How much milk should a 4 1/2 month old have in a feed?

[Lulabellx1]

Hi All

I have a baby who is exclusivly breast-fed and he is due to go into the nursery tomorrow . I have made sure he is able to take a bottle of expressed milk (which he does) and i have figured out the nursery will be doing 3 of his feeds during the day (i'll give them 4 bottles just in case)

My problem is, how much should he have in a feed? Obviously because he is breastfed i never know exactly how much he takes. I was thinking of expressing 4oz (120ml)per bottle.

Is this enough per feed for a baby of his age (4 and half months?)

Lu xx

you might find he is actually getting about 150-200mls per feed. how often do you bf a day? a baby of that age typically has about 800-1000mls a day. could vary a lot. how long will he be at the nursery for? are you not to far away that you could go if he has gulped the lot?

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my ds at that age was having 7 oz bottles wouldnt hurt to make up 5 bottles of 6 and if they need extra its there best to have too much then not enough

also as a comfort may want to feed more also

Yes, i work just next door so i can pop in if he has ran out.

I would say he breast feeds about 6 or 7 times a day and twice in the night. Morning and bed time, he feeds a lot! Usually draining both boobies.

Im using those Tommie Tipee bottles designed to be like the boobie. They only take 125ml!

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