#AskTheExpert my milk supply has slowed down after a gap but now the baby needs to be breastfed! there's only drops of milk coming out! the baby cannot have enough..what do i do? the baby has been restricted from drinking formula milk! she is 4 months old

1 Answer

Dr. Vaibhav jainFather of a 5 yr 9 m old girl3 years ago

A. ir is ok. Breast milk is very necessary for the growing baby specially for the first 6 month of life and should be exclusively. If due to any reason not possible then only top milk should be given to the baby .

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