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6days old baby
My 6days old baby not drinking my breast milk... from yesterday night...she likes to drink formula milk...please suggest me something
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You should give exclusive breast feeding to your baby...stop formula feeding...
Kindly recheck latching position and try to express fee drops of BM and then put on breast so baby will latch properly...
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Dr. S. T. Pushpam
Pediatrician
16 yrs exp
Bangalore
Avoid formula feeds and give only breast milk. If baby not interested or not latching then express and give with spoon or pallada
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Try breast feeds when baby is about to wake up and not while crying.
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Dr. Ashwini Kumar
Pediatrician
11 yrs exp
Faridabad
Avoid formula with bottle
Concentrate on exclusive breast feeding ,if u feel any how milk is insufficient or latching is an issue in that case only expressed breast milk or formula can be tried but not via bottle but rather with paladai or spoon katori to avoid Nipple confusion.
We cannot keep baby hungry ,provided milk is sufficient which can be determined by adequate urine i.e more than 6 times in a day and good sleep time post feed .
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