How much milk does your baby drink?

The amount of milk a baby drinks depends on the baby's physical development. Generally, a baby who is one or two months old should be fed five to six times a day, and each time he drinks about 200 ml of milk. But as your baby grows, his need for nutrients will increase, and you will need to increase the amount of milk he drinks. Now let's understand how much milk your baby drinks.

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.

From one month to two months after the baby is born: the amount of milk should be gradually increased according to the baby's weight. The baby should be fed 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.

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

Three to six months: feed 5 times a day, once every four hours, and the amount of milk per feeding is: 150-200 ml for three to five months, 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.

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.

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

From the introduction in the article, we can understand how much milk the baby drinks. I hope mothers can collect the content of the article, which will be helpful for the healthy growth of your children. Mothers need to adjust the amount of milk and food according to the physical development of their children, so as to promote their children's needs for nutrients.