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fire_engine 
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Posted: 24 January 2011 at 1:21pm |
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We're just introducing some EBM bottles for DS2 and will give them in the evenings so DH can do it.
Ben normally clusterfeeds from 6-9pm. For those who are bottle feeding and have clusterfeeders, how much would you give for each feed? I know normal is about 120ml, but does this still apply when clusterfeeding?
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caliandjack
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Posted: 24 January 2011 at 2:22pm |
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When we give Catherine a bottle we give her 100mls around 7pm then another 50mls an hour later usually she'd fall asleep on the second bottle.
If she's still hungry after that we're tending to give her around 70-90mls at a time I found if I warmed up the full 150mls she wouldn't drink it all and have to throw it out.
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Posted: 24 January 2011 at 2:27pm |
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Zac has his normal sized bottle (150ml) after his bath around 6.30/7pm then we try and get him to sleep. Sometimes he'll just doze then wake up still hungry so we make up 50ml to give him. Very occasionally he'll want another 50ml after that one.
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Posted: 24 January 2011 at 8:20pm |
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My girls would also cluster feed for those hours so I introduced a 150ml EBM bottle after their bath and then a BF top up soon after. That was usually all they needed and saved my sanity.
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Posted: 24 January 2011 at 8:40pm |
LOL - 20ml was plenty here tonight - knocked him out  I think he's finding the bottle tiring cos it's new and more work than the boob. That's OK, I'm happy with little and often. At least at night, I can easily top him up afterward if it's not enough. I just didn't want my precious EBM to go to waste.
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Posted: 24 January 2011 at 10:09pm |
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Our little guy stopped cluster feeding at 13 weeks when we introduced a bottle of EBM - he started taking about 150-180mls and now does up to 240ml (at 18 weeks). Instead of cluster feeding until 9pm hem goes down 7-7.30 and sleepsm 11-12 hours.
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Posted: 25 January 2011 at 11:12am |
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I just didn't want my precious EBM to go to waste. |
Me neither that's why I split her 150mls over the hour as she'd drink the first 50-70mls no probs then take ages to drink the rest of not want it and I'd end up tipping the last 50mls out. I found I could usually get the last 50mls into her towards the end of her awake time and she'd go off to sleep.
I get Dh to give it to her as well so I can make our own dinner then its ready once he's finished and she's asleep. 
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Posted: 25 January 2011 at 11:17am |
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I give her 150mls based on the recommended quantity of formula for 2 - 4 month olds not sure how that translates into EBM.
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Posted: 27 January 2011 at 8:17pm |
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I know that this is not the question, but the formula feeding guidelines don't apply for exclusively breastfed infants.
http://www.kellymom.com/bf/pumping/milkcalc.html
I think the old 50ml amounts work well for cluster feeding. If you throw stuff out at least it is not too much!
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