Dear Nikki and all,
    I am a hospital-based LC.  Last week got a call from a young mother
saying she will be giving formula and asking when she should introduce
formula.  I forget how old baby is, maybe 1 month.  I told her that
exclusive breastmilk/breastfeeding has health benefits and I recommend
using all the breast milk she has, then when baby is a little older,
baby's system will be a little more mature and possibly handle the
formula better.  She did not like that answer.  She wanted to introduce
the formula right away.  I told her she could handle it the way she
wanted to.   Later I kind of wondered why she had called our office if
she had already  made a decision about the formula.  Her baby, her
family, her choice.
     Susan in MN
     rn ibclc

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