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good morning doctor. my daughter is 44 days old , I'm feeding both breast feed and formula. how can I stop formula milk and how to confirm breast feed is sufficient for baby

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good morning doctor. my daughter is 44 days old , I'm feeding both breast feed and formula. how can I stop formula milk and how to confirm breast feed is sufficient for baby

Accepted Answer

Milk is very important for babies specially in the initial days of life breast milk is very important and should be given exclusively till 5-6  months of age .
formula milk should be given only as a substitute to breast milk if due to any reason it is not sufficient to fulfill the demand of the baby. according to the age different stage of formula milk are there like stage 1 till 6 months of age stage 2  from 6 months to 12 months and thereafter stage 3 .
after one year cows milk should be sstarted and any kind of heaflth drink powder in milk should be  used only after the completion of two years of age .

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During the first month, formula-fed babies typically consume 2 to 4 ounces every 2 to 4 hours through the day and night. From 1 month of age to 4 months, formula-fed babies generally consume around 4 to 6 ounces every 4 hours.

#AskTheExpert good morning doctor. my daughter is 44 days old , I'm feeding both breast feed and formula. how can I stop formula milk and how to confirm breast feed is sufficient for baby