The standard of milk intake for newborns, mothers should know

The amount of milk a newborn baby drinks is what parents are most concerned about. However, the stomach capacity of children at different stages is different, so the amount of milk they drink is also different. Generally, they drink 60 to 70 ml per meal at the beginning, and then slowly increase.

1. The stomach capacity of a newborn baby is very small (30~35ml for a newborn, about 100ml for 3 months, 200ml for 6 months, and 300~500ml for 1 year old), and the amount of gastric juice secretion is small. The gastric emptying time varies with the type and nature of food. For breastfeeding, the gastric emptying time is 2 to 3 hours, for milk feeding it is 3 to 4 hours, and for water it is 1 to 2 hours.

2. In the first few days after the baby is born, the amount of milk can be calculated based on the baby's weight per kilogram, and 100 to 200 ml can be given per day. Because milk is not easy to digest, it needs to be diluted with water. The ratio can be 4:1, 3:1, 3:2, 2:1, or 1:1. If two parts of milk are mixed with one part of water, it will be 300 (360) ml of milk + 150 (160) ml of water, with a total of 450~480 ml. Divide it into 7~8 doses, with each dose being 60~70 ml. Add 5% sugar to the milk, and increase this proportion at five and six months. From 15 days to one month old, if the digestion is normal, the baby can eat pure milk, nearly 100-150 ml per kilogram of body weight, and about 60-100 ml per meal.

3. From one month to two months old: gradually increase the amount of milk according to weight. Feed 6 to 7 times a day, with an interval of 3.5 to 4 hours between each feeding. Each feeding should be about 80 to 120 ml. You can take up to 150 ml.

4. Two to three months: Feed 5 to 6 times a day, once every four hours, with 150 to 200 ml of milk each time.

5. Three to six months: feed 5 times a day, once every four hours. The amount of milk per feeding is: 150-200 ml for three to five months and 200-250 ml for five to six months. The total amount of milk intake should be controlled, not exceeding 1000 ml per day, and the amount of milk per feeding should not exceed 250 ml. Start feeding complementary foods before breastfeeding at four months.

6. Six to nine months: Feed every four hours, 200-250 ml each time. Change from four meals of milk to three meals a day, and gradually introduce complementary foods starting from replacing half a meal to one meal of milk. The amount of sugar in the diet gradually decreases.

7. Nine to twelve months: Reduce milk intake from three times a day to two times a day, 250 ml each time, but still feed every four hours, and eat complementary food for the other meals. Feed water between every two feedings.