Amount of Baby Formula by Age

The following is a chart that illustrates the amount of baby formula needed per day (by age).

Month	For a Baby Boy		For a Baby Girl		Feedings Per Day
	Weight in lbs	Formula in ounces per day	Weight in lbs	Formula in ounces per day
Month 1	10	25	9	22½	Every 4 hours
Month 2	11½	28¾	11	27½	6 to 7 feedings a day
Month 3	13	32½	12	30	6 to 7 feedings a day
Month 4	15	37½	13½	33¾	6 feedings per day
Month 5	16	40	15	37½	5-6 feedings per day
Month 6	17½	43¾	16	40	5 feedings per day
One year					2-3 feedings per day (8 oz per feeding). Used as a supplement when solid foods are introduced.

In the first year of a baby's life, an infant goes through many diet changes. Their diets start out as complete liquid but then moves into a combination of solids and liquids. By the end of the first year, 50 percent of an infant's nutrition will come from complementary foods; the rest from breast milk or formula.

(Click Infant Feeding Schedule and Baby Formula Feeding for more information about the appropriate amount of baby formula to feed your child and to find out when you should introduce solid foods to your infant.)