The basic guidelines below describe how much a formula fed baby will typically eat based on weight or age.
Month old baby formula feeding chart ml.
12 to 24 months old.
This amount will vary from baby to baby.
For example a one month old baby who weighs 4 kg might have 600 800 ml of formula a day or a 5 month old baby who weighs 7kg might have 840 ml of formula a day.
6 to 12 months old.
I have worked with a lot of families personally and some babies take small bottles and consume around 24 oz a day total while others consume over 30 oz.
Some babies have larger appetites than others though.
A healthy growth curve will show that your little one s diet is on track.
120 ml 4 ounces every 4 hours.
Four to six months 4 to 6 months.
These guidelines are for babies who are exclusively formula fed for the first 4 to 6 months and then fed a combination of formula and solids up to age 1.
Here are the guidelines to be followed according to age and taking into consideration the standard infant formula with 67 calories per 100 ml.
Formula feeding amounts by age.
120 to 180 ml 4 to 6 ounces 6 feedings 24 hours.
120 ml 4 ounces 6 to 7 feedings 24 hours.
Most 6 to 12 month olds will need infant formula or solid foods about 5 to 6 times in 24 hours.
Your formula fed newborn will take from 2 to 3 ounces 60 90 ml of formula per feeding and will eat every three to four hours on average during her first few weeks breastfed infants usually take smaller more frequent feedings than formula fed infants.
If your baby sleeps longer than four to five hours and starts missing feedings wake.
While creating an 8 month old s feeding schedule remember that most babies this age need the following.
240 ml 8 ounces.
Continue feeding your baby when he or she shows signs of hunger.
Making a feeding schedule for your eight month old baby is very personal.
Formula fed infants typically need 2 1 2 ounces or 74 ml of formula for each pound of weight on average.
You will get familiar with your child s cues gradually and can start to develop a schedule of sleeping playing and eating that meets the needs of your whole family.
After the first few days.
By this time the baby could be drinking around 180 to 240 ml of formula per feeding in a day.
Although most babies settle into a feeding pattern eventually they vary in how often they want to feed and how much they want to drink.
As your baby gradually starts eating more solid foods the amount of infant formula he or she needs each day will likely start to decrease.
60 to 90 ml 2 to 3 ounces every 3 to 4 hours.
During the first few weeks.
180 to 240 ml 6 to 8 ounces 5 feedings 24 hours.
8 month olds feeding schedule.
Formula fed babies need around 150 200 ml of formula per kilogram of body weight per day until three months old then 120 ml per kilogram of body weight.