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The standard guide is about 150 ml of made-up formula per kilogram of body weight per day, split across the number of feeds, with standard formula at roughly 0.67 kcal per ml. Feeding by weight rather than by tin instructions is what keeps intake right as a baby grows, since the daily volume changes every few weeks.
Daily volume
daily ml = weight in kg x ml per kg per day
Per feed
per feed = daily volume / number of feeds
daily ml = weight in kg x ml per kg per day. The standard guide is about 150 ml of made-up formula per kilogram of body weight per day, split across the number of feeds, with standard formula at roughly 0.67 kcal per ml.
Feeding by weight rather than by tin instructions is what keeps intake right as a baby grows, since the daily volume changes every few weeks.
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