My baby is all most 4 months old and I am excusivly breast feeding. about how many ounces does an average baby drink at one time. My husband and I will be going out this weekend for the first time in years and I want to know how much milk i need to have on hand for my mom.
2006-11-06 08:37:10 · 5 answers · asked by JustAsk'n 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
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2006-11-06 09:05:30 · answer #1 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how long you are going out for... my daughter is only 2 months old and she drinks about 3oz every 2 hours or so. I am excusively breastfeeding her. Since I work I send 5 bottles to the babysitter per day and she is at the sitter for about 10 hours. I rarely get back a bottle. Since your baby is a little older I would make 5oz bottles and make 1 for every 2 hours. Just remember if you make too many it is ok... room temperature bottles last up to 4 hours and if the milk refrigerated it is good for 4 days.
2006-11-06 09:13:31 · answer #2 · answered by christinaramirez0408 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really feel for you. I'm also exclusively breastfeeding...you are leaving for an entire weekend or just going for a night out? For the night I would say four 4onz bottles for safetys sake. Also, I would recommend bringing a hand pump, or master the art of "expressing" milk, because if this is the first time away from your baby for a night out, your breast don't know that and will fill up and ruin your clothes...could be embarrasing..been there...good luck
2006-11-06 09:15:03 · answer #3 · answered by Honeypai 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the baby. What I did was package the milk I pumped in 4 oz bags. That way my housband could heat one up and if my daughter needed more then he just had to pop in another bag. It cut down on waste too.
Remember: Fresh milk last 5 hours on the counter, 5 days in the fridge and 5 months in the freezer. Be sure to mark all bags with the date they were pumped.
Good Luck!
2006-11-06 10:05:47 · answer #4 · answered by buggerhead 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how frequently does she drink? make sure she will take a bottle before you go! (not sure if you've tried). I would guess she drinks about 4 oz at a time so that times the number of feedings you'll be gone for. doesnt hurt to have extra , you can always freeze it for later if she doesnt use it.
2006-11-06 08:40:15 · answer #5 · answered by Mina222 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋