How many bottles are your babies taking a day. Mines on 6oz and 5 bottles so 30 oz a day. The health visitor says 6 bottles minimum but as she has reflux I started spacing her bottles out more so every 4 hours and 6 bottles would mean every 4 hours all day and she sleeps through the night so I would have to keep waking myself and her up. She’s gaining weight fine and everything. Just wondering if anyone else is on 5 bottles a day.
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4 or 5 bottles daily at 8oz but also porridge and puree

My little girl has 6oz every three hours and doesn't wake in the night so she has 5 bottles. If she is gaining weight then I wouldn't worry. It's obviously working xx

Mine is the same
Some days not getting the ‘right amount’ but if I’m honest I’m not fussed, she feeds ok with reflux and is putting weight on / relatively well in herself so not something I’m concerned about as all babies are different x

Mine will snack feed sometimes, then have bigger bottles later, so we will easily have 9-10 bottles some days, but averages around 30-34oz in a day and sleeps through 12 hours at night. Will not go more than 2 1/2 hours between bottles

Mine is on 5 bottles and 1 bottle when she wakes up during the night, the 2 first bottles in the morning each are 5oz and the rest is 6oz

We’ve been on 5 bottles for a long time. Each baby will eat as much as they need. We reach 22-24oz a day (breast milk)
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