Formula past 12 months
Anyone got some good research on formula past 12 months, lo is 12 montgs next week and currently on 3 bottles and breastfeeding as well as 3 meals. I wanted to exclusively breastfeed but due to low supply and difficulty with lo gaining waight ive been combi feeding, it says to breastfeed up to 2 years old but not to formula feed , I'm confused why if breastfeeding post 12 months is so important then why is formula redundant ?
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Breastfeeding doesn't just provide calories it also provides antibiodies, plus extended breastfeeding is largely beneficial to the mum's health (cancer prevention). Formula doesn't have any of the additional benefits, so that is why it is advised to move away to other milks after 12 months.
The above, but also because when they are having 3 meals a day they don't need additional formula as that's like a food in itself. Can offer cows milk or water instead as more of a 'drink' than a meal.
Because breastfeeding offers benefits other than nutrition whereas formula doesn't really. I've never heard of having a hard stop of formula at 12 months but perhaps it's worth slowly phasing it out in favour of solids, given that, as I said, its purpose it purely nutritional.