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Cow or goat milk for feeding to Baby
My baby is 1 month old. Mother has no breastfeeding. Currently we are feeding lactogen 1 . But he is not going weight . Can we give goat or cow milk ? Which one is better ? Kindly suggest as formula feeding is not providing him weight and mother has no feed.
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It is not advisable to give animal milk to 1month old baby.best will be breast milk and second option may be formula stage appropriate for age.increase the quantity and frequency of feeds.make the formula preparation at the proper concentration as mentioned
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despite proper feeding if weight gain is not proper baby needs to be evaluated for other reasons of failure to gain weight
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there are medications to increase breast milk. certain diet modifications also helps
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Dr. Pandurang Sawant
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Make formula feed with proper proportion of powder and water (1flat spoon =30 ml water )
Don't give cows or goat or buffelo milk upto 6 months of age
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