How much does your 8 week old baby take in a bottle?

Question

I mostly breastfeed but my husband tries to give him a bottle each day. It's hard for me to know how much to give him cause he's always going through growth spurts. I looked it up and the recommendation is 2-4 ounces, but sometimes I'll give him 4 oz and he'll still act hungry. I'm just curious what other babies take at this age
BTW I pace feed and burp multiple times in between so he eats slow it takes about 45 minutes to finish 4 oz and we try to give his body time to realize he's full but he still fusses and bobs around looking for more

Answer

Be sure to pace feed bottles! The rule of thumb for breastmilk is 1-1,5 Oz or hour but not more than 4oz at the time. And this doesn't increase over time like with formula

Answer

My baby usually takes 4 oz every 3 hours during the day but at night before bed will sometimes take 6-8 oz

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If it’s all breast milk I’d just keep feeding baby until they’re full. I don’t remember what my baby did but she’s now 4 months old and she’s always just done little bits throughout the day. I do the same, breast and bottle feed breast milk when my husband has her, and at that age I don’t think I would give him more than 2 oz at a time in bottle. She would be hungry every so often after and I’d give her more. Still to this day she probably averages 2 oz feedings at a time but snacks on milk often. I’d guess it was 1-3 oz she finished at 8 weeks during a feeding. We’ve always just fed on demand.

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