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Guardian of a 2 yr 11 m old girl2 years ago

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hi , my baby is 3 months old and she is both formula and breastfeed baby . she takes maximum 5 to 6 feeds(120ml) for 24hrs . i tried breastfeeding skipping 2 bottle feeds , her urine output was low. she is feeding from bottle too nowadays. I have to force feed her . please suggest what to do .

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ExpertVandana SharmaNutritionist2 years ago

A. Hello mom formula milk is always been a very filling feed and hence once they get used to it, they tend to like it more and prefer that so it is always been advisable that as far as your able to produce milk, give your feed the priority and only if required take support of formula milk.

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