How much does your newborn formula fed baby drink?

[4658Lou]

My newborn is 2 weeks old and ranges from drinking formula of 50ml to 120ml of formula every 2-3 hours depending how hungry he is we give him more if he’s still rooting always between 50-120ml If he has a lower 50ml he tends to fall asleep for half hour or so and drinks another 50 if that makes sense. I’m just wondering what do your newborns drink just as a comparison? On the lower end or higher end and how frequently? Learning as I go along x

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It might be helpful to realise your baby's stomach is only about the size of a large marble so really can't hold very much. Look at the volume of formula in the bottle compared to the size of his stomach. Little and often is normal. Formula fed babies are often over fed.

@AnotherVice you're right I read somewhere too about baby tummy about side of a marble? What mls of formula should a newborn be having? Just in general x

For 2 weeks old *

30-50ml every 1-2hrs at that age!

@climbershell so about 30-40ml at 2 weeks? By baby seems to be hungry 30ml would be nothing lol. Seems to be drinking 50-100ml sometimes he will be rooting for another 50ml after having 50ml an hour before x

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How big is baby?

Doesn't mean hunger, are you pace feeding bottles. They should take 10-20 mind to drink, level bottle not tipped. If they drink too fast they won't feel full

I wouldn't personally give 100ml at such a young age, you're stretching his stomach. 60ml maybe