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How much milk should a premature baby born at 35 weeks be drinking? 6 days old

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Dr. Ecaterina Sartina answered

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1-1.5 oz/kg/feed: It's weight dependent. The volume should be about 140-160 ml/kg/day divided by amount of feeds per day (~8). Your child would also probably benefit from additional amount of calories (22 cal/oz fortification) BM/formula.

Answered 7/9/2016

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