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How much Nutramigen should my 6-month old DD drink?

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Sheilsie · 03/05/2009 20:42

On the tin it says that babies over 4 months old should have 4 feeds of 7oz per day, i.e. 28oz in total. I had thought that the general rule of thumb (for standard formula milk at least) was around 2.5oz per pound of weight for a baby not yet on solids. My DD is quite light at 14lbs, but even that would imply 35oz of formula per day. Does anyone know if there is a reason why Nutramigen is different?

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MatNanPlus · 04/05/2009 15:21

What is the kcals of 100ml of made feed, standard formula is about 67 kcals per 100 ready made feed.

Sheilsie · 04/05/2009 18:35

Good point, thanks! I've checked and Nutramigen is 68 calories per 100ml of reconstituted formula. Probably not a coincidence that it mirrors that of standard formula. I can't get my DD to take more than 28oz per day at the moment anyway, but might check with the manufacturers if that changes.

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