Breast Pumps

Boys:
Boys do drink more than girls. Boy infants drink on average 78ml more than girl infants
831ml – Average daily amount
Girls:
755ml – Average daily amount
Breastfed infants are indeed getting enough milk.  As infants get older, they take fewer, shorter, larger feeds but their 24 hour (daily) intake will remain the same.
478 – 1356ml
is the range of daily milk intake of exclusively breastfed infants who are growing according to the WHO charts.
Between 3 and 6 months infants grow more slowly and have a relatively lower metabolic rate, so they don’t need more milk.

• Starting four days after the birth, your baby gains at least 120 to 210 grams a week.
• Once milk production has stabilised after ‘coming in’, you should use five or six nappies per 24 hours.
• During the first few months, your baby has at least two to fi ve bowel movements every 24 hours. After about six weeks some babies may have fewer, but more intensive, bowel movements.
• On average, your baby drinks from your breast six to ten times every 24 hours and swallows audibly.
• Your baby is attentive, looks healthy, has taut skin and grows in length and head circumference