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Is Giving Both Breast Milk And Formula Harmful For Baby?

my daughter is one and the half months old... my breast milk is not sufficient for her so i am giving her nan pro 1 along with breast milk... but she is suffering from gas and constipation..should i switch to any other like lactogen 1?also my doc says i should choose only one either breast milk or the formula for my baby... but i dont want to deprive her of breast milk and at the same time dont want to let her hungry by not giving her formula...what should i do? is giving both breast milk and formula harmful for her
Sat, 5 Apr 2014
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Hi,
Thank you for asking question on health care magic.
If you are not a working mother exclusive breast feeding is best for the baby.
If you frequently feed the baby with calm and quiet mind breast feeding will be sufficient.
Most of the mothers worry that the milk is not sufficient for the baby.
This worry reduce the milk yield reflexly.
Otherwise you can go for formula feed, no worry.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Please feel free to ask any more queries if required
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
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Is Giving Both Breast Milk And Formula Harmful For Baby?

Hi, Thank you for asking question on health care magic. If you are not a working mother exclusive breast feeding is best for the baby. If you frequently feed the baby with calm and quiet mind breast feeding will be sufficient. Most of the mothers worry that the milk is not sufficient for the baby. This worry reduce the milk yield reflexly. Otherwise you can go for formula feed, no worry. Hope this answer will serve your purpose Please feel free to ask any more queries if required Take care Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH Associate professor of pediatrics