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A 24-year-old female asked:

My 10 months daughter stop drinking milk from breast for 3 days ago, i tried giving her formula also she refused what can i do to make her drink?

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Dr. Martin Fried
Dr. Martin Friedanswered
Nutrition 38 years experience
Try again: try again the breast. Breast is best. There are many reasons why she didn't take it and I would encourage you to try again. If she is getting a well rounded diet without it, she might only need a minimal amount and you might be able to add it to her foods and spoon feed her. Good luck
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