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Some mothers cannot breastfeed after giving birth for some reasons and can only give their babies milk powder.

But feeding the baby milk powder is not just a matter of words. You need to know how many times a day, how much to feed each time, etc., to avoid overfeeding or underfeeding the baby. .

How to arrange for the baby to drink milk powder?

Let’s talk about newborns first. The baby’s stomach capacity is very small, especially newborns. The stomach capacity of a newborn baby is like a cherry. It's about the size of an egg and can only hold about 100ml of milk.

But precisely because of this, if you eat less, you will get hungry quickly, and your baby will nurse more often during the confinement period.

This is how babies should be fed during confinement, whenever they are hungry, and there is no requirement for the interval and frequency of feedings.

As for the amount, within a week after the baby is born, the amount of milk per meal is 30-60ml, and then gradually increases until the baby is full month< strong>90-120mlAbout.

Babies 2-4 have a larger stomach capacity and can take milk every 3-4 hours. The amount of milk per meal is 150-180ml , 6-7 times a day.

The stomach capacity of babies aged 4-6 months has been upgraded again. They can eat 180-220ml per meal, 4-5 times a day.

7-9 months later, the baby can add complementary foods, but the premise of adding complementary foods is that it does not affect the milk volume, and the baby should drink milk normally as before.

Now the baby can drink about 210-240ml of milk per meal, 4 meals a day, and can eat complementary foods the rest of the time.

Baby is 10-12 months old. The baby may like to eat complementary foods more and more, but milk should still be the main food. The baby's milk volume should still be 800mI< every day. /strong>Left or right.

Baby 13-24 months old, in order to ensure the baby's nutritional needs, the daily milk volume should not be less than500ml.

For babies aged 2-3, the daily milk volume is about 300-500ml, which can supplement other insufficient nutrients obtained from food.

As for the amount of milk, it can be calculated based on the baby's weight, that is,for every 453 grams of baby's weight, 75 ml of formula milk is needed.

But babies are human beings, and each baby is different. We cannot be too rigid in following these so-called " "Routine" to feed the baby.

In addition to milk volume, we can also look at the baby's performance, so that we can also judge the baby's feeding status.

Baby's growth and development require a lot of nutrients. In order to avoid baby malnutrition, this means that we have to give the baby enough milk powder. In other words, Keep your baby fed.

▶️How do you know if your baby is full?

Generally speaking, if the baby is full, he will have the following symptoms:

①When the baby is feedingLack of concentration, small eyes looking everywhere;

② Automatically pull out the pacifier, even if the pacifier is not pushed out, the baby will He just looked like he was having fun and didn't drink milk.

③Some babies find it easier to just turn their faces away.

When giving milk powder to the baby, as long as the baby shows that he is full, parents should not force the baby to drink milk to avoid overeating.

▶️How to know if your baby eats too much?

When feeding your baby, if your baby always eats too much, it will affectIt affects the baby's health. After all, overfeeding will increase the burden on the baby's gastrointestinal tract and increase the risk of various diseases.

About overfeeding your baby:

The "American Academy of Pediatrics Parenting Encyclopedia" says this:

Bottle-fed babies have more than 180 ml of milk per meal;

after eating After feeding, the baby spits out most or all of the milk;

The baby has very watery stools and has 8 or more bowel movements at one time.

So, we usually need to pay more attention to observing the baby. If there are any of the above conditions, then we should consider that the baby has eaten too much.

▶️How do you know if your baby is not full?

Feeding the baby enough milk is the most basic operation. If the baby is not fed enough, he will also protest:

① If the baby still smacks his lips after drinking milk, seems reluctant to leave the pacifier, and cries when the pacifier is taken away, it means that the baby is not full.

② If the baby does not have enough milk, the baby will also find other edible "foods", such as sucking fingers, clothes, etc. instead of eating (of course , sometimes it is the baby's oral period, not because the baby is hungry).

③If the baby is not full, he will wake up easily when sleeping, or he will wake up hungry.

④If the baby does not eat enough, due to insufficient milk intake every day, there will not be enough excretion, and the baby's stools will be less and dry.

⑤If the amount of milk is not enough and the baby is not full, the baby willurinate very rarely every dayLess than 4 wet diapers.

⑥If the baby does not eat enough, the baby willcry frequently, gain weight slowly, and appear to be losing weight.

Don't be too casual just because your baby drinks milk powder.

At the same time, the choice of milk powder is also very important. Good milk powder can make the baby reach a higher level, especially in the early 1,000 days of life.

Our old domestic brand Feihe Xing Feifan Zhuorui is a very good choice.

This is a milk powder based on the new national standard. Focusing on the triple self-protection, maternal absorption, and natural brain power group.

Among them 100 times probiotics, active protein, lactoferrin, etc. can improve the baby's self-protection and absorption.

And in milk powder 15 active brain nutrients, The golden ratio of 1:1.17 of DHA and ARA, 5 cerebral phospholipids, etc. can better protect the baby's brain power. , in the early 1,000 days of a baby's life, to shape the baby's super brain power.

This kind of milk powder is really considerate and fully meets the needs of parents for milk powder.

In short, even if the baby only drinks milk powder, we should make the baby drink well.