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Offline sensfan

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When you have to leave a bottle....
« on: September 21, 2010, 02:59:38 am »
How do you decide how much EBM or formula to put in for a full feed? Have a few things going on one day this week where DD will be napping and eating once with grandma for the first time, and I can't for the life of me remember what I did with DS  ::)
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Re: When you have to leave a bottle....
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2010, 03:06:18 am »
If it was me I would pump or make a formula bottle of more than I think ds would need and then let him decide when full (of course it;s hard to watch that precious breastmilk go down the drain. Or could you try a bottle ahead of time to see what your lo will take?
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Re: When you have to leave a bottle....
« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2010, 03:31:56 am »
DS2 is about the same age as your LO and can drink 4-6oz at a time depending on the previous feed and timing,
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Re: When you have to leave a bottle....
« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2010, 13:31:16 pm »
Is she going to watch him in your house? Can you not leave BM frozen (and she can defrost it quickly if she needs more)?

IThis link is brilliant, has a calculator and everything. But I would still leave more just in case:
http://www.kellymom.com/bf/pumping/milkcalc.html
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Re: When you have to leave a bottle....
« Reply #4 on: September 21, 2010, 14:32:40 pm »
Thanks ladies. She's going to grandma's, so I guess I'll just pump a little extra. That link had some really interesting stuff on it. If I went by the formula guidelines, I'd be thinking I needed 6 or 7 oz a feeding by now!
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Re: When you have to leave a bottle....
« Reply #5 on: September 21, 2010, 23:27:23 pm »
Can you freeze in 2 or 3 oz bags and then she can always heat up more?  We did that sometimes.
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