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I know it's not good idea to compare but I have seen kids of my friends who gained weight more than the kid on breast milk. Please help me with this confusion
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More weight gain is possible in top fed babies but you should prefer breast milk over formula milk, because more weight gain is not a good marker for comparison of quality of milk. Breast milk is far more superior for better immunity and brain development of babies.
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