Weaning from breast..how Much Formula?

Sounds like he is doing absolutely fine! 5-6 oz. bottles as he takes is just fine, especially when he's having 8 oz. of food with it. At 10 months, he's transitioning his PRIMARY nutrition being from food as opposed to the bottle. Sounds like he is doing absolutely fine. :) Just keep going with what he wants and try not to worry about the ounces. Oh, I think it was at the 12 month and 15 month checkups that the peds said they shouldn't have more than 24 ounces of milk a day because then they are not eating enough food. Your son is getting to that age, so somewhere AROUND 24 ounces a day sounds perfect. Sounds like you guys are doing great! :)

I would actually call your ped and ask.
DO you pump?Do you know how much you pump when you do? Also, so he gets enough iron and calcium make sure you are mixing it with his cereal.
I would replace that weaned breast feeding with a bottle. Start with maybe an 8 oz bottle. let him drink as much as he wants, but don't force him to finish it. When he shows disinterest, or fullness, stop even if he hasn't come anywhere near finishing. If he only ever finished 6 oz, then you know to only make a 6 oz bottle.

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As I said on another post.. cow's milk is not necessary in the human beings diet... water is ample for hydration.

It is difficult to know how much a person needs... your sons urine first thing in the morning should be light in color and not have a strong oder.. if that is the case he is appropriately hydrated.

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Pres. Lactation Support Group, Inc
www.lactationsupportgroup.com

my 7 month old usually eats about 7 oz at a feeding. he is on the same schedule as your boy, 3 feedings a day. But every child is different and if hes eating/drinking, peeing, pooping normal, and has a normal weight gain he's doing fine.

Why not just hold out for a couple more months and avoid formula all together. You can start on cow's milk after 12 months!

You may not want to hear this, but why not just wait another 2 months and skip the formula altogether? It's expensive and you've made it this far, so you might as well just finish the job and pat yourself on the back for a job well done :)