2 Month Old Baby Formula Feeding

However the amount of food your child needs will depend on his or her weight.

2 month old baby formula feeding.

At 2 months of age your formula fed baby will be eating four to six ounces at each feeding. After the first few days. For a discussion of how to decide what type of milk to feed your baby read how to choose what to feed. Most formula fed babies will eat every 2 to 4 hours and breastfed babies every 2 to 3 hours.

Your formula fed newborn will take from 2 to 3 ounces 60 90 ml of formula per feeding and will eat every three to four hours on average during her first few weeks. Give your baby more if he or she is showing signs of hunger. One to 2 ounces per feeding is usually enough early on but by the time your baby is 2 months old for example she ll need 24 to 32 ounces a day and about six to seven feedings in a 24 hour period. Your child should be eating approximately 2 1 2 ounces of formula for each pound of body weight per day.

You can start by offering your baby 1 to 2 ounces of infant formula every 2 to 3 hours in the first days of life if your baby is only getting infant formula and no breast milk. Feeding your 2 month old baby feed your baby whenever he s hungry which will be often as 2 month old babies usually eat about six to eight times a day. Your baby needs only breast milk or iron fortified infant formula for the first 4 to 6 months of life. He ll show you he s ready to eat by making sucking motions moving his hand to his mouth whimpering or flexing his arms and hands.

Breastfed infants usually take smaller more frequent feedings than formula fed infants.