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my friend S works 2-3x a week, for 8 sometimes 10hrs. her husband usually watches theier 3.5mo but today i babysat for him. S has a medela harmony pump, and was using it as far as i know. anyway, today she gave me a can of Enfamil Lipil (which i've read is not safe, but didn't get a chance to inform her on this) and said that he usually won't eat more than 2-4oz. well, he must've been extra hungry today (growth spurt?) bcuz he took 6.5oz slowly throughout the day. i don't know if my friend is having supply probs or is trying to wean him or what.
so my question is.....if she ISNT weaning him or having supply probs, just supplementing while working for whatever reason...... if he's primarily a breastfed baby, does she need to be giving him any DHA/ARA enriched formula??? could she possible give him just plain formula since he's mainly breastfed? and could she give him an iron-free one?
final question, how much of a difference is there between name-brand formula and generic? would it make any difference if she used generic since it's only a little bit every few days?
THANKS!!!
so my question is.....if she ISNT weaning him or having supply probs, just supplementing while working for whatever reason...... if he's primarily a breastfed baby, does she need to be giving him any DHA/ARA enriched formula??? could she possible give him just plain formula since he's mainly breastfed? and could she give him an iron-free one?
final question, how much of a difference is there between name-brand formula and generic? would it make any difference if she used generic since it's only a little bit every few days?
THANKS!!!