How much is your 18 week old eating?

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Kellymom says about 25oz per day (average) but I've also seen higher recommendations based on weight (oz/6/feedings).  I started off nursing but ended up mostly pumping now.

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Some of the higher recommendations are for formula. Breastmilk is so different. It changes in composition as the baby gets older, so you don't necessarily increase in volume like you do formula. Kellymom is pretty accurate info, my LC recommends it as does my local LLL branch. I think the most breast milk they say per day is 30oz max. I'm not 100% sure on that though. And I have no clue what my son eats, he only gets one 4 oz bottle before bed the rest I nurse on demand. But usually during the day for the occasional bottle he only eats 2-3 oz.

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Thanks for the info!  I read some more today and found that the method that uses your baby's weight is older and usually leads to over feeding.  Which seems to be true for mine because she definitely spit a bunch up when in increased her ounces.  Just tough to know!  Especially when everyone comments on how small she is (guessing about 13 lb now and was 25.5" last week) and knowing that we had so much trouble w nursing early on.  Enough to make mama worry, but I think she's fine.

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My daughter will be five months on the 4th and she eats anywhere between 24-28 ozs a day. On top of having baby food three times a day

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My little guy just are 38 today plus some cereal!  That's the most he's ever had though. He's up to 32-35 usually but only a week ago was usually around 28

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My twins will be 20 weeks tomorrow, but they usually eat between 28-30 oz a day. And they weigh 14 pounds I think

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My daughters 18 weeks she has About 32oz of milk a day plus pures veg once a day and baby rice/porridge later in the day!

How much is your 18 week old eating?

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