Formula

To formula or not to formula In the beginning, we weren’t sure whether to get formula or not. We had this flawed expectation that babies will come out all calm, and feeding will not be a problem. Boy were we wrong. In the first few days in the hospital, we were given a bit of formula to top up after every meal. This is because my wife’s milk hasn’t come through yet. After giving birth, it might take a few days for the milk to come through. Until that comes through, the baby will feed on something called colostrum. It’s essentially a thick liquid filled with nutrients that will satisfy a baby for the first few days. Even in a normal birth, babies might lose up to 10% of their body weight in the first week because the mother’s milk hasn’t come through yet. ...