My baby is 3weeks old baby born at 35 weeks he is having difficulty in feeding does not take breastfeed properly plus his weight was only 2.23 at the time of birth so dr told to give more feed like 250 ml to increase 450 ml we use bottle ( sterile each time)for feeding my milk & top feed now his weight is 2.6 after 14 days but our new dr said not to use bottle for feeding use steel bowl and spoon / nifty I am confused which is better he takes breast feed only 4 times a say and doesn't drink enough from spoon till now we were feeding with bottle n he was gaining weight plz advice is drinking from bottle is not safe ?????
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Bottle feeding is not safe......it increases the infection chances in baby
Best is frequent breast feeding ......every 2-3 hrly with proper positioning
U can give wati spoon feeding for that baby may take some time to accept wati spoon feeding habit
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As It's a Preterm 35 weeks gestation baby will have weak sucking reflux, may get tired faster, may not empty the breast completely & baby may not get both (Foremilk & Hindmilk) Hindmilk is the second part of the breast milk which is rich in Nutrition, so we have to do both direct breast feeding (DBF) & Expressed Breast milk through Breast pump & feed in Spoon, Pallada or Nifty cup only, till baby gains good weight.
Nipple Bottle SHOULD NOT be used to any baby at any point of time in there life.
Nipple bottle feeding is Effortless feeding.
Breast feeding is Effortful feeding.
So it creates Nipple Confusion in babies.
Then babies will not put enough (Effort) pressure on breast, so milk generation from the breast will reduce.
Babies who are fed with (Formula milk in Nipple bottles) are more prone for infections, loose stools & suffer more allergy, asthma problems when they grow older.
Even if formula milk is used in any special circumstance, should be fed in Spoon, Pallada or Nifty cup only.
Mother's milk is The Best for the baby.
Immunity will be more stronger in exclusively breast fed children.
Advantages for mothers :
Breast cancer, Uterine & Ovarian cancer chances are Lesser in mother's who do Exclusively Breast feeding.
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Nipple bottles SHOULD NOT be used to any baby at any point of time in there Life
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