Joy writes:

Are  there current WHO guidelines as to when a babe can be switched from  
liquid/prepared formula to a powder-based formula?  I am hearing anywhere  
from 1 to 3 months of age?  This is probably a silly question, but is  there 
any research to back up this recommendation that has not been done by a  
formula company?
 

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Hi Joy and all, I don't think this is a silly question at all. I'm  
impressed that you are hearing anything about there being a difference.  (  I 
wonder who the speakers/wonderers are, doctors even?) It's still an uphill  
battle for me to help parents understand the risk differences between powdered  
and liquid formula, especially when a baby is early, and/or under a month or 
so,  without being accused of just wanting to make things harder for moms of 
babies  who cannot exclusively breastfeed. Their pediatricians don't 
discuss it.  I  can't figure out why Neosure even comes as a powder, which is what 
moms are sent  home from the hospital or the MD office with for their 
premature babies, now at  home but still often way before their due dates. What 
kind of message does that  send, when a formula specifically for premature 
babies is allowed to come in a  powdered, possibly contaminated format? Again, 
I think it's an excellent  question, one of several surrounding the use of 
formulas in premature or SGA  infants.
 
Wise ones?
Peace,
Judy  

Judy LeVan  Fram, PT, IBCLC, LLLL
Brooklyn, NY,  USA
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