How Much Do I need to expess

[Nina]

I have no idea how much the baby drinks. She is 5 weeks and about 7 lbs. I
want to express some milk so whenI have to go places, I can leave her at
daycare for an hour or 2. But I've never bottle fed a baby, so dont really
know how much I need. Im thinking 2 or 3 bottles with 3-4 ounces each.
Help!!

[Phoebe & Allyson]

Nina wrote:

> I have no idea how much the baby drinks. She is 5 weeks and about 7 lbs. I
> want to express some milk so whenI have to go places, I can leave her at
> daycare for an hour or 2. But I've never bottle fed a baby, so dont really
> know how much I need. Im thinking 2 or 3 bottles with 3-4 ounces each.

8 or 9 ounces to leave a 7 pound baby for an hour or two
sounds like too much to me. I'd leave 2 2-3 ounce bottles,
and encourage the daycare provider not to give the second
bottle unless she seems to be really hungry. (Otherwise
you're likely to come back to a bottle contaminated enough
that you have to toss it, but mostly full.)

As a comparison, I leave 10 ounces for Caterpillar (probably
close to 17 pounds) if I'm gone 6-8 hours. But she's not a
bottle fan, and will hold out. She'd eat 3-5 ounces in 4-5
hours when she was a bit older than your baby.

Phoebe :)
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[Irrational Number]

Nina wrote:
> I have no idea how much the baby drinks. She is 5 weeks and about 7 lbs.

Could you do a trial run? If you can do a
"pump as you go" thing, see how much the
baby drinks while you're home. When it's
almost time for a feeding, you pump and
someone else feeds her. Do the same thing
for the next couple of feedings.

When Pillbug was 2 1/2 months, he weighed
about 14 pounds and took in 16 oz. in a
10-hour day. If you extrapolate (I know
babies are not necessarily linear, but
it's just an approximation), that's about
1.6 oz. per hour, so I'd leave 4 oz. for
a 2-hour absence. Leave a bit extra, just
in case. So, maybe 6 oz. total.

Pillbug is now 5 months, weighs 20 pounds,
and takes in about 18 oz. in a 10-hour day.

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[Nina]

"Phoebe & Allyson" > wrote in message
...
> Nina wrote:
>
> > I have no idea how much the baby drinks. She is 5 weeks and about 7 lbs.
I
> > want to express some milk so whenI have to go places, I can leave her at
> > daycare for an hour or 2. But I've never bottle fed a baby, so dont
really
> > know how much I need. Im thinking 2 or 3 bottles with 3-4 ounces each.
>
> 8 or 9 ounces to leave a 7 pound baby for an hour or two
> sounds like too much to me. I'd leave 2 2-3 ounce bottles,
> and encourage the daycare provider not to give the second
> bottle unless she seems to be really hungry. (Otherwise
> you're likely to come back to a bottle contaminated enough
> that you have to toss it, but mostly full.)

So i suppose its best to send milk that has never been frozen, that way it
can be kept cool and if not used, frozen.
>
> As a comparison, I leave 10 ounces for Caterpillar (probably
> close to 17 pounds) if I'm gone 6-8 hours. But she's not a
> bottle fan, and will hold out. She'd eat 3-5 ounces in 4-5
> hours when she was a bit older than your baby.

Thanks. This is baby number 3 so its a little embarrasing torealize I have
NO idea how much they eat. I'm kind of a cow, I can express a good 6 ounces
with no problems, so I'd be likely to send that much, just because its easy
to come by.

[Nina]

"Irrational Number" > wrote in message
...
> Nina wrote:
> > I have no idea how much the baby drinks. She is 5 weeks and about 7 lbs.
>
> Could you do a trial run? If you can do a
> "pump as you go" thing, see how much the
> baby drinks while you're home. When it's
> almost time for a feeding, you pump and
> someone else feeds her. Do the same thing
> for the next couple of feedings.

*sigh* There is no one else. Just me, so I have to try to coax her onto the
bottle.

>
> When Pillbug was 2 1/2 months, he weighed
> about 14 pounds and took in 16 oz. in a
> 10-hour day. If you extrapolate (I know
> babies are not necessarily linear, but
> it's just an approximation), that's about
> 1.6 oz. per hour, so I'd leave 4 oz. for
> a 2-hour absence. Leave a bit extra, just
> in case. So, maybe 6 oz. total.
>
Gee, for all the time I spend nursing, you think the child was consuming
gallons and gallons.
Thanks for the info.

[Phoebe & Allyson]

Nina wrote:

> So i suppose its best to send milk that has never been frozen, that way it
> can be kept cool and if not used, frozen.

That sounds like a good plan.


> I can express a good 6 ounces
> with no problems

Wow! Lucky you. In that case, I'd err on the side of
sending too much. I have to pump for an eternity to get
that much, so I'd rather she get less than she really wants
and fill up when I'm home.

Phoebe :)
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[Nina]

"Phoebe & Allyson" > wrote in message
...
> Nina wrote:
>
> > So i suppose its best to send milk that has never been frozen, that way
it
> > can be kept cool and if not used, frozen.
>
> That sounds like a good plan.
>
>
> > I can express a good 6 ounces
> > with no problems
>
> Wow! Lucky you.

Yeah, the downside is that I leak all over everything all the time. Eww

[Beth]

"Nina" > wrote in message
t...
> I have no idea how much the baby drinks. She is 5 weeks and about 7 lbs. I
> want to express some milk so whenI have to go places, I can leave her at
> daycare for an hour or 2. But I've never bottle fed a baby, so dont really
> know how much I need. Im thinking 2 or 3 bottles with 3-4 ounces each.

For me, providing a single 2- to 4-oz. bottle for my DS when he was 3 and 4
months old was more than enough for a one-hour stay with Grandma. He never
learn how to suck on a bottle very well, and usually rejected it or stopped
after an ounce. We made up for it afterward, with nursing.

Try a couple of smaller bottles, or portions of frozen milk. A 5-weeker
probably won't take all that much at one time.

Beth