> 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 [log in to unmask] *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html