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Newborns feed 8–12 times a day, every 2–3 hours; by 4–6 months most babies settle into 5–6 feeds about 4 hours apart, and from 6 months solid meals are added. Choose your baby's age, how you feed and the time of the first feed to get a sample day.
Use it as a guide for planning the day or for a carer — babies, especially breastfed ones, should still feed when they show hunger cues.
| Age | 0.5 months |
| Feeding | Breastfeeding |
| First Feed of the Day | 06:00 |
| Feeds a day | about 10 milk feeds, every 2.5 hours |
| Amount | 10–20 minutes per breast |
| Night feeds | Still normal — feed on demand |
about 10 milk feeds, every 2.5 hours.
Try this example →| Age | 7 months |
| Feeding | Formula |
| First Feed of the Day | 06:30 |
| Feeds a day | about 5 milk feeds, every 4 hours |
| Amount | 180–240 ml (6–8 oz) |
| Night feeds | Often 1 night feed, fading |
| Solids | 3 meals/snacks a day, milk still the main food until 12 months |
about 5 milk feeds, every 4 hours; 3 meals/snacks a day, milk still the main food until 12 months.
Try this example →Every 2–3 hours (8–12 times in 24 hours) for breastfed babies; every 3–4 hours for formula-fed babies.
About 3–4 hours in the day, often a longer stretch at night.
Many can go through the night without a feed between 6 and 9 months, but some breastfed babies still wake to feed.