WHO Feeding Tables

• F-75 Reference Card - Volume of F-75 to give for children of different weights
• Volume of F-75 for Children with Severe (+++) Oedema
• F-100 Reference Card - Range of Volumes for Free-Feeding with F-100

F-75 Reference Card
Volume of F-75 to give for children of different weights

 

Weight of  child (kg)	Volume of F-75 per feed (ml) a			Daily total  (130 Ml/kg)	80% of daily total a (minimum)
	Every 2 hours b (12 feeds)	Every 3 hours c (8 feeds)	Every 4 hours  (6 feeds)
2.0	20	30	45	260	210
2.2	25	35	50	286	230
2.4	25	40	55	312	250
2.6	30	45	55	338	265
2.8	30	45	60	364	290
3.0	35	50	65	390	310
3.2	35	55	70	416	335
3.4	35	55	75	442	355
3.6	40	60	80	468	375
3.8	40	60	85	494	395
4.0	45	65	90	520	415
4.2	45	70	90	546	435
4.4	50	70	95	572	460
4.6	50	75	100	598	480
4.8	55	80	105	624	500
5.0	55	80	110	650	520
5.2	55	85	115	676	540
5.4	60	90	120	702	560
5.6	60	90	125	728	580
5.8	65	95	130	754	605
6.0	65	100	130	780	625
6.2	70	100	135	806	645
6.4	70	105	140	832	665
6.6	75	110	145	858	685
6.8	75	110	150	884	705
7.0	75	115	155	910	730
7.2	80	120	160	936	750
7.4	80	120	160	962	770
7.6	85	125	165	988	790
7.8	85	130	170	1014	810
8.0	90	130	175	1040	830
8.2	90	135	180	1066	855
8.4	90	140	185	1092	875
8.6	95	140	190	1118	895
8.8	95	145	195	1144	915
9.0	100	145	200	1170	935
9.2	100	150	200	1196	960
9.4	105	155	205	1222	980
9.6	105	155	210	1248	1000
9.8	110	160	215	1274	1020
10.0	110	160	220	1300	1040
a Volumes in these columns are rounded to the nearest 5 ml. b Feed 2-hourly for at least the first day. Then, when little or no vomiting, modest diarrhoea <5 watery stools per day), and finishing most feeds, change to 3-hourly feeds. c After a day on 3-hourly feeds.  If no vomiting, less diarrhoea, and finishing most feeds, change to 4-hourly feeds.

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F-100 Reference Card
Range of Volumes for Free-Feeding with F-100

 

Weight of Child (kg)	Range of volumes per 4-hourly feed of F-100 (6 feeds daily)		Range of daily volumes of F-100
	Minimum (ml)	Maximum (ml) a	Minimum (150  ml/kg/day)	Maximum (220  ml/kg/day)
2.0	50	75	300	440
2.2	55	80	330	484
2.4	60	90	360	528
2.6	65	95	390	572
2.8	70	105	420	616
3.0	75	110	450	660
3.2	80	115	480	704
3.4	85	125	510	748
3.6	90	130	540	792
3.8	95	140	570	836
4.0	100	145	600	880
4.2	105	155	630	924
4.4	110	160	660	968
4.6	115	170	690	1012
4.8	120	175	720	1056
5.0	125	185	750	1100
5.2	130	190	780	1144
5.4	135	200	810	1188
5.6	140	205	840	1232
5.8	145	215	870	1276
6.0	150	220	900	1320
6.2	155	230	930	1364
6.4	160	235	960	1408
6.6	165	240	990	1452
6.8	170	250	1020	1496
7.0	175	255	1050	1540
7.2	180	265	1080	1588
7.4	185	270	1110	1628
7.6	190	280	1140	1672
7.8	195	285	1170	1716
8.0	200	295	1200	1760
8.2	205	300	1230	1804
8.4	210	310	1260	1848
8.6	215	315	1290	1892
8.8	220	325	1320	1936
9.0	225	330	1350	1980
9.2	230	335	1380	2024
9.4	235	345	1410	2068
9.6	240	350	1440	2112
9.8	245	360	1470	2156
10.0	250	365	1500	2200

^a Volumes per feed are rounded to the nearest 5 ml.

29 September, 2011