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    mixing breast milk and formula milk ?

    my baby will not drink breast milk and will drink only formula milk. Is it ok to mix the two together in the same bottle ?


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    I've read that it's ok to mix breast milk with formula; the only reason it's not recommended is because you don't want to waste your breast milk and want the baby to have as much breastmilk as possible followed by a formula top-up.

    However in your case I guess you don't have the option of feeding breastmilk first and then formula so I suppose for your baby getting some breastmilk is better than getting none at all.


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    Which formula does yr baby drink? Some are quite sweet and maybe this is why yr baby prefers it to breastmilk?

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    I chose Cow & Gate because I was fed on this as a baby, I'm not familiar with any other brand. Which brands are less sweet?


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    I don't know if goat's milk is available in HK but it tastes closest to breastmilk. As for better tasting milk, you can try the Enfa-XXX A+ line. They tastes like milk and do not come in vanilla flavour. Hope this helps.

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    [QUOTE=traceykwong]I don't know if goat's milk is available in HK[url]

    You can buy goat's milk in City Super, IFC and UNY, Tai Koo Shing. The brand is called Karihome.

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    how old is your baby?
    you know that after one year, cow's milk is ok..
    otherwise, I would say that if the mixed breastmilk and formula is drunk on the spot.. why not but not to be conversed afterwards.

    by the way, I also gave cow & gate to my first child on top of being breastfed and the differences of tastes never sounded to bother her.


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    quick question... i had a small taste of my breastmilk and it is on the sweet side.. is this normal? or should i be cutting down on my sugar intake? i just thought it was normal til i read above that perhaps your daughter may not be drinking cows and gate as it is more on the sweet side

    thanks


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