A Baby's Best Start

A Baby's Best Start
A Baby's Best Start Nursing Center Human milk is the preferred food for all human newborns. - American Academy of Pediatrics Amount of milk needed by baby in 24 hours Baby’s Weight 24 Hr Intake Needed Oz’s per Feeding (8 per day) 5 lbs 2,265 gr 13.0 oz 390 ml 1.6 oz 5 lbs 8 oz 2,491 gr 14.3 oz 429 ml 1.8 oz 6 lbs 2,718 gr 15.5 oz 467 ml 1.9 oz 6 lbs 8 oz 2,944 gr 16.9 oz 507 ml 2.1 oz 7 lbs 3,171 gr 18.3 oz 546 ml 2.3 oz 7 lbs 8 oz 3,397 gr 19.5 oz 584 ml 2.4 oz 8 lbs 3,600 gr 21.3 oz 639 ml 2.7 oz 8 lbs 8 oz 3,850 gr 22.3 oz 664 ml 2.8 oz 9 lbs 4,000 gr 24.0 oz 720 ml 3.0 oz 9 lbs 8 oz 4,303 gr 24.8 oz 741 ml 3.1 oz 10 lbs 4,500 gr 26.7 oz 801 ml 3.3 oz 10 lbs 8 oz 4,756 gr 27.3 oz 819 ml 3.4 oz 11 lbs 4,900 gr 29.3 oz 879 ml 3.7 oz 11 lbs 8 oz 5,209 gr 29.9 oz 897 ml 3.7 oz 12 lbs 5,400 gr 32.0 oz 960 ml 4.0 oz 12 lbs 8 oz 5,662 gr 32.5 oz 976 ml 4.1 oz 13 lbs 5,889 gr 33.8 oz 1015 ml 4.2 oz 13 lbs 8 oz 6,115 gr 35.0 oz 1053 ml 4.4 oz 14 lbs 6,400 gr 37.3 oz 1119 ml 4.7 oz 14 lbs 8 oz 6,704 gr 38.5 oz 1155 ml 4.8 oz 15 lbs 6,795 gr 39.0 oz 1172 ml 4.9 oz 15 lbs 8 oz 7,021 gr 40.3 oz 1210 ml 5.0 oz 16 lbs 7,300 gr 42.7 oz 1280 ml 5.3 oz Examples OZ’s PER FEEDING Oz’s per feeding = oz’s per day divided by number of feedings. Example: 9 lb 8 oz baby needs 24.8 oz’s a day. If feeding 8 times a day: 24.8 divided by 8 equals 3.1 oz’s per feeding. If feeding a baby breastmilk by bottle, place the calculated amount of milk per serving in separate bottles. DAY CARE MILK Use the chart to calculate how much to take to daycare for the day. Example: 9 lb 8 oz baby needs 24.8 oz’s a day, or 3.1 oz’s per feeding. Day care requires 3 feedings, or 9.3 oz’s per day, or 3.1 oz’s per bottle for the day. Pump 9.3 oz’s at work for the next day at day care, or use frozen or refrigerated milk. Original article and pictures take http://www.best-breastpumps.com/Milk_Intake.htm site