BabyWhispererForums.com

EAT => Breast Feeding => Topic started by: lokloktang on March 03, 2010, 21:11:44 pm

Title: how much pumped breast milk per feed does a 4.5 month old need?
Post by: lokloktang on March 03, 2010, 21:11:44 pm

my lo is 20 weeks old and I've just tried using the bottle for the first time. How much milk should I feed her each feed?

Also, I can only pump at most 4 oz each time. If my lo needs more than 4 oz, can I mix two batches of pumped milk together? or should I finish one batch and then feed the second? or does it matter?

Thanks!

Title: Re: how much pumped breast milk per feed does a 4.5 month old need?
Post by: anna* on March 03, 2010, 22:13:04 pm

I think my LO was taking 6oz of EBM at 5 months, he was a pretty big feeder though.

Yes you can definitely mix two batches of milk. It used to take me 3 pumping sessions to get two feeds.

Title: Re: how much pumped breast milk per feed does a 4.5 month old need?
Post by: ~ Vik ~ on March 04, 2010, 02:21:56 am

Hi :) 

Kellymom.com has a great calculator to help you figure out how much expressed breastmilk your lo will need per feeding:  http://www.kellymom.com/bf/pumping/milkcalc.html

And I agree with Anna, no problem mixing batches of milk to feed.  If you're storing mixed batches, just make sure you date from the oldest pumped milk :)