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Question: i have twin baby boys . twin 1 is 2.8 kg and twin 2 is 2.4 kg. Age is 26 days. we are using Nutricia Dexolac Special care and mother is feeding. Can we feed kids with natural cow/buffalo milk . if no, can you suggest better supplement for babies
Brief Answer:
Breast feeding would be the best
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
I have gone through your query and understand your concerns. Let me emphasize on the fact that breast milk is the best possible milk for a baby and there can be no alternatives for the same. Most formula milks including Nutricia Dexolac Special care are cow milk based and hence difficult to digest. However, direct cow or XXXXXXX milk are even less suitable and these formula milks have certain things added and removed to make it more like human milk.
Please note that the top feeds make the child more prone to complications and infections. Mother's breast milk is produced on the demand of the baby. I understand that it might seem inadequate for both the babies. Hungrier the babies, more vigorous is the suck. More is the suck, more is the amount of breast milk produced. Giving formula automatically reduces the demand of the baby and thereby the production of breast milk. All you need to do is to switch back to exclusive breast feeding and the production will increase automatically. All you need to do is to monitor the urine output. If the frequency is more than 6 times in 24 hours, you would know that the amount of feeding is adequate. If the amount of passage of urine is less or if the child is lethargic you would need to take the child to a doctor without delay.
If you still feel that additional milk is required, Dexolac Special care should suffice as it is reasonably good. There is nothing called best supplement.
Let me know if you have further queries.
Regards
Breast feeding would be the best
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
I have gone through your query and understand your concerns. Let me emphasize on the fact that breast milk is the best possible milk for a baby and there can be no alternatives for the same. Most formula milks including Nutricia Dexolac Special care are cow milk based and hence difficult to digest. However, direct cow or XXXXXXX milk are even less suitable and these formula milks have certain things added and removed to make it more like human milk.
Please note that the top feeds make the child more prone to complications and infections. Mother's breast milk is produced on the demand of the baby. I understand that it might seem inadequate for both the babies. Hungrier the babies, more vigorous is the suck. More is the suck, more is the amount of breast milk produced. Giving formula automatically reduces the demand of the baby and thereby the production of breast milk. All you need to do is to switch back to exclusive breast feeding and the production will increase automatically. All you need to do is to monitor the urine output. If the frequency is more than 6 times in 24 hours, you would know that the amount of feeding is adequate. If the amount of passage of urine is less or if the child is lethargic you would need to take the child to a doctor without delay.
If you still feel that additional milk is required, Dexolac Special care should suffice as it is reasonably good. There is nothing called best supplement.
Let me know if you have further queries.
Regards
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