How soon can a newborn baby be fed formula milk?

Under normal circumstances, it is best to breastfeed a newborn baby, but not every woman has milk after giving birth. Some women may not be able to breastfeed due to their own physical condition or other reasons. At this time, the baby needs to be fed with milk powder. For new parents, they may not know how to master the feeding time of milk powder. How long can the newborn be fed with milk powder?

1. How often should a newborn baby drink milk powder?

Babies of different weights and genders eat different amounts of milk. Some babies can eat about 60 ml of milk powder, but some babies can only eat about 40 ml. Babies should be fed about once every three hours.

2. The benefits of formula feeding

Formula feeding can help mothers who are unable to breastfeed to feed their babies normally. The benefits of formula feeding mainly include promoting regular life for babies and children, ensuring sleep, comprehensive nutrition, regular bowel movements, and easy weaning. The benefits of formula feeding include:

1. Regular life. The feeding frequency and amount can be determined according to a schedule, and both mother and baby can follow the routine.

2. Ensure adequate sleep. Generally, babies can get at least two hours of sleep after eating infant formula, especially at night. In this way, not only the child's sleep time and quality are guaranteed, but the mother can also get a good rest.

3. Comprehensive nutrition. The nutritional content of breast milk depends entirely on the mother's eating and absorption. Compared with the current very comprehensive and balanced formula milk, it is somewhat lacking.

4. Regular bowel movements. Babies who eat infant formula have formed stools, and they will have a bowel movement once every morning, forming a regular pattern. The stools of babies fed with formula are generally light yellow, often dry and piled up. Some artificially fed newborns have formed an excretion pattern of defecating once every 2-3 days.

5. Weaning is easy. Children who only eat formula milk will not face this problem at all. Children who are mixed-fed will not have as much difficulty in weaning as those who are exclusively breastfed. It can also reduce the chance of mothers developing breast diseases during the weaning process.