How many bottles total do you have?

Question

I've been breastfeeding only for the past two months and just started introducing bottles at 3 months in preparation for daycare.
However, I'm unsure of how many bottles I'll need total. Right now I have two 5oz and two 8oz.
I plan to feed before drop off (8am) and at pickup (5pm). And breastfeed throughout the night.
How many bottles should I get to make prep and washing easier?

Answer

I have a 5oz kid kanteen and a 10oz think baby. My son is 10 mo and that's all I've ever used. On mondays, I bring frozen milk and the rest of the days I fill up the kid kanteen and put all the rest in the think baby bottle. I usually pump about 12-14oz in an 8 hour day.

Answer

I've always had more than i needed. Right now I have 12 4oz and 9 8oz. 
I would send 4 to daycare but would also have more for home so you don't have to rush home and keep washing them.

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I pumped from the beginning and bottle fed (my son refused to latch).  
 
I have 2 4oz bottles and 6 8oz bottles.  BUT ... I wash bottles every 2-4 hours.  
 
I also use my 8oz to store milk in the fridge.  I use 4 8oz bottles for storage purposes.
 
When I go out for the whole day (like Disneyland) I bring both 4oz and 3 8oz for the whole day (as I won't be able to wash the bottles properly).

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I would send in 4 4oz bottles but ask them to try to hold off on the last one so you can feed him when you pick him up. My little one only ever drank 3 while at daycare during that similar time frame, but I would start off with sending one extra just in case. At our daycare each bottle had to be already pre-filled and they didn't wash them.

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I'm not sure how many you are bringing to daycare daily but when I worked in daycare we didn't wash the bottles. We rinsed and put in a bag for the parents. So they needed a new bottle for every feeding.

How many bottles total do you have?

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