Can I give my baby formula milk if I am not sure my breastmilk is enough?
If you can, it’s best to give your baby nothing but breastmilk for his first six months. This is called exclusive breastfeeding. The World Health Organisation, Unicef and the Department of Health all say exclusive breastfeeding is a good idea. This is because it has so many health benefits for your baby. They also recommend you breastfeed while weaning your baby onto solids, and carry on breastfeeding until he is one, and ideally, two years old. If you are worried that you don’t have enough milk, rest assured that true low milk supply is very rare. Most mums can easily produce enough milk for their baby, and indeed for more than one baby, if they have twins. This doesn’t stop many mums from worrying that their breastmilk is not enough for their baby. This is the number one reason why breastfeeding mums give their babies formula milk as well as breastmilk (supplementing) or give up breastfeeding altogether. However, if you start giving your baby formula as well as breastmilk, you may fi
