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5 months old baby
My baby 5 months old last 3 day she had cold and now she is k. But today she is not taking feed well and not sleeping without reason she crying more and if breast milk given in bottle she takeing not taking frm breast what should i do.. Even i don't no breastfeeding is enough for her or not plz advice
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If these problems continue after following advice of my fellow colleague pediatricians,plz show your baby to your pediatrician..
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You must write the weight of the baby then we can assess whether your feeding is adequate or not. you are telling the baby is taking directly from the breast but not accepting the breast milk given in the bottle. sometimes it happens because the baby will have some confusion with the nipples .this is called nipple confusion. so it is always better to avoid that and you should always give either directly or through the bottle only. number two, you said the child had cold recently so there could be some nasal block. so please put nasoclear nasal drops 1 to 2 drops in each nostril before feeding. that should clear the nasal block and will make the baby to take the feed. thank you.
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Hi,
If baby is refusing feeds and is irritable please meet a nearby paediatrician
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If child is irritable and not feeding well you should visit your pediatrician.
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Give her nasoclear nasal drops 4-5 times a day. Express your milk and give her with clean katori and spoon. Avoid milk bottle.
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watch for fever, poor feeding,less urine or any fast breathing
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if any of above visit nearest paediatrician
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She might have nasal blockage. Try to give cold medicine and nasal drops
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If possible show to nearby Pediatrician for nasal block
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Dr. Preeti Singh
Pediatrician
15 yrs exp
Gurgaon
Mam it takes another 4-5days for things to be on routine track so continue with feeding through breast at frequent intervals
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You can give her plain steam for 1-2days 2-3times a day but be careful of keeping safe distance
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Use nasal saline drops 5-10 minutes before each feed for 4-5days
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Dr. Bhaskar Reddy
Pediatrician
12 yrs exp
Khammam
Feed during any illness is tuff to give to kids as they usually don’t take
Bottle feeds are generally not encouraged as they tend to cause mutiple type of infections to us like pneumonia etc
So I would suggest to avoid maximum bottle feeds
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Avoid giving bottle feeds
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Wait for the symptoms to reduce and for now try the way way she likes
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