How often will my baby nurse or take a bottle, and how can I be sure she's getting enough?
Typically during the first few days, while the baby is receiving mother's thick, immunity-boosting colostrum, he will wet only one or two diapers per day. Once mother's milk comes in, usually on the third or fourth day, the baby should begin to have 6-8 wet cloth diapers (5-6 wet disposable diapers) per day. (An easy way to feel the weight of a wet disposable diaper is to pour 2-4 tablespoons of water in a dry diaper.) http://www.llli.org/faq/enough.html These are additional important signs that indicate your baby is receiving enough milk: -The baby nurses frequently averaging at least 8-12 feedings per 24-hour period. -The baby is allowed to determine the length of the feeding, which may be 10 to 20 minutes per breast or longer. -Baby's swallowing sounds are audible as he is breastfeeding. -The baby should gain at least 4-7 ounces per week after the fourth day of life. -The baby will be alert and active, appear healthy, have good color, firm skin, and will be growing in length and head circumference. For bottle feeding baby, you will notice baby will turn their head to the side when they are full. You can refer to this chart attached as a guide on how much to feed to the baby.
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To add on, your baby gaining weight also tells whether your baby is getting enough milk. You may check on this upon your regular visits to the doctor for check-up. Here's a metric table for Average Weight Gain for Breastfed Babies (from http://kellymom.com/bf/normal/weight-gain-metric/)
If your baby is urinating and pooping often and growing in size and weight, those are the general indicators of good health. You might find this helpful too!
