How much milk should a breastfeeding mom drink?
How much milk do breastfed babies drink? Our studies showed that they can drink as little as 54 ml (1.9 fl oz) or as much as 234 ml (8.2 fl oz) of milk per feed. How much milk should breastfeeding drink? Although research has found that nursing mothers do not need to drink more fluids than what's necessary to satisfy their thirst,1 experts recommend about 128 ounces per day. That sounds like a lot — it's 16 eight-ounce cups — but 8 ounces is a pretty small serving size.