Baby Feeding Calculator

📖 Introduction

Enter your baby's age in months and current weight, and you get an estimate of the total daily volume, roughly how much per feed, how many scoops that means, and how many tins you will get through in a month. It is meant to give new parents a baseline before mixing a bottle, and to avoid preparing far more than the baby will take.

New parents who want to know roughly how much to prepare before a night feed. Anyone switching formula brand and checking whether the scoop sizes match. And anyone stocking up who wants to know how many tins a month lasts.

New parents who want to know roughly how much to prepare before a night feed. Anyone switching formula brand and checking whether the scoop sizes match. And anyone stocking up who wants to know how many tins a month lasts.

• Should I make the baby finish the bottle? No. Feed on demand and discard leftovers rather than saving them for the next feed.
• How do I fill in scoops after changing brand? Use the grams per level scoop and water per scoop printed on the new tin.
• Is it suitable for premature babies? Follow your paediatrician. This uses general ranges for full-term babies.
• Is a sudden drop in intake serious? Short-term variation is common. If refusal persists or weight gain stalls, see a doctor.

Daily volume comes from a per-kilogram figure that declines as babies grow, because their intake per unit of body weight drops even as total intake rises. That is why the same weight can produce different recommendations at different ages. Dividing by the number of feeds gives an average per feed rather than a target: real feeds vary through the day, and most babies take more in the morning than at night. The scoop calculation depends entirely on the two values you enter from the tin, so check them against the brand you actually use before relying on the result.

✨ Features

• Daily volume: volume per kilogram of body weight multiplied by weight, in six bands by age.
• Per feed: the daily total divided by the number of feeds you enter.
• Scoops: converted from grams per level scoop and the water volume per scoop, so it works for different brands.
• Mixed feeding: choosing mixed applies a sixty percent factor, leaving room for breast milk.
• Monthly use: the daily total times thirty days, converted to 800 gram tins.
• Stage note: a short line about what to expect at the current age.

🚀 How to Use

1. Enter age in months and current weight in kilograms.
2. Choose the feeding mode. Mixed feeding applies a sixty percent factor.
3. Enter the number of feeds per day. Newborns typically take eight to twelve.
4. Fill in grams per level scoop and water per scoop from the tin you are using.
5. Click Calculate. Daily, per-feed and monthly figures appear on the right.

⚠️ Notes

• Estimate onlyThis is a rough estimate from general ranges. Appetite varies enormously between babies, so feeding on demand comes first.
• Follow the tin labelAlways follow the mixing ratio printed on your formula tin rather than the default values here.
• Follow medical adviceFor premature, low birth weight or babies with medical conditions, follow your paediatrician's advice.
• See a doctorIf your baby refuses feeds, vomits, or stops gaining weight, seek medical help promptly.
• Discard leftoversNo. Feed on demand and discard leftovers rather than saving them for the next feed.