When the baby is first born, his stomach is the size of a marble. He can only take about an ounce (5 to 10ml) of milk. So we have the colostrum waiting for him in the breast.
By Day 3, as the baby takes more & more of these small frequent feedings, his stomach can expand to abt the size of a shooter marble to hold more milk.
Baby's Age Ave ounces / feedings
3 days 1 oz. (30ml)
1 week 1.5oz. (45 ml)
2 weeks 2-2.5oz. (60-75ml)
1 month 3-4oz. (90-120ml)
Baby's Wet Diapers / Stools
Day 1 - 1 wet diaper / 1 stool (black)
Day 2 - 2 wet diapers / 2 stools (black)
Day 3 - 3 wet diapers / 3 stools (black or greenish)
Day 4 - 4 wet diapers / 3-4 stools (greenish or yellowish)
End of 1st week - 10 times more than Day 1
Baby's stools should change from black to greenish by day 3 or 4. If the stool is still black by day 4, we have to send the baby for a weight check. Stools should be abt 2.5cm. If there are smaller stools, don't count them. By day 5, stools should be yellowish. If baby's stools are following the schedule, great! That means breastfeeding is going well. =)
It's not very accurate to weigh babies ourselves to determine if breastfeeding is going well. Our bathroom scale is not really accurate.
If baby is breastfeeding well, she should have at least 8-12 feedings per 24 hrs.
Counting wet diapers is not recommended cos some diapers are ultra absorbent. So we can't really tell if the diaper is wet.
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