Birth to 12 months. Complete nutrition for your baby's 1st year. Closer than ever to breast milk. Milk-based. DHA/ARA. No. 1 brand fed in hospitals. Early Shield: immune support; strong bones; brain & eye. Similac Advance may soften stools to be more like those of the breast-fed infants. Breast milk is recommended. If you choose to use infant formula, the makers of Similac have a formula that's right for you. Halal.