Table 2.

Feeding schedule - ml/kg/HOUR

Day of feeding	Volume of milk according to birth weight (ml/kg/HOUR)
	< 600 g	600-749 g	750-999 g	1000-1249 g	≥ 1250 g
1	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	1.0
2	0.5	0.5	0.5	1.0	1.5
3	0.5	1.0	1.0	1.5	2.0
4	1.0	1.5	1.5	2.0	2.5
5	1.5	2.0	2.0	2.5	3.0
6	2.0	2.5	2.5	3.0	3.5
7	2.5	3.0	3.0	3.5	4.0 - 4.5
8	3.0	3.5	3.5	4.0 - 4.5	5.0 - 5.5
9	3.5	4.0	4.0 - 4.5	5.0 - 5.5	6.0 - 6.25
10	4.0	4.5 - 5.0	5.0 - 5.5	6.0 - 6.25
11	4.5 - 5.0	5.5 - 6.0	6.0 - 6.25
12	5.5 - 6.0	6.25
13	6.25
14	Increase as required

(NB feed advancement schedule is the same for babies in EARLY or LATE groups: only the timing of initiation of feeds differs)

Where 2 numbers are in a cell separated by a hyphen the first number indicates hourly volume/kg to feed for the first 12 hours of each 24 hour period. The second number in each cell indicates hourly volume/kg to feed for the second 12 hours of each 24 hour period.

Feeds should be given hourly or continuously. However, if there are longer intervals between feeds, e.g. 2 hourly feeds, then the milk volume should be increased accordingly.

Light grey background = feeds increase by 0.5 ml/kg every 12 hours.

Dark grey background = feed volume reached 150 ml/kg/day (6.25 ml/kg/hour).

Feeds can be increased as required.