I’d like to start introducing a bottle of expressed breast milk to my baby but unsure of how many mls/ oz to give in each feed as I have no idea how much my little boy takes for each feed currently. What are peoples experiences with this?
Midwife has made me aware of paced feeding but any other tips for introducing the bottle of expressed milk would be appreciated!
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My daughter is 3 weeks old and our midwife said 70-80ml every 3-4 hrs is right for breast milk in a bottle for her age ,she’s 8lb6 now , but if you haven’t gave them a bottle yet maybe just put 30-40ml in and see if they get used to the teat and then if they finish that you can always add more milk until they are full (you just don’t want to waste your breast milk if you put loads in the bottle and they don’t finish it , it’s heartbreaking when you have pumped 😂😫)

thank you! That’s really helpful! Think we’ll start giving it a go today 🤞🏼