How much formula to feed a newborn



The stomach capacity of a newborn baby is very small, and the amount of milk for each feeding is 5-30ml per meal, but it also has a greater relationship with the day age, gestational week, birth weight and so on. As the age of the day increases, the amount of milk can increase at a faster rate.

The amount of milk of a newborn baby is only 5-30ml, with the increase in the number of days of birth, the stomach capacity increases, the amount of milk gradually increases. By the time the baby reaches full term the milk volume is 60-120ml per session and can be fed on demand throughout the day. The approximate number of feedings is between 6-12 per day. There are individual differences in the amount of milk for each baby, so the main principle is to feed on demand.

After each feeding to the baby, if the baby has eaten enough will stop eating, the performance of quiet satisfaction, and if not eaten enough baby will cry, this time you need to continue to feed until fed, but parents also need to avoid overfeeding, eating too much baby is prone to vomiting, spitting up and other manifestations.