Maintenance feeds by gastric tube or by cup by weight band

Age days
mls
Wgt kg		 Day 1
60/kg/d		 Day 2
90/kg/d		 Day 3
120/kg/d		 Day 4 -
onwards
150/kg/d		 Day 7
onwards if
LBW/SGA
180mls/kg
Two hourly feeds
0.75- 0.99 4 7 9 11 13
1.0 -1.24 6 8 11 14 17
1.25 -1.49 7 10 14 17 21
Two/Three hourly feeds
1.5 - 1.74 8/13 12/18 16/24 20/30 24/37
1.75- 1.99 9/14 14/21 19/28 23/35 28/42
2.0 - 2.24 11/16 16/24 21/32 27/40 32/48
2.25 -2.49 12/18 18/27 24/36 30/45 36/53
2.5- 2.74 13/20 20/30 26/39 33/49
2.75 - 2.9 14/22 22/32 29/43 36/54
3.0- 3.24 16/23 23/35 31/47 39/59
3.25 -3.49 17/25 25/38 35/53 42/63
3.5 - 3.74 18/27 27/41 34/54 45/68
3.75 – 3.9 19/29 29/44 39/58 48/73
4.0 - 4.24 21/31 31/46 41/62 52/77
4.25 -4.49 22/33 33/49 44/66 55/82
4.5 - 4.74 23/35 35/52 46/69 58/87
4.75 - 5.0 24/35 37/55 49/73 61/91

Maintenance IV fluids by age and weight band

Age days

mls

 Day 1

60/kg/d mls/hr.

 Day 2

90/kg/d mls/hr.

 Day 3 onwards

100/kg/d mls/hr.
Wgt kg 10% dextrose 10% dextrose (RL)
0.75 -0.99 2 3 4
1.- 1.24 3 4 5
1.25 -1.49 3 5 6
1.5 - 1.74 4 6 7
1.75 – 1.9 5 7 8
2.0 - 2.24 5 8 9
2.25 -2.49 6 9 10
2.5 - 2.74 7 10 11
2.75 - 2.9 7 11 12
3.0 - 3.24 8 12 13
3.25 -3.49 8 13 14
3.5 - 3.74 9 14 15
3.75 - 3.9 10 15 16
4.0 - 4.24 10 15 17
4.25 -4.49 11 16 18
4.5 -4.74 12 17 19
4.75 - 5.0 12 18 20