I am trying to exclusively breast feed my 2 month baby but my family keeps giving him formula saying my milk is not enough and around the same time next day he cries rejecting my milk. Is it possible to get addicted? What should I do to stop it? PS- he screams until I give it

1 Answer

Dr GhouseGuardian of 3 children4 years ago

A. it is always advisable to give exclusively mothers feeding to the baby till 6 months of age mother's milk have many advantages and formula milk may have some disadvantages . .

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