Author: by Karleen Gribble, Naomi Hull, and Nina Jane Chad

The latest guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends formula-fed babies can switch to cow’s milk from six months. Australian advice says parents should wait until 12 months. No wonder some parents, and the health professionals who advise them, are confused. So what do parents need to know about the latest advice? And when is cow’s milk an option? What’s the updated advice? Last year, the WHO updated its global feeding guideline for children under two years old. This included recommending babies who are partially or totally formula fed can have whole animal milks (for example, full-fat cow’s milk)…

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