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7 week old baby - how much EBM for one feed?

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Fufulina · 07/02/2009 16:05

Hi all - I'm leaving my DD with her dad for the first time tomorrow and heading into town for tea at the ritz. (very excited). She's exclusively BF, and I'll feed her before I go, and she'll need one feed while I'm away (I'll be gone about 4 hours).

How much milk would an average 7 week old need at a feed in terms of quantity?

We have given her bottles of EBM before, but only to make sure she still knows how to take the bottle rather than a whole feed, IYSWIM, so am stumped about how much she needs. She weighs 12 pounds 3.... She's a big baby.

TIA

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LackaDAISYcal · 07/02/2009 16:18

I'm sure that they normally take around 35fl ozs in a day so the amount of ebm needed per feed is 35 divided by the number of feeds they normally have in a day.

I always leave enough for two feeds, and my DD and DS have rarely ever taken more than about 5fl ozs at each feed.

LackaDAISYcal · 07/02/2009 16:19

More info from kellymom

Fufulina · 07/02/2009 16:38

Thanks very much Lackadaisycal - I'll let DH know what to expect!

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