I need help with newborn Kcal calculation ASAP!!!

[Ms.RN]

i need help with how to calculate how many kcalories newborns need.

if a baby is 7 lb 8 oz and if a newborn need 120 kcalories per day, and 40 to 60 ml of fluid everyday

1) how many kcalories does this baby need? what i'm confused about is how do i change oz to kg?

2) how many ml of fluid does this newborn need?

3) if baby can lose 10% of weight in the first 10 days, how much weight can this baby weight?

please please help me!! i'm really desperate. i have a test on wedsday and i have no clue.

i thought this is the best place to ask question than the student nurse forum since you all are expert in this!!!!

[Myxel67]

The baby weighs 7.5 lbs. Convert to kg by dividing 7.5 by 2.2 (1 kg = 2.2 lbs) I assume the calorie requirement of 120 is per kg? if so

7.5/2.2 x120 = Kcal requirement

7.5/2.2 x 40 (or 60) = fluid requirement

After you convert wt from lbs to kg you can do all calculations.

[Ms.RN]

wow

thank you so much for answering so fast!!! :bowingpur:bowingpur:bowingpur:bowingpur:bowingpur:bowingpur:bowingpur:bowingpur:bowingpur:bowingpur

how did you come up with 7.5 lb though? how do you convert ounce to kg?

[Myxel67]

wow

thank you so much for answering so fast!!! :bowingpur:bowingpur:bowingpur:bowingpur:bowingpur:bowingpur:bowingpur:bowingpur:bowingpur:bowingpur

how did you come up with 7.5 lb though? how do you convert ounce to kg?

1 lb = 16 oz 8 oz = 1/2 or .5 lbs. review all measurements and conversions.

[Myxel67]

If you wamted to convert 10 oz to kg first convert oz to lb 10/16. then divide by 2.2 to convert to kg.

[Ms.RN]

review all measurements and conversions.

yes, ma'am. thanks again. :icon_hug: :loveya: