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Offline sadie bea

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how much breast milk does a 11 month old need?
« on: December 22, 2009, 14:06:16 pm »

my daughter is 11.5 months and is breastfeed 7am, 11am, 3pm and 6.30pm just now and am wondering if i should be dropping one feed? and if i do will it mean she'll eat more supper?

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Re: how much breast milk does a 11 month old need?
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2009, 03:55:35 am »
It's really up to you if you want to drop a feed or not. From what I remember, my dd took 3 feeds around a year. I do remember dropping the 3pm feed and turning it into a snack of solids (fruit or veggie based) so you could always try that.
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Re: how much breast milk does a 11 month old need?
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2009, 18:47:47 pm »
There's no rush to drop a feed at this age (we went to 3 feeds just over 13mo) but you certainly can.  Current recommendations are to stay on 4 feeds per day until 10mo.  If you do drop a feed you should replace it with a snack like Marian suggested.  You may find that she eats more dinner after dropping the bf, as milk is much more calorie-dense than solid food.

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Re: how much breast milk does a 11 month old need?
« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2009, 17:36:00 pm »
I'm on about the same schedule as you Sadie (a little bit earlier since I nurse before work at 6:15).  DD gets a bottle of mostly formula for the second feed when I'm at work even though I pump everyday at that time and am lucky to get 1 oz. total.  I've had this problem since October with the pump and have tried everything with no success.  Now that I am getting close to her 1 year birthday and plan to wean at that point, I'm wondering if I can stop pumping at that feed time during work.  Would it affect my overall supply?  I nurse at that time on vacations/weekends but my body doesn't respond when to my pump (and it's a Medela so I know it's a great pump).  WHat are your thoughts?
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