my baby is 1.5 months old . we gave him two times a day formula milk coz he feel hungry even after breastfeeding. my doctor told me not to give formula milk with bottle , give it with spoon or syringe . but it feel very tedious job with spoon or syringe as milk get cold with time . I rather give it with bottle only .will it cause any problem ? tell me other easy way to give formula milk to baby without affecting his health

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my baby is 1.5 months old . we gave him two times a day formula milk coz he feel hungry even after breastfeeding. my doctor told me not to give formula milk with bottle , give it with spoon or syringe . but it feel very tedious job with spoon or syringe as milk get  cold with time . I rather give it with bottle only .will it cause any problem ? tell me other easy way to give formula milk to baby without affecting his health

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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 tare 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 bhe started and any kind of health drink powder in milk should be  used only after the completion of two years of age .

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Hello mom 
When mother’s milk is not sufficient for baby let the best alternative of mother’s milk is formula milk. Even formula milk contains all the nutritious baby needs. So there is no need to give anything else to your baby and just continue with formula milk and mother’s milk till baby John six months old