How much EBM for a 3 month old?

[aspensmum]

Hi girls
I've got a few bottles of EBM in the freezer and I need to use them before they 'expire'. Aspen is now 14 weeks and im wondering how many mils to give her?
thanks

[Goosie22]

I would offer 100 mls and see how it goes but it depends on what you want to achieve by giving the EBM like is it going to be a whole substitute feed or a top up or just to get through it or to sleep????? and what is his weight.


This is the formula that I use

Weight(grams) x 180(mls) = mls per feed.
6 or 8 Feeds


Hope this helps:)

[aspensmum]

Hi Goosie
Thanks for your advice. I ended up finding a formula on another thread and used that (similar to yours). She ended up taking about 80mls which was a full feed but she'd had a feed 2 hours before.
Thanks again

[dannii]

i was always curious on this, as i hate to waste my hard work !!

Question... why do they times it by 180 mls???

[Goosie22]

Question... why do they times it by 180 mls???

Its the mls per kg that allow for hydration. If you were trying to increase weight you would times it by 200 or 220. It depends on what text you go by aswell.

[dannii]

oh ok thanks goosie