Mellissa - posted on 10/04/2009 ( 9 moms have responded )
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i'm going to a woman's retreat and i'll be gone ten hours.i'm leaving my almost four month old little girl with my grandma and i'm trying to figure out how much milk i will need to give her for my daughter.she eats about every three hours i think.so anyone have any suggestions?
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Chelsea - posted on 10/05/2009
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Here is a milk calculator so you can figure out how much she will need. It gives you the minimum amount and the maximum amount depending on how often they eat.
http://kellymom.com/bf/pumping/milkcalc....
Janeka - posted on 10/05/2009
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If possible depending on houch u produce i wud sat at least 20 oz, 4 oz per feeding u never know if ur gone longer then intended or if a bottle gets spilled....its better to have more than less....
Brittney - posted on 10/05/2009
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have you ever given her a bottle? i pump my milk and see how much my little guy is going to eat. usually he eats four to five ounces at every feeding... so then i think if he eats every three hours and i am gone for ten then he will probably eat three times which would be 12 oz...
Nikki - posted on 10/05/2009
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She needs 1 oz per hour that you are away.
Olivia - posted on 10/04/2009
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Quoting olivia:
i would leave 24 oz to be on the safe side thats about what they need a day ne ways bettter safe then sorry
sry i take that back when my baby was about 4-5 mos i went to a sox game and between 1-7/8 she at 40 oz the sitter had to go back and defrost milk for her, u might want to leave alot extra they tend to eat more out of a bottle then the breastr
Olivia - posted on 10/04/2009
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i would leave 24 oz to be on the safe side thats about what they need a day ne ways bettter safe then sorry
Rebecca - posted on 10/04/2009
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I think 30 oz of breast milk would be more then enough. I know I pump for my daughter and she would not eat more than 6 oz in a setting so I think that would be plenty. I understand I am going to Mexico on vacation for a week and and I am storing milk like crazy so I hope it is enough. Otherwise I will be hoping on a plane. J.k
Shenice - posted on 10/04/2009
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I would try to have a bottle for every 3 hours of that 10 hours you will be gone and then add about 2 extra bottles just in case..or maybe 3 if you can. You will still be nervous probably that it is not enough, but it is our nature to worry about whether or not we have adequately supplied our children.
Audrey - posted on 10/04/2009
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I would leave at least 5 bottles...my daughter also eats about every 3 hrs, but when I leave her sometimes she eats more. She is also on the 9 oz bottles now. Hope this helps! :)
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