Milk proportions for a baby

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How much ml milk should be sufficient for a 3 week old baby? And how to calculate milk proportions as baby grow? I am Express feeding my baby sometimes and I am getting hardly 30ml of milk. But my baby is not satisfied with milk quantity and starts crying

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Dr. Harit Bansal

Pediatrician 17 yrs exp Sonipat

150ml/kg/day every 3 hourly is the requirement

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Dr. Bidisha Sarkar Pediatrician 11 yrs exp Hyderabad · Accepted Answer

Dr. Bidisha Sarkar

Pediatrician 11 yrs exp Hyderabad

At 3 wks u should give milk as much as baby can take every 2nd or 3rd hourly. No upper limit. U can understand whether ur baby is getting sufficient milk or not by monitoring baby’s weight gain and urine output. Baby should pass minimum 5-6 times urine(good amount) per day. Baby should gain approx 30 gms wt /day i.e approx 210 gm wt per week or 900 gm/month. Overall 30 ml feed each time is not sufficient for a baby with normal birth weight at 3 wks.

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U try to have more liquids, green leafy vegetables, fruits, non veg ( if u are non veg) /protein rich foods. Spend more time with baby/nurture the baby more. Direct breast feeding is better. All these will increase milk production.

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