How much expressed milk? - 5+ months

grandbleu · Mar 26th, 2012, 10:44 AM

I give my 5 1/2 month babe 3 bottles of EBM 125 ml (4oz) for his nanny between 8:30am to 1:30pm.

Is that enough? Should I put more into less bottles?

The nanny thinks he's hungry and mentioned 125mls is more for a baby of 3 months not 5 months. I thought that BM changes to meet the babies need and you don't have to give more like with formula?

Confused!

cutie4evr01 · Mar 26th, 2012, 14:27 PM

I think it sounds like plenty. If she wants to give him more at each feeding, then I would send fewer bottles (i.e. two 6-oz bottles instead). The nanny is thinking of FF babies, who need to increase volume as they get older. BF babies tend to take the same amount from 1 month to 6 months because the milk changes as they grow. My milk is definitely creamier/fattier now than it was when she was 3 months old.

FWIW, my DD has three 6-oz bottles at her babysitter's house, between 8am and 5pm (usually a bottle at 9, 12, and 3), and has done since about 3 months old. We are soon going to try lessening the noon bottle because she eats a bit of solids for lunch now. DD1 had three 5-oz bottles at the same times from the time she was about 3 months until about 7 months (after which we dropped a bottle). To me, 12 oz spread over 5 hours sounds like plenty, no matter how you decide to divide it up.

Mar 26th, 2012, 10:44 AM	#1
grandbleu Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: France for the moment Posts: 3,093	How much expressed milk? - 5+ months I give my 5 1/2 month babe 3 bottles of EBM 125 ml (4oz) for his nanny between 8:30am to 1:30pm. Is that enough? Should I put more into less bottles? The nanny thinks he's hungry and mentioned 125mls is more for a baby of 3 months not 5 months. I thought that BM changes to meet the babies need and you don't have to give more like with formula? Confused!

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Mar 26th, 2012, 14:27 PM	#2
cutie4evr01 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: USA Posts: 2,775	I think it sounds like plenty. If she wants to give him more at each feeding, then I would send fewer bottles (i.e. two 6-oz bottles instead). The nanny is thinking of FF babies, who need to increase volume as they get older. BF babies tend to take the same amount from 1 month to 6 months because the milk changes as they grow. My milk is definitely creamier/fattier now than it was when she was 3 months old. FWIW, my DD has three 6-oz bottles at her babysitter's house, between 8am and 5pm (usually a bottle at 9, 12, and 3), and has done since about 3 months old. We are soon going to try lessening the noon bottle because she eats a bit of solids for lunch now. DD1 had three 5-oz bottles at the same times from the time she was about 3 months until about 7 months (after which we dropped a bottle). To me, 12 oz spread over 5 hours sounds like plenty, no matter how you decide to divide it up.

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