DS is 8 weeks old how much frozen EBM should I defrost for a feed?
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DS is 8 weeks old how much frozen EBM should I defrost for a feed?
TIA
How long are you going out for and how many feeds will he have in that time?
I'd guess (based on what Mr P did) about 100ml per feed...
Enjoy your time out!
well if Will is anything to go by he has 160ml ebm! but not sure how many feeds a day as he just gets on when he wants ;)
Have fun going out. x
Something like 900ml/day divided by number of feeds.
Or 150ml, but he may not want it all.
I always erred on the side of caution and defrosted more than I would need just incase he got a bit peckish and wanted another feed before I got home so I would get out about 200mls. 150ml for his feed and then 50ml back up. I would rather have some wastage than not enough, IYKWIM.
Have a great time out.
Store it in 50ml lots. I left 300ml for Ambah when I went out for a few hours when she was around that age, thinking that was going to be plenty. But no, she gulped it all in one go!
:yeahthat: That is exactly what I used to do too.:
On average, babies between 1 month and 6 months will drink 750ml per 24 hours. Then you divide that by the number of feeds in 24 hours. Babies that age generally have 8 - 12 feeds in 24 hours, so on average you could say 10 feeds at 75mls per feed.
I also freeze it in 50-60 ml lots :)
I left out about 150 - 180 ml for him and he didn't drink it all. Although I was only gone for 2 hrs and I fed him before we left. Apparently he screamed the whole time for DP... he always screams for DP!!
Anyway, thank you all :)
xx
Same happens here to DH! But my guts would have taken it all.:
Hope you could relax while you were out ...............
Nope couldn't relax... DP rang after about an hour and asked how long I was going ot be and that make me all tense. I had a bit of a growl when I got home!!