk does a breastfed baby drink? I know its not as much milk as if you were giving them formula right? Is there a guide somewhere that says how many oz's babies eat at different ages?
I am a stay at home mom and so Im just hoping to get some milk stored for the occasional time I need to leave her with daddy so its likely we will just need one feeding each time so I dont want to store a bunch of milk in each storage bag then waste a bunch cause she doesnt drink it all before I have to throw it out after its thawed.

[hotharmony]

I store my milk in 3oz increments. Breastfeed babies only ever eat between 19-30oz a day with the average being 25oz so that is roughly 1oz and hour.

Here is a great calculator that kelly mom provides with the information about how much milk to give your baby in a bottle.

http://www.kellymom.com/bf/pumping/m...tml#calculator

[boobs4milk]

Originally Posted by hotharmony

I store my milk in 3oz increments. Breastfeed babies only ever eat between 19-30oz a day with the average being 25oz so that is roughly 1oz and hour.

Here is a great calculator that kelly mom provides with the information about how much milk to give your baby in a bottle.

http://www.kellymom.com/bf/pumping/m...tml#calculator

amelia is taking upwards of 4 oz every feeding, based on what we've given her via bottles and weighing before/after feeds. she nurses on average 9 times/day! i made the mistake of storing the milk in large increments and now we're almost exclusively at the breast. i'm looking at donating the bags with the larger amounts so they don't go to waste.

[coldandsleepy]

My little guy eats 3 to 3.5 oz in one sitting, so that's how much I've been pumping for times when I know we'll need a bottle. He's a BIG baby though (about 13.5 lbs at 5 weeks!) and eats a lot, so that might be overkill for a smaller baby.

[lil_stinkyfeet]

My lo eats between 3 and 4oz in a bottle.. he is 6weeks. I try to store in 4oz increments so that I make sure he gets enough.

[the2amigos]

My 8 week old almost 10 pounder takes just over 3 oz, sometime 3.5 oz a feeding when I'm not here. I've been leaving 4oz for him for each bottle just in case.

[curious&eager]

I did large bags before, but now I find that DS doesn't enjoy bottles like he enjoys me, so unless he's very hungry he won't eat. So now I do 3oz bags so it is less waste when he refuses. Then if he takes it and actually finishes it, we can thaw another bag.

[mrscompgeek]

so 4 oz's sounds like its about the right amount for one feeding. Thanks mamas!

[LindsC]

I freeze my milk in 3-4oz increments.

When she takes a bottle of expressed milk at daycare, it is typically 4oz.