How Long Should a Baby be on Formula?
Infant Formula Keep your baby on formula for at least one year. Each species' milk is it's ideal baby food (human milk for humans). It is not the ideal food when it crosses species (cow's milk is for cow not for human). Babies feed cow's milk before they are one year of age often have diarrhea and anemia. Most formulas are based on cow's milk that has been modified for babies, so formula gives babies the nutritional advantages of cow's milk without the problems of drinking it straight. Generally, pediatrics advise mothers to keep their babies on formula until they lose the taste of it. However, if your pediatrician feels your baby is gaining too much weight on the usual formula (twenty calorie per ounce), he or she may suggest you feed your little one with a lower calorie formula. Low calorie formula is an imitation of human milk, which naturally decreases in calories as the infant grows older because he needs fewer calories per pound of body weight. Often, moth...