is there any experienced mom out there that could tell me how much breast milk to give my 13 week old baby
2006-09-24 04:48:21 · 7 answers · asked by SMART A S S 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Go through a test run when you have a day off work. Pump as though you were doing it for a sitter and feed your baby that way for the day, then you will know exactly how much your baby will want and need. This is going to be the most accurate for your baby, since all are different. When leaving milk for a sitter always include an extra bottle from what you think will be the amount needed, this way there will be no running out just in case. Your baby might miss you so when you are not there they may attach to the bottle more and need more to eat.
2006-09-24 04:58:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I nursed my son for 1 year and returned to work when he was 8 weeks old. I sent to daycare three bags (4 ounces each) of frozen breastmilk to be stored (just in case) and packed daily five 5-6 ounce bottles. He was in daycare for roughly 8 1/2 hours a day and fed at home every 2 hours around the clock. Before you return to work ask a friend or relative to give your baby a bottle a few times and see just how many ounces the baby is drinking at a feeding. This will also help ease the transition especially if you yourself have never given a bottle to the baby...which was something I had never done.
Remember breastmilk safety....don't reheat or reuse a bottle that the baby didn't finish! Good luck!
2006-09-24 04:59:11 · answer #2 · answered by shanesmommy01 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I breastfed for 8 months. What i would do is go and get the baggies that they have for the airless bottles and also buy those tiny little rubber bands and pump two ounces at a time and put it in the baggies and tie them off. Put them in the freezer. Breast milk thaws really fast. So just have them put the baggies in hot water. Just pump all the milk you can. Hope this helps. And you are doing a great thing girl!! I am proud of you!
2006-09-24 04:56:31 · answer #3 · answered by kari 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
make certain you have the breast guard on your breast so as that that is getting suction. especially situations component to my bra gets under the breast guard which prevents it from getting a sturdy suction. you would be waiting to work out your nipple being suctioned into the guard. additionally, if that could be a Medela pump, they have a 24 hour help line for help. i began pumping while my daughter become a pair of week previous and leaving a bottle with my husband a minimum of as quickly as a week so i could bypass away the residing house to run errands. i've got in no way had a undertaking along with her having "nipple confusion" (as many human beings say). She actually prefers to nurse yet has additionally been waiting to take a bottle too. i do no longer think of there is any undertaking with giving her a bottle now.
2016-10-17 21:27:49 · answer #4 · answered by dampier 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your best bet is to pump and see..Start out with 3-4 ounces..You know your baby better then anyone else. If you breastfeed your baby for 15 minutes on both sides try pumping for say 20 minutes each side and see if that works. Pumping doesn't suck as mush as your baby does so it will be trial and error for a bit..Good Luck!
2006-09-24 04:56:16 · answer #5 · answered by Jesabel 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have always stored some 2 oz and some 4 oz at a time in the freezer. That way if the baby is a small eater, you can pull out 4 oz and you aren't wasting breastmilk. If they want more, you can pull out another 2 oz.
2006-09-24 05:55:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Start with 2 to 3 ounces. If your baby's still hungary you will know.
2006-09-24 04:55:41 · answer #7 · answered by opposummomma 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋