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What Is The Correct Amount Of Formula Milk To Be Used For 4 Days Old Child?
My baby is now four days old and she doesnt want to breastfeed at all,my doctor insists i keep trying but she doesnt want to even with nipple shields,so i pumped out some milk for her and she took to the bottle like a pro.since she likes the bottle with breastmilk in it i made her a bottle with the nan1 and she drank more of the nan1 then what she did of the breastmilk. So my question is what is the correct ratio for mixing the formula for baby under the first two weeks,because the 4scoops to 100ml just seems wasteful.
Mon, 13 Apr 2015
Hi...the correct measure is 1 un-heaped scoop per 30 ml of water. But your doctors are right, exclusive breast feeds are best till 6 months of age. Hope this helps.
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Dr. Sumanth MBBS., DCH., DNB (Paed).,
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