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Is Cows Milk Safe For 2 Month Old Infants?
hi i am having twins they are two months old mother milk is not sufficient so doctors advise to use lactogen 1 we use it a one and half month but now we started cow milk the babies are easily disgesting the milk and there is no issue in the health so i wanna ask does cow milk is safe and gain weight bcoz my twins weight is 2.5 kg each
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
Committee on Nutrition of the American Academy of Pediatrics discourages the use of cow's milk under one year of age.
Younger babies cannot handle the extra minerals, protein, and sodium present in cow's milk.
After one year of age you can introduce cow's milk.
Younger babies cannot handle the extra minerals, protein, and sodium present in cow's milk.
After one year of age you can introduce cow's milk.
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