how many ml of formula to feed a newborn?
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On average, a newborn drinks about 1.5-3 ounces (45-90 milliliters) every 2-3 hours. This amount increases as your baby grows and is able to take more at each feeding. At about 2 months, your baby may be taking 4-5 ounces (120-150 milliliters) at each feeding and the feedings may be every 3-4 hours.
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Milk is still your baby's main source of nutrition + they need at least 500 ml (17 fl oz) of breastmilk or formula every day. At 6 months little ones might eat 1–2 ice cubes of food at each meal. Remember, babies tummies are still teeny tiny (about the size of a baby's clenched fist).
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On average, a newborn drinks about 1.5-3 ounces (45-90 milliliters) every 2-3 hours. This amount increases as your baby grows and is able to take more at each feeding.
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By just weight alone, a 6.6-pound baby has an average size stomach of 20 mL on day 1 and would require 40 mL or 1.3 oz of breast milk or formula every 2 hours to meet their basic metabolic needs or 60 mL every 3 hours. But babies should also be fed by infant cue to satisfaction.
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There is no specific amount of formula that all babies should get each day. While some young babies may drink 24 ounces a day, others may need 32 ounces or more. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) suggests that on average, your baby needs about 2 1/2 ounces of formula a day for every pound of body weight.
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FAQs at a Glance A :Your 1-month-old baby needs at least 8 feeds every 24-hours if breastfeeding, or if you are using formula, around 150-200 millilitres per kilogram of your baby's body weight per day.
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On the fifth day the baby gets about 45 ml (1 ½ ounces) per feeding. By two weeks of age the baby is getting 480 to 720 ml (16 to 24 oz.) per day. By one month of age the baby is getting 750 to 800 ml of breast milk per day.
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The AAP also says that "most babies are satisfied with three to four ounces per feeding during the first month, and increase that amount by one ounce per month until reaching eight ounces." Keep in mind that these are averages, and some babies require more or less formula at each feeding and on each day.
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While some young babies may drink 24 ounces a day, others may need 32 ounces or more. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) suggests that on average, your baby needs about 2 1/2 ounces of formula a day for every pound of body weight. 1﻿ So a 3-month-old baby weighing 13 pounds needs about 32 1/2 ounces a day.
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General guidelines for formula-feeding So, if your baby weighs 10 pounds, that would translate to 20 to 25 ounces of formula a day; in a 24-hour period you'll be feeding your baby about 3 to 4 ounces every four hours.
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Breastfeeding often tells the breast of the woman to increase how much milk is made. This will make sure that there is a lot of milk several months after birth. Usually, the baby gets about 15 ml (1/2 ounce) at a feeding when three days old. By four days of age the baby gets about 30 ml (1 ounce) per feeding.
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Most full-term babies need between 150ml and 200ml of formula per kilogram of their body weight every day (NHS 2014a, BNFC 2015, UNICEF 2014). So, if your baby weighs 3kg, he'll probably need between 450ml and 600ml of formula over a 24-hour period to satisfy his hunger.
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The research tells us that exclusively breastfed babies take in an average of 25 oz (750 mL) per day between the ages of 1 month and 6 months. Different babies take in different amounts of milk; a typical range of milk intakes is 19-30 oz per day (570-900 mL per day).
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6-12 months If you're breastfeeding, your baby will naturally adapt how much they feed according to the other food they have eaten throughout the day. For formula fed babies, NHS guidelines suggest they may need around 600ml per day between 7-9 months and this will drop down to around 400ml between 10-12 months.
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At 10 months, you're looking to give your baby two or three feeds a day, either breastfeeds or formula. With bottle feeds, you should be looking to offer up to, but no more than, around 13-20oz (400-600ml) in total over 24 hours.
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Another way to express this rule of thumb is that the average baby takes 2 or 3 ounces of formula each day for every pound of body weight, up to a maximum of 32 ounces. A newborn weighing 7 lbs. will take an average of 14-21 ounces of formula in a day.
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So, if your baby weighs 10 pounds, that would translate to 20 to 25 ounces of formula a day; in a 24-hour period you'll be feeding your baby about 3 to 4 ounces every four hours.