MedlinePlus - Age-appropriate Diet for Children
The growth of a healthy baby depends on the regularity and quantity of a balanced diet. How do new parents go about feeding their babies? If your baby is fed by breast milk, when and how many times should they have a day? How about feeding with formula? MedlinePlus offers parents some clear and easy-to-follow recommendations on age-appropriate diet for children, from newborn up to one year of age.
If breastfeeding, a newborn may need to nurse 8 - 12 times per day (every 2 - 4 hours), or on demand. By 4 months, the baby is likely to cut back to 4 - 6 times per day, however, the quantity of breast milk consumed at each feeding will increase.
Formula-fed babies may need to eat about 6 - 8 times per day, starting with 2 - 5 ounces of formula per feeding (for a total of 16 - 35 ounces per day). As with breastfeeding, the number of feedings will decrease as the baby gets older, but the amount of formula will increase to approximately 6 - 8 ounces per feeding.
Some quick tips on when to introduce what kind of solid foods are also provided. In addition, you’ll find over 4,000 articles about nearly everything parents want to know in the Medical Encyclopedia.
Age-appropriate diet for children [MedlinePlus]