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Baby not nursing
Hello, I had low milk supply in 12 early days after birth of my baby .. and in that we have given formula milk with spoon for few days and bottle after some time .. and now milk supply is enough but baby does not want to nurse ... What can we do now? He want bottle only
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Dr. Trupti Shetty
Pediatrician
17 yrs exp
Pune
bottle feeding has probably created nipple confusion in the baby. try withdrawing the bottle. i know its easier said than done, but not impossible.
when he is extremely hungry offer the breast first. if you need to top up with formula, use katori and spoon
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Dr. Harit Bansal
Pediatrician
17 yrs exp
Sonipat
Pour your expressed milk over your breast the he will start licking and gradually sucking
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