Approx ounces eaten?

[FerdieJen]

Can anyone tell me the approximate amount of ounces that a 5 week old baby should be eating?? I have a full milk supply and can pump about 5 ounces in five minutes... does this mean that my baby is eating that much when she nurses for 5 minutes? She eats for about 10-15 min at each feeding off of one side. Thanks!

[@llli*andrea.wolford]

http://www.kellymom.com/bf/pumping/m...c.html#howmuch

babies are much beter at nursing than a pump is. Your baby might be gettting more or less.
The best thing to do if your worried about how much baby is getting is to count diapars.

[@llli*soon2bmomof3]

I've been told that an EBF baby should get twice their weight in milk. When I went back to work, I had to figure out how much milk she should be drinking at each feeding. I had no idea because I never gave her a bottle. Another nursing mom told me to multiply her weight by 2 and then divide by the number of times she nursed a day. 14 lb baby that eats 7x/day should drink about 4 oz each time.

If you're just trying to figure out if your baby is getting enough milk, go by the wet diaper count as suggested by andrea_ohio.