At 8 months old all of my other breastfed babies were getting 6ish oz every 3-4 hours. Sometimes they would take less (4 oz), sometimes they would take more (8 oz). And sometimes they would be hungry 2 hours later and other times they would go 5 hours. Just depended from day to day and feed to feed.

Is the baby acting hungry after a feeding? Is he 'making it' to the next feeding ok? Like NannyD said, if the baby is latched on all night he may need less during the morning or even throughout the day.

The 2.5 month old I have now eats anywhere from 2 oz to 6 oz at a feeding and eats every 2-5 hours. Most often he goes just under 4 hours between feeds and takes between 4 and 5 oz at a time but how often depends on how much he had at the previous feed. He's not a constant snacker so right now we're just following his lead since it's a relatively consistent schedule he's got himself on.

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