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Gonneke van Veldhuizen-Staas <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 19 Jun 2000 22:03:55 +0200
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> The formula for calculating an infants 24 hr. intake is wt. x 2.5.
> Could someone explain to me where the 2.5 comes from?  I calculated intake for
an infant
> using this and the nursery nurse used a different formula.  She came up with a
number too
> high in my opinion per day and per feed based on what we use.  I felt
unprepared to
> explain how I arrived at my figures which seemed more in line for what the
baby needed.

My rule of thumb for healthy babies is 150ml/kg/day of formula and about 10%
less for breastmilk, since babies need less breastmilk than formula because they
''get more out of it''.

Gonneke van Veldhuizen, IBCLC, living in Maaseik, Belgium
http://www.users.skynet.be/eurolac
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