85ml/3fl.oz of expressed breastmilk...is it enough for a feed ?

[MamanFlo]

Hi mums

I am going to try bottlefeeding DD with epxressed breastmilk tonight...I have expressed 85 ml (almost 3fl.oz) so far...is that enough ? or should I pump more ?

thanks for your help !

Flo

[colditz]

How old is baby?

[flum]

would say that was small but with pumping - ya get what ya get, and no more.

[MamanFlo]

She is 3 weeks old...it is just a first try to see if she will accept the bottle...

[hunkermunker]

She may very well not take a bottle - I would say don't think of it as a full feed the first time you try, rather a tester. I would say keep 2 of those 3 ounces, try her with just one tonight, then keep the rest in the fridge to try her with tomorrow. But what you don't want to do is heat up the EBM (DS would only take it hot - real proper body temperature, not just warm), then have to throw it away because she won't take a bottle.

Little and often is how I convinced DS milk came from a new source And he would only take it from me to start with - he wasn't daft - he knew that daddies didn't do milk

[Cristina7]

Mine never had more than that at 3 weeks. Good luck.

[MamanFlo]

hunkermunker - good advice ...Hope this works fast as DH is dying to wake up at night and feed our treasure !