Hello Doctor

My son is 2 yrs now. Which milk shall i use. I don’t want to go for mother dairy or cow milk as they don’t off ample of required nutrients and vitamins. Pls suggest. We were giving similac plus till now.

Question

Hello Doctor

My son is 2 yrs now. Which milk shall i use. I don’t want to go for mother dairy or cow milk as they don’t off ample of required nutrients and vitamins. Pls suggest. We were giving similac plus till now.

Accepted Answer

Weight gain in a child is a good indicator for proper health of the child and there should be a regular weight gain as per the age of the child. if there is not a proper weight gain it can be because of many factors and  three most important causes are
Baby not taking enough calories
Baby is not absorbing the enough calories which the baby is taking
Baby is burning too many calories .
So a proper assessment is very important to know the cause regarding this .
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 onefg year cows milk should be started and any kind of health drink powder in milk should be  used only after the completion of two years of age .