How much should a 15lbs baby eat?

Question

I know that every baby is different... but i'm just wondering how much you Mom's are giving your 15lbs baby?

Answer 1

Right now my son is a little over 15 lbs and he eats between 6 oz and 8 oz of formula. If i feed him a 4 oz jar of baby food then he drinks 2 oz of formula.  

Answer 2

When my son was that size he ate about 28oz a day. He's now 7 months old and 22.5lbs and eats about 32oz a day with no solids (he doesn't want them). I'm not sure weight is an accurate way of calculating how much a baby should eat. I thinks it's just best to go according to their cues unless they are failing to thrive or if they are spitting up a lot of what they eat from overeating. :)

Answer 3

a 15 lb baby (that is 0-6 months old) needs 36 oz of milk a day

for a 15 lb baby that is 6-12 months they need 33 oz of formula a day

Energy RDAs for healthy, full term infants are as follows:

Age Energy Recommendations (kcal/kg/d)

0-6 months / 108

6-12 months / 98

1-3 years / 102

To Provide 108 kcal/kg/d

Infant's Weight Expected Total Daily Intake (in ounces)

Pounds kg 20 kcal/oz

4.5 / 2 / 11

6 / 2.7 / 15

8 / 3.6 / 19

10 / 4.5 / 24

12 / 5.5 / 30

To estimate energy requirements and recommended formula intake for an individual infant:

* Obtain infant's weight in kg. If measurement is taken in pounds, convert ounces to a decimal value of a pound (each ounce is .0625 of a pound) and multiply by .454.

* Multiply weight in kg by 108 kcal/kg to get estimate of total energy needs.

* Divide by 20 to get number of ounces of 20 kcal/oz formula.

Example:

* Infant weighs 7 pounds 6 ounces.

* 6 ounces is equal to 6 x .0625 = .375 pound

* Infant weighs 7.375 pounds or 7.375 x .454 = 3.34 kg

* 3.34 kg x 108 kcal/kg = 360 kcal total daily energy need

* 360 kcal/20 kcal per ounce = 18 ounces of formula a day  

Answer 4

My daughter is 15 lbs and she has between 25-28oz per day. I don't feel like she has a lot of milk but she is growing just fine. The calculation is meant to be 2 1/2 timed by her / his body weight which would make it 45oz which is ridiculous if you ask me. I try not to count up how much she's had because it juts makes me worry. Try just to concentrate on how much weight is being gained. If it's fine thne don't worry.  

Answer 5

The rule of thumb that my midwife has told me to go by is 2.5 ounces of formula/breastmilk per pound of body weight. So, at 15 pounds that would be appx 37.5 ounces per 24 hour period.  

Answer 6

Breastfed babies take 19-30oz per day regardless of weight.  Breastmilk consumption doesn't change with the weight of the baby because the milk itself changes.

Formula fed babies take 2-3oz per lbs of bodyweight to a maximum of 32oz per day.  So a 15lbs baby should take 30-32oz.

Ultimately however, while you should be cautious not to overfeed a bottle fed baby (regardless of what is in the bottle), the ultimate judge of whether a baby is getting enough is whether they are gaining weight appropriately, and are happy and healthy.

http://www.kellymom.com/bf/pumping/milkc...

In exclusively breastfed babies, milk intake increases quickly during the first few weeks of life, then stays about the same between one and six months (though it likely increases short term during growth spurts). Current breastfeeding research does not indicate that breastmilk intake changes with baby's age or weight between one and six months. After six months, breastmilk intake will continue at this same level until -- sometime after six months, depending in baby's intake from other foods -- baby's milk intake begins to decrease gradually (see below).

http://www.drgreene.org/body.cfm?id=21&a...

Another way to express this rule of thumb is that the average baby takes 2 or 3 ounces of formula each day for every pound of body weight, up to a maximum of 32 ounces. A newborn weighing 7 lbs. will take an average of 14-21 ounces of formula in a day. A 4-month-old weighing 14 pounds needs 28-32 ounces.

Nevertheless, these are general guidelines. In real life, this may vary quite a bit from day to day and from baby to baby. It’s best to remain flexible and to let your baby’s appetite guide the amount. You don’t need to coax him to finish a bottle, or stop him if he still acts hungry. If your baby consistently chooses to take more or less than the expected amount, discuss this with your pediatrician.

http://www.babycareadvice.com/babycare/g...

Overfeeding is a common problem for bottle fed babies because many young babies cannot control the flow of milk though an artificial nipple and/or cannot indicate when they have had enough. A baby's digestive system can become overloaded when it receives excessive amounts of milk from large volume feeds or frequent feeding patterns. The larger the volume of milk, the quicker it passes through the digestive tract. Large volumes of milk may pass through a baby's small intestine too quickly for all of the lactose to be digested.

http://www.lpch.org/HealthLibrary/Parent...

# The maximal amount of formula recommended per day is 32 ounces (1 liter).

# Overfeeding can cause vomiting, diarrhea or excessive weight gain.

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# The average amount of formula (in ounces) that babies take per feeding usually equals the baby's weight (in pounds) divided in half (or equal to the weight in kg).

# The average ounces of formula the baby takes in 24 hours is the baby's weight in pounds multiplied by 2 (or kg multiplied by 4).

# A baby's appetite varies throughout the day. If the infant stops feeding or loses interest, the feeding should be stopped.