Many mothers wonder how much expressed breastmilk they need if they are away from baby.
Share your opinions and feedback before 15 October 2012.
Research tell us that exclusively babies take in an average of 25oz per day. Of course, different babies will
take in different amount of milk ( range of milk is 19oz - 30oz ) per day. You can use this information to estimate the average amount of milk.
Happy Breastfeeding
Share your opinions and feedback before 15 October 2012.
Research tell us that exclusively babies take in an average of 25oz per day. Of course, different babies will
take in different amount of milk ( range of milk is 19oz - 30oz ) per day. You can use this information to estimate the average amount of milk.
Happy Breastfeeding
Milk supply is all about demand and supply. As much as there is demand, there will be supply. For me personally, my baby consumes approximately 12 to 14 oz of milk during the day when I am away at work.
ReplyDeleteDuring my 2 months of maternity leave, I direct feed my baby and have no idea how much is being consumed. This causes me to worry that I will not be able to pump enough for my baby when I get back to work. So, 1 week before I started work, I met up with Su Li and with her superb advice along with the milk tea that I consumed, I was able to double up my milk supply till my freezer ran out of space. As such, I decided to stop taking the milk tea and from there realise that my body actually produces just the right amount that my baby needs. Till today that my baby is 11 months old, I am still unable to free up some freezer space as supply=demand and the excess that I managed to produce by drinking milk tea remains untouched!
Ms. Koh
Great Input and thanks for the sharing.
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Even this contest has closed, I still wish to share my idea. For my bb, I didn't really measure how much she consumes during first 2 maternity months, I just direct latch on based on her demands. Even though was really tiring but everything is worthwhile when see her grown up & getting stronger. When I back to work, try to express every 4 hours. Twice in the office, from 3oz slowly increase to 8-9oz after few months of hard work & routine everyday. She could consumes 25-30oz daily and continue with latch on at night and weekends. I slow down expressed after she reach 18mths. She is turning 2 next month and still addicted to direct latch on at least 1-2 times per day :)
ReplyDeleteJennifer Kuan