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Your newborn will nurse about 8 to 12 times per day during the first weeks of life. In the beginning, mothers may want to try nursing 10-15 minutes on each breast, then adjust the time as necessary. Breastfeeding should be on demand (when your baby is hungry), which is generally every 1-3 hours. As newborns get older, they'll nurse less often and have longer stretches between feedings. Newborn babies who are getting formula will likely take about 2-3 ounces every 2-4 hours.
Newborns should gain about an ounce per day. At a minimum doctors like to see a 5 ounce wait gain per week. At 7.14 your baby should be getting at least 20 ounces of breastmilk or formula in 24 hours. A good rule of thumb for how much baby should be getting is to take baby's current weight and multiply by 2.5. This is the total ounces in 24 hours. Divide that by the total number of feedings per day (which in your case is 7-10) and baby should be getting 2-3 ounces every 2-3 hours.