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How many ounces of BM does your baby consume at daycare?
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Anonymous
Wrong! Formula fed babies will also stop drinking when they have had enough. And since when does BM have chemicals? |
Anonymous
That would be horrible! |
Anonymous
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OP, I was in a similar situation you are in--prior to 6 months old, I sent three 4oz. bottles of BM for DS over a nine-hour period. There was also always an extra 3oz. in the nanny's freezer for an extra hungry day. About the time he turned 6 months, she started asking for more milk and bigger bottles. When I questioned her, she explained that as he was getting older he was stretching out longer between naps, and could handle a four-hour feeding schedule rather than a three-hour feeding schedule. But, to do that, he needed a couple more ounces at each feeding to get him through until the next feed. After a little bit of trial and error, we finally settled on two 6oz. bottles, and one 3oz. bottle each day. He usually leaves an ounce or two every day, so he's not really eating that much more than he was a few months ago, he's just getting slightly more volume at each feed if he wants it. I was nervous about the 6oz. bottles at first, because they seemed so big, but so far there have been no ill effects in terms of BF.
I agree with you that if your baby is leaving back milk each day, you're sending enough. But, you may want to consider sending three slightly larger bottles, rather than the four smaller bottles that you are currently sending? |
Anonymous
Just because you don't give the daycare as many bottles as big as they demand them to be doesn't mean that you are holding back from feeding your baby at daycare. Trust your gut and see that many EBF babies are fine with their 12 oz of BM at daycare and aren't suffering from starvation. |
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Thank you for the responses and support. I printed the great article suggested at Kellymom and passed this on to my provider. And then I sent 12 ounces in 4 bottles. He came home again today with 2 ounces and nursed twice before going to sleep for the night (I hope!).
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Anonymous
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I'm just preparing to send my second kid into daycare. I wanted to point out the supplementing with formula is in reality not the horrible you might imagine. BM is precious, but I would rather send an extra bottle than let my child go hungry. Though perhaps your kids are in daycare for shorter days than mine was. |
Anonymous
Formula fed babies do have problems with feeling full, which is why it is so easy for these babies to overeat. |
cmkeough
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DD is 5.5 months old and is a lil chunky monkey, she's about 20lbs (big I know, she's in the 95% for height & weight). She started to eat baby food & cereal shortly after her 4 month check-up and just started having lunch with the nanny during the day (last week). DD is only with the nanny a max of 6 hours during the day of which she is nursed shortly beforehand and will generally take anywhere from 4 to 9 oz of EBM during that window. It will really depend on how soon beforehand I had nursed and when I arrive.
As many of the PP have said I think it varies with the child. My guess is that if your childs care provider is asking for more that the baby may be asking for more. It couldn't hurt to ask why they're asking for the increase - does baby still seem hungry? Another thought - does your baby nurse a lot more during the day on the weekends or when with you? If it's the same all throughout the day on the weekends and less in the AM & PM during the week that should tell you something, just a thought. |
Anonymous
| OP here -- one thing that seems to be misunderstood by some of the responders is that my baby is not hungry at daycare. Just about every day our provider sends us home with some BM that didn't get consumed. I think she is asking for more because she has a couple of formula-fed babies who do consume more. My baby is not waking in the middle of the night hungry either. I nurse him in the morning before I go to work, when I get home, and right before he goes to bed. |