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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would give yourself two more weeks. If you're still miserable, switch to formula. By then the baby has gotten the biggest benefits from breastfeeding anyway. [/quote]

bizarre comment- she currently has an oversupply.  my baby is almost 6 months and still doesn't need 40 oz a day.  our pediatrician said on the high end she needs 29-32 oz now.  i'd focus less on trying to preserve oversupply.  i did triple feed for a month and it was so exhausting.  use haaka or hand express/manual pump after to catch extra but no need to pump up extra supply.

my supply fluctuates between oversupply/undersupply on any given week- but my worst fear about losing supply would be having to heat bottles in middle of the night and pump, so much easier to nurse then and on the go.  [/quote]

OP here. The pediatrician and lactation consultant said he would eat closer to 32oz/day by 3 months. Most of my friends who breastfeed ( track with scale), exclusively pump, or formula feed had babies taking in 28-32oz by 2-3 months and that stayed until like 9/10 months. [/quote]

I’ve been exclusively pumping for 9 months now and my son has never taken even close to 32 ozs. The most he takes is 25 ozs and now that he’s 9 months, he averages 22-24 ozs a day max. Formula fed babies take a lot more than breastfed but I wouldn’t plan on your baby needing 32 ozs a day. [/quote]

Formula fed babies do not necessarily take more than breastfed babies. They are nutritionally equivalent, and both contain about 20 calories per ounce. Whenever I see people say this, I wonder how much formula they think babies are drinking. It is recommended that babies have between 24-32 ounces of breast milk or formula per day. [/quote]

I have many friends who formula feed and their babies always have 6-8oz bottles. My best friends daughter is a month younger than my baby (8 months) and her baby takes 7 ozs of formula every 3 hours. I’ve always known of formula babies to drink way more than breastfed. [/quote]

Former nanny here. It depends on the baby. I’ve had FF babies taking in only 4oz at older infant age or 6-8 ounces. I’ve had breastfed babies take 4oz and some taking 6-8 ounces. The last baby I cared for was eating 6oz of BM every 3 hours from 2-3 months old. How much they eat during the day will also depend how long they sleep at night. Many FF babies are taking in larger volumes because they eat over a 12-14 hour period and sleep 10-12 hours at night. Most breastfed babies taking longer to sleep through the night and eat more times in a 24 hour period. [/quote]

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