my baby is 6 months old..he is 5.2kg..im giving him a mixed feeding(breast feed+ dexolac formula milk)..my doctor suggested to give him a packet milk rather than formula..is this is ok to give packet milk below 1 year..please suggest me I'm very confused..

1 Answer

ExpertVandana SharmaNutritionist2 years ago

A. Hello mom many babies have difficulty in digesting the milk , and as it is mostly given in diluted form it does not benefit in terms of nutrition so hence would not recommend instead you can now introdcue them to weaning foods,

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