How much breast milk to daycare?

Question

How many oz of breast milk do you send to daycare? 
How old is your LO?
How often are they feeding your LO?
My LO is 5 months and I’m thinking of sending 4oz and asking them to feed her every 3 hours?
This is all so confusing.
*I have to send everything pre bottled due to COVID.

Answer

My son isn’t in daycare yet but at 3.5 months he drinks 3oz every 2-3 hours.

Answer

1-1.25oz per hr for each feeding.

Answer

I would just give them a bunch of frozen bags cause they had a freezer to keep them in and they would thaw what they need. Then they'd tell me when the stash was getting low.

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I sent a total of 12oz for 8hours in daycare. (1.5/hour) 
Amount in bottles depended on age. We started with 5-2oz bottles, then 3/4-3oz bottles, 2-4oz bottles and ended with 2-5oz. I sent fresh and froze whatever that was left over. 
I was lucky that I had an adaptable daycare. I could send it all in 1 bottle and she portioned it out when needed and listened to his cues on when he needed to up an oz.

Answer

Rule of thumb is 1-1.5 oz per hour. There’s no need to up the amount with age unless baby is having a more hungry day because unlike formula, the composition of breastmilk changes with time.

How much breast milk to daycare?

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