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Exclusively pumping breastmilk for baby 5 times a day.

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sarak20 · 20/08/2026 00:24

I express breast milk for my 8 month old. He is still taking 5 bottles a day and has 2 meals on top of that. When should my baby drop a milk feed? Each bottle has around 6oz in it. Thanks

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Oliwiaa · 20/08/2026 17:09

That's on the high end, even for an exclusively breastfed baby.
You can drop a feed whenever you want.
Lots of babies have 3-4 bottles at that age.

ExplodingSmittens · 30/08/2026 15:05

I’d think about intruding another meal. The NHS guidance is to go to 3 meals between 8 and 9 months.

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