Milk regimen for children 1-3 months old

Infants 1-3 months will start to become “loud” to let their mothers know when they are hungry, especially when you have gotten used to a fixed feeding time. Whether your baby is breast-fed or formula-fed, learn about the right formula for babies at this stage for the best care.

How much and how often?

The first few weeks after birth, your baby starts to suckle less than usual and sleep more at night. You can rest assured that your baby is getting enough breastfeeds when:

She looks agile, satisfied, and agile;

Gradually gain weight, grow and develop;

Number of feedings is about 6 to 8 times a day;

Children have frequent bowel movements.

If the feeding is not enough, the baby will be dissatisfied, irritable or cry a lot. Contact your pediatrician if you notice any of the above.

Remember that after about a month, your baby is more likely to have a bowel movement than before. At about 2 months of age, your baby may not have a bowel movement after each feeding or even every day. If your baby has not had a bowel movement after 3 days, call the doctor right away.

In the period of rapid growth, you may find that your baby wants to feed more often. This helps the mother's body to increase her milk supply. Over a few days the supply of milk and the need to suckle will be balanced.

At birth, babies need vitamin D supplements for the first few days of birth and no supplements, water, juices or other solid foods.

How often and how often is a formula for breastfeeding?

Your baby will be alert, okay and start laughing after a few weeks. Mother and baby can interact more with each other while feeding.

Infants digest formula more slowly. Therefore, you should give your baby a bottle that is less often than breast milk. During the second month, children can drink 120-150 ml of milk each time. By the end of the third month, your baby will need an additional 30 ml of milk for each feed.

As your baby gets older, the milk regime will also change. Accordingly, the baby will eat more and the time between meals is also longer. You will notice that your baby is starting to sleep at night longer.

When formula feeding, your baby will be more likely to overfeed because bottle-feeding is much less effort-consuming than from the breast. Therefore, you should make sure the holes in the nipples of the bottles are of the correct size. The milk should flow slowly from the hole and not overflow. Also, let your baby stop feeding when he shows signs of fullness.

You should not use objects to hold the bottle when feeding your baby as it can cause choking, ear infections and tooth decay.

Babies are vomiting milk / milky

Many babies swallow a small amount of milk after feeding or burping. Over time, this happens less and almost disappears after about 10 months. Don't worry if your baby spits up less than 30 ml and this happens within an hour of a feed and does not upset the baby.

While breastfeeding, you can reduce the spotting of your baby in the early months by:

Feed your baby before he gets too hungry;

Hold your baby in a half-sitting position while feeding and one hour after feeding;

Burp your baby often;

Don't overfeed your baby;

Do not play with your baby too hard after feeding your baby.

If your baby spits up a large, strong and irritable amount during or after eating, he seems to lose weight or doesn't gain weight as expected, you should take him or her to the doctor. If your child has a fever or any signs of dehydration, call your doctor right away.