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Nursing question-- can you dilute breast milk with water?
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See below: It is never recommended to dilute breast milk or formula.
Answered 7/8/2014
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Why???: Why would you want to do that?It only weakens the benefits and nutrition. Not recommended.
Answered 3/19/2017
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