How much pumped breastmilk is your 6-7 month old drinking?

DD is 6 months. Has been having (5) 7 ounce bottles a day...so having about 35 ounces or a little less a day.

Now that we're really starting with fruits/veggies/cereal, I think she wants to dip down in BM...which is fine I know, but wanted to know how much your kiddos are eating now.

I'd love to drop to 4 bottles a day, even if we up it to 7-8 ounces per bottle...b/c there's just not enough time in the day to do 3 meals, 5 bottles, naps, etc.

What are you all doing? Our ped appt is Friday so I'll definitely ask then, but just curious.

She is given only breastmilk (pumped).

Re: How much pumped breastmilk is your 6-7 month old drinking?

I *just* got DS down to drinking milk 5 times a day. He nurses in the morning, has 2 x 8 oz bottles of breastmilk at daycare and then is nursed twice in the evening. He is still eating/nursing every three hours.

We didn't start solids too long ago and although the ped said he didn't need 3 meals until around 8 months, I just started adding it because I am not feeding him overnight anymore when he wakes (he used to nurse 1-2 times a night in addition to above).

Do you make her meals with breastmilk? I have no idea how much he gets when nursing so I like to add a couple of ounces to his meal so he gets it in that way. Also, he was taking 7 oz a day and I upped it to 8 since he has been eating more solids.

Re: How much pumped breastmilk is your 6-7 month old drinking?

I ep'd for a year and started DS on solids around 6 months. He was taking four 8-9 oz bottles a day, but once he started oatmeal and fruit, he decreased to four 6 ounce bottles. Around 8-9 months he dropped down to 3 bottles. Like you said, there just wasn't enough time in the day for meals, bottles and naps.

Re: How much pumped breastmilk is your 6-7 month old drinking?

Thanks ladies. Yes, I've been using BM for her cereal, etc. so that does help. And though she's averaging 3 meals a day, she's getting 2 jars and 2 small servings of cereal total...she wants even more but I'm trying to go slowly.

Thanks for replying!

Re: How much pumped breastmilk is your 6-7 month old drinking?

Once they were 5 months or so my boys had the sam schedule til weaned.

Ryan always did 4 6oz bottles + two nursing sessions on work days

Colin did 3 6oz and two nursing sessions.