The need of DHA and ARA for babies under 12 months

evangline
So I know this mother who has taken her son off of formula at six months old and he's now currently 18 months old and just started walking about a month ago do any of you ladies think that by taking him off formula so early that it has hindered his brain development? She also has a daughter on a special formula called nutrimegin (don't know how to spell it sorry) the doctors are telling her she needs to stay on it and she is still gonna go against the doctors advice and has chosen to put her on lactaid milk. I know I should stay in my business and not worry because I'm not the parent to these kids I just don't feel like they are getting the nutrition they need for brain development and the reason why formula exists and I've been reading up and to much whole milk in a child under two can cause so many problems and there's not enough iron and DHA that growing little brains and bodies need.......