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Hello Doctor, My 5 day old baby boy is not taking mother's milk as mother has inverted nipple .He is drinking dexolac in lukewarm water.Is it enough ?How much should he take and how many times a day should be given?
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Every 2-2.5 hrly baby should be felt atleast upto 1.5-2 mths age followed by demand feed when baby is hungry. Dexolac is ok, work on mother's inverted nipples problem, solve it meeting doctor. Meanwhile, you can also make mother express her milk and feed the baby same.
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