How much milk powder does a child eat in a month

Although the best nutrition for children comes from their mother's breast milk, some mothers do not secrete enough milk or cannot breastfeed for various reasons, so their children can only use milk powder to supplement their nutrition. However, the composition of current milk powder is almost the same as that of breast milk, so it is also very beneficial to the child's development. So how much milk powder is normal for a child to eat in a month? This depends on different situations.

1

How many cans of milk powder should a newborn baby eat in a month?

1. Babies who are mixed-fed: one can is enough

If the mother has breast milk but it is not enough and needs to add some milk powder, generally one can per month is enough.

2. Babies fed with pure milk powder: 3-4 cans

If the mother has no milk at all and feeds the baby with pure formula, then she will need about 3-4 cans a month, which is also a considerable expense.

Calculation method:

A newborn baby should drink about 60 ml of milk per meal, including about 10 grams of milk powder, about 8 times a day, which means 80 grams a day.

One large can is 900 grams, so it can be eaten for about (900/80) days, about 11 or 12 days.

After two weeks, the amount of milk per meal doubles to 120 ml, about 6 times a day, which is about 120 grams a day.

If the baby is fed with pure milk, the total amount of milk powder in the first month after birth is 80g*15 days + 120g*15 days = 3000g, and in the second month it is 120g*30 days = 3600g, so basically 3-4 cans are needed per month.

2

How much milk does a newborn baby eat?

Newborns can eat an appropriate amount of milk depending on their weight. Since the stomach capacity of newborns is still very small in the first week, the following data is only for mothers' reference:

On the first day after the baby is born, the amount of milk is 5-7ml (about 1 teaspoon)

On the second day after the baby is born, the amount of milk is 10-13ml (about 2 teaspoons)

On the third day after the baby is born, the amount of milk is 22-27ml

On the fourth day after the baby is born, the amount of milk is 36-46ml (equivalent to the size of a ping-pong ball)

On the fifth day after the baby is born, the amount of milk is 43-57ml (equivalent to the size of an egg)

On the sixth day after the baby is born, the amount of milk is 56ml-75ml

On the seventh day after the baby is born, the amount of milk is 65ml-85ml

After the first week, the baby's weight will "drop" to varying degrees. At this time, you can feed the baby according to his weight, generally 6 to 8 times a day. Later, according to the growth of digestive ability, the amount of milk can be gradually increased. Until the baby is one month old, you can feed 90 to 120 ml of milk each time, and the number of feedings should be reduced.

Babies around one month old should be fed on demand, and should be fed as much as they can eat. A baby who is full of milk will be content and quiet between feedings, usually sleeping for 3-4 hours. If he is not full, he will cry. Generally, the baby is fed 6 to 7 times a day, with an interval of 3.5 to 4 hours between each feeding, and each feeding should be about 80 to 120 ml. You can take up to 150 ml.

You can estimate breastfeeding according to the following formula:

The formula for calculating the amount of milk for artificial feeding is: daily milk volume = 100 × [110 × body weight (kg)] / 86

Simple calculation method: daily milk volume = 128 ml x body weight (kg)