How many oz. of formula in a day?

kw87

My little man is 3 months old and weighs roughly 17 lbs and is about 26 inches long. He takes between 30-34 ounces of formula a day but I keep reading that the rule of thumb is 2.5 oz per pound. His next appointment isn't for 4 weeks. How much formula are your LO's taking in and how much do they weigh and how long are they?!?

kate913

Our little gal is 26 inches long and just over 13lbs. We give her 5oz bottles, we are increasing to 5.5oz.

tlc11934

My DD takes 5-6 ounces every three hours in the day and goes 6 hours overnight. She's 14 weeks - no idea of her weight or height. She was 13.3lbs at 9 weeks.

aharders89

I'm the odd man out, I've got a tiny LO. She's 13 weeks and is only around 11-11.5 lbs and I'd say 23 inches long (length is a total guess). She takes about 24 oz a day, six 4 oz bottles roughly every 3 hours during the day and she sleeps about 8-9 hours at night. I've been gradually working her up to some 5 oz bottles a day then hopefully we'll go to 5 oz each feeding. She's only in like the 10th percentile for weight, but she's maintained her own curve so I'm not overly worried about how tiny she is.

chelseajeanene

What a cutie! at Noahs 3 month visit he was 17.12 lbs and 26 inches so just about the same size as your LO. His pediatrician told me he should be having 32 oz a day so you're perfectly on track with what my doctor says at least. I don't count how many ounces he has anymore, I give him 5-6 oz bottles each feeding and most of the time he doesn't finish them anyways. If my baby is hungry I personally would rather just feed him and not specifically be like "well you've had this many ounces today so I can only give you this much now. Hope it's enough." Noah is now 16 weeks and will be 4 months old on the 3rd. He sleeps 8 hours, eats and then sleeps 4 more

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louiser210591

My daughter is 15 weeks weighs about 13 pounds and she takes around 20-25 ounces in a day and then another 5 for her middle of the night feeding. She feeds every 3 hours roughly in the day

imsoexcited915

My daughter is 16 weeks (4 months on the 4th) weighs probably close to 14 lbs and she eats every 3 hours (6 times a day) anywhere between 18-22 oz a day total. She sleeps a solid 9-10 hrs straight

veronica121679

Our lil one is 13.5 lbs, 14 weeks, she eats a 6oz bottle roughly at 7am, 10am, 2pm, 6pm, then around 10/11pm, has an 8oz and sleeps until morning. So basically every 3-4 hours and then sleeps overnight.

Kristyhana

My son is probably 13/14 lbs and eats roughly 30 ounces a day. I think the 2.5 times their weight thing is a rough estimate for smaller babies but there's a limit. When my daughter was small the recommendation was no more than 32 oz a day up to a year old. Then they'll be eating more food than milk so I think we just had a morning and night bottle of cows milk after a year.

realsquirrel

1) what a cutie you have! 2) my guy is 14 weeks, 13lbs, 25'' and usually eats between 28-34 ounces per day. I never heard about the 2.5 oz per pound, that's interesting!