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What Is The Ideal Feeding Schedule For A 10 Week Old Baby?
Question: My baby is 10 week old. As breast milk is less i feed formula for her. At present i feed 120 ml. For 120 ml i take 2 scoop ful formula. but she seems to hungry aftr 2 hrs. So actualy how much quantity should i giv her and that too how much times a day. Now i like to increase quantity of formula. So how much should i take to feed her.
Brief Answer:
Breast milk is the best option.
Detailed Answer:
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Let me emphasize on the fact that breast milk is the best possible milk for a baby and there can be no alternatives for the same. Most formula milks are cow milk based and hence difficult to digest. Moreover they make the child more prone to complications and infections. Mother's breast milk is produced on the demand of the baby. Hungrier the baby, more vigorous is the suck. More is the suck, more is the amount of breast milk produced. Giving formula automatically reduces the demand of the baby and thereby the production of breast milk. All you need to do is to switch back to exclusive breast feeding and the production will increase automatically. All you need to do is to monitor the urine output. If the frequency is more than 6 times in 24 hours, you would know that the amount of feeding is adequate. If the amount of passage of urine is less or if the child is lethargic you would need to take the child to a doctor without delay.
If you are giving formula, in the first four to six months when your baby isn't eating any solids, here's a simple rule of thumb: Offer 2.5 ounces (1 ounce = 30ml, 1 scoop is to be dissolved in 1 ounce) of formula per pound of body weight each day. For example, if your baby weighs 6 pounds, you'll give her about 15 ounces of formula in a 24-hour period.
Hopefully that would help.
Feel free to write back.
Regards
Breast milk is the best option.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
Let me emphasize on the fact that breast milk is the best possible milk for a baby and there can be no alternatives for the same. Most formula milks are cow milk based and hence difficult to digest. Moreover they make the child more prone to complications and infections. Mother's breast milk is produced on the demand of the baby. Hungrier the baby, more vigorous is the suck. More is the suck, more is the amount of breast milk produced. Giving formula automatically reduces the demand of the baby and thereby the production of breast milk. All you need to do is to switch back to exclusive breast feeding and the production will increase automatically. All you need to do is to monitor the urine output. If the frequency is more than 6 times in 24 hours, you would know that the amount of feeding is adequate. If the amount of passage of urine is less or if the child is lethargic you would need to take the child to a doctor without delay.
If you are giving formula, in the first four to six months when your baby isn't eating any solids, here's a simple rule of thumb: Offer 2.5 ounces (1 ounce = 30ml, 1 scoop is to be dissolved in 1 ounce) of formula per pound of body weight each day. For example, if your baby weighs 6 pounds, you'll give her about 15 ounces of formula in a 24-hour period.
Hopefully that would help.
Feel free to write back.
Regards
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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