How much expressed milk does my baby need?

It is best to follow the baby’s lead and use paced bottle feeding practice.1 Volume needs will change from feeding to feeding, from day to day, and from baby to baby. Learning a baby’s unique communication style is an important part of the early bonding process.

General Guidelines2

For babies weighing 2.5 kg or more

  • 150 ml milk per kg of body weight per day
  • Divide the total into 8 feeds, and give 3-hourly

For babies who weigh less than 2.5 kg (Low-birth-weight)

  • Start with 60 ml per kg of body weight
  • Increase the total volume by 20 ml per kg per day, until the baby is taking a total of 200 ml per kg per day
  • Divide the total into 8-12 feeds, to feed every 2-3 घंटे
  • Continue until the baby weighs 1,800 g or more, and is fully breastfeeding

Check the baby’s 24-hour intake. The size of individual feeds may vary.

The below calculator3 can be used as a guideline for babies that are receiving feeding from an at-the-breast system, a cup, or a bottle. Again, always follow your baby’s hunger and satiation cues

Calculate the approximate amount of milk needed in 24 घंटे4

Baby's Weight
lbs
Intake
gr

oz
एमएलOunces/feeding
(if 8/day)
5lbs
2265 gr13.0 oz390 एमएल1.6 oz
5lbs 8oz2491 gr14.3 oz429 एमएल1.8 oz
6lbs2718 gr15.5 oz467 एमएल1.9 oz
6lbs 8oz2944 gr16.9 oz507 एमएल2.1 oz
7lbs3171 gr18.3 oz
546 एमएल2.3 oz
7lbs 8oz3397 gr
19.5 oz584 एमएल2.4 oz
8lbs3600 gr21.3 oz639 एमएल2.7 oz
8lbs 8oz3850 gr22.3 oz664 एमएल2.8 oz
9lbs4000 gr24.0 oz720 एमएल3.0 oz
9lbs 8oz4303 gr24.8 oz741 एमएल3.1 oz
10lbs4500 gr26.7 oz801 एमएल3.3 oz
10lbs 8oz4756 gr27.3 oz819 एमएल3.4 oz
11lbs4900 gr29.3 oz879 एमएल 3.7 oz
11lbs 8oz5209 gr29.9 oz897 एमएल3.7 oz
12lbs5400 gr32.0 oz960 एमएल4.0 oz
12lbs 8oz5662 gr32.5 oz976 एमएल4.1 oz
13lbs5889 gr33.8 oz1015 एमएल4.2 oz
13lbs 8oz6115 gr35.0 oz1053 एमएल4.4 oz
14lbs 6400 gr37.3 oz1119 एमएल4.7 oz
14lbs 8oz6704 gr38.5 oz1155 एमएल4.8 oz
15lbs6795 gr39.0 oz1172 एमएल4.9 oz
15lbs 8oz7021 gr40.3 oz1210 एमएल5.0 oz
16lbs7300 gr42.7 oz1280 एमएल5.3 oz

अगला: Can donated milk be reused?

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  1. मैं अपने बच्चे को दूध कैसे पिलाऊं? ↩︎
  2. WHO/UNICEF – Breastfeeding Counselling A Training Course ↩︎
  3. A Baby’s Best Start Nursing Center – Amount of milk needed by baby in 24 घंटे ↩︎
  4. These are approximate amounts. Follow your baby’s cues first.
    Oz/feeding = oz/day divided by the number of feedings.
    Example: A 9lb 8oz baby needs 24.8 oz/day. If feeding 8 times a day: 24.8 divided by 8 equals 3.1 oz/feeding. If feeding a baby breastmilk with a bottle, place the calculated amount of milk per serving in separate bottles.
    Daycare:
    Use the chart to calculate how much to take to daycare for the day.
    Example: A 9lb 8oz baby needs +/-24.8 oz/day or 3.1 oz/feeding.
    If daycare requires 3 feedings or 9.3 oz/day or 3.1 oz/bottle/day.
    Pump 9.3 oz at work for the next day at daycare, or use frozen or refrigerated milk. ↩︎