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Breast and Bottle Issues
Questions:
- I feel very strongly that newborns DO NOT need to have water. How can I make sure the hospital staff will respect my wishes in this matter?
- Can I stop breastfeeding by day and only nurse at night?
- Is it OK to bottle feed and breastfeed at the same time?
- Would it be alright to feed my baby cow's milk?
- When should I teach my baby to use a bottle?
- I plan to breastfeed and would like to know at what age can I give my baby a bottle of breast milk?
- How much expressed breast milk should I put in a bottle for my 6-week-old baby?
- Is it OK to supplement by giving my baby rice or cow’s milk?
- My baby refuses to take bottles of breastmilk while I am at work – what can we do?
- What is the best way to supplement expressed breast milk with formula for a baby with bilaterial cleft lip and palate?
- Can I supplement my 12-month-old by mixing 4 percent cow's milk with expressed breastmilk for her bottles?
- Are there wet nurses in the United States?
- My 3-month-old fights taking a bottle of expressed milk on Monday mornings. Should I refuse to breastfeed all weekend so she will take a bottle on Monday?
- My 9-week-old gets about 5 ounces of water in about five hours. Is that OK?


