Bottle Feeding Schedule and Home Made Recipes
By Jack Mauldin
Age
Amount per
feeding
Gradually change
to
Number of feedings per
day
1-2 days
1/2 cup
3/4 cup
4
3-7 days
1 cup
1 1/4 cup
3
1-2
weeks
1 1/2 cup
1 3/4 cup
3
2-6
weeks
2 cups
2 1/2 cups
2
6-8
weeks
2 1/2 cups
0*
2
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Try to keep an equal number of hours between feedings
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* Gradually substitute water for a portion of the milk to wean.
Recipe for Milk Replacer
Youtube video explaining how to mix this milk replacer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYj1NGAhbQo
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1 gallon whole milk
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1 cup whole buttermilk (not lowfat)
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12 oz. can evaporated milk.
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Pour off 2 1/2 cups of the whole milk and add 1 cup whole buttermilk and one 12 oz can of
evaporated milk to the whole milk. Mix well.
This is what we feed our bottle babies and they do very well.
Bottle Feeding Schedule and Home Made Recipes
By Jack Mauldin
Recipe using Powdered Milk – Coni Ross
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1 egg
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1/4 cup whipping cream
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1 cup powdered nonfat dry milk
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3 cups water makes 30 ounces
to double the recipe
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2 eggs
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1/3 cup whipping cream
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2 cups powder nonfat milk
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6 cups water