How much milk formula does a 3 month old baby drink?

Question

And how do you increase their milk intake, do you increase it every month?

Answer 1

When my daughter was 3 months old, she would breastfeed about 2-3 oz and about 1-2 in formula per feeding. (every 4-6 hours a day). My daughter would gradually want more as she continued to grow. It would take a little bit more to satisfy her, and at about 4 months, I introduced her to baby juice and a little bit of baby food and baby cereal. it's not really a set thing on increasing baby's serving size. It just depends on the baby and what it takes to satisfy their hunger.

Each baby is different. Check with your dr. to see if baby is getting enough to sustain her feedings, and if (s)he may be ready for other forms of food/drink.

Answer 2

Generally the baby will let you know how much. This was all explained in the owners manual that comes with each new child. Did you read it?
At three months all 3 of my kids had 2-4 oz every few hours. Now at about 3 months, to help them sleep better and longer at night we would add baby cereal (start with rice) to the formula (about 1/2 cup to 2/3 of a can of formula) now you will not hear this from most doctors. You have to enlarge the whole in the nipple of the bottle a little bit. Take a tooth pick and push it into the whole about 3/4 the way up the tapered part to make the whole bigger.

Answer 3

I'm not a nurse or anything but i have 3 perfectly healthy children 10, 7 and 6 and they were all drinking about 4-6 ounces every 3-4 hours. You don't have to increase their intake the little ones will certainly let you know when they want more. And at about 4 months you can start em on some 1rst step baby foods. Make sure its vegatables you start em on so they'll be use them and not the sweets.

Answer 4

A 3 month old should be drinking about 28 ozs. per day.I would say you let your baby be the judge of how much he or she wants. If he completely finishes his bottle, and is still sucking like he would like more, then increase his bottle by another ounce. By the time your baby is 4-5 months old, they will be drinking about a quart a day, but then you begin them on cereal. As your baby eats more solid foods, the amount of formula will reduce.

Answer 5

Check with your doctor but It is usually at least 24-30 ounces a day (a 24 hour period). Each baby is different ad each doc is different! The milk intake eventually decreases because the baby will start to eat solid foods.

Answer 6

every baby is different. Some like to eat and others are iffy.

He or she should at least be taking 4 oz. per feeding at 3 months with about 4-5 feedings a day. The baby will let you know if he/she isnt satisfied after eating by crying and then you try and give them more.

Hope this helps.

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Cat
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Answer 7

There are not from now on problems with giving a three month previous water inspite of what the guy above says. There are quite a few the reason why a figure might want to supply water to a infant and it isn't risky. yet truly milk is all they prefer until eventually they're constipated , ingesting to a lot formulation(overeating) or semi-dehydrated.

Answer 8

2-4 oz every 2-3 hours.
If a baby cries for food more than every 2 hours, try larger feedings.
If a baby falls asleep before finishing a meal, feed less often.

Answer 9

4-5 ounces. Increase it will the baby regularly drinks all of the bottles.

Answer 10

my two month old consumes 32 ounces per 24 hour period. He does this in 6-7 five ounce feedings.