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Your newborn will nurse about 8 to 12 times per day during the first weeks of life. In the beginning, mothers may want to try nursing 10-15 minutes on each breast, then adjust the time as necessary. Breastfeeding should be on demand (when your baby is hungry), which is generally every 1-3 hours. As newborns get older, they'll nurse less often and have longer stretches between feedings. Newborn babies who are getting formula will likely take about 2-3 ounces every 2-4 hours.
Your doctor will give you an idea of how much to feed your baby when you first start using formula. Most babies need 2.5 ounces of formula per pound of body weight each day.This means that an 8-pound baby may drink about 20 ounces of formula a day.owever, changing your babyâs formula is not necessarily the answer if you're concerned about your baby's stool habits or about the color or consistency of your babyâs stool. How often babies soil their diapers, and the color and consistency of their stool is different from baby to baby.