When Do You Increase Baby Formula

Amount And Schedule of Formula Feedings For Babies and Toddlers

• The First Few Days. It is important to keep in mind that the baby’s stomach is still tiny.
• First Few Weeks. After a few weeks, you’ll notice that the time between the feedings will extend.
• After The First Month.
• Two To Four Months.
• Six To Twelve Months.
• Twelve To Twenty Four Months.

Most new babies want to eat every few hours. Start with 1.5 to 2 ounces at each feeding for the first week, and work up to 2 to 3 ounces every three to four hours. As your baby gets older – and his tummy gets bigger – he’ll drink fewer bottles a day with more formula in each.

Typical Schedule for a 9-12 Month Old What To Expect At This Age. Babies at this age on average need eleven hours of sleep at night and three during the day. At nine months, babies should nap for about an hour and a half in the morning and about one and a half to two hours in the afternoon. Most have given up that brief, third late-afternoon nap.

As a rough estimate, your baby should eat 2.5 ounces for every pound they weigh. So if your baby weighs 10 pounds, they should eat a total of 25 ounces per day.

Newborns generally only drink one to two ounces per feeding. From birth to six months, the rule of the thumb is that babies need two to two and a half ounces of formula per pound per day. So a 10-pound baby would need roughly 20 – 25 ounces in a day.