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My baby is 1.5 year old I want to wean off him from breastfeed. Is it possible to dry the milk from some medicine or any better idea kindly suggest

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Step wise reduce feeding and stop.no need for medication.after stop feeding 3 to 6 week it will stop.milk production stimulation by baby suckling reflex . ...  Read More

I need some tablet to wean off my baby to reduce millpk supply and to reduce pain he is 1.7 years old

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Hi I'm in the process of weaning baby from breast milk.My breast is having some small lumps .can you suggest me any meditation that stop breast milk supply

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There are medicines for stopping breast milk secretion. Please consult with a Gynaecologist on Practo for the needful. ...  Read More

How to wean 1yr nd 4mnth old baby...nit time weaning...how to do? Plz help... She drinks cow milk... Nd wanna doesn't properly drink cow milk during nit wen she wokes up... I have very low supply ..so I wanna wean her nit time. Day time I give good Nd cow milk

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Greetings, book a session with me on Practo https://www.practo.com/nagercoil/doctor/dr-shebin-c-e-paediatrics?practice_id=1339455. So that I can discuss you in detail about the weaning food , do and ...  Read More

How to wean off a baby pacifier. She has been taking since her birth now she's not ready to leave it

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Hi. Age and weight of child? It is behaviuoral. You can do positive reinforcement to get rid of it. Please consult online for details ...  Read More

I need an advise on weaning the baby from milk to solids as my baby turned 6 months and giving cerelac and formula both. Do I need to give all the mentioned quantity of formula and cerelac both or I can give less formula when I am feeding cerelac? I am not confident about the quantity of food given to baby. Please advise how much to give.

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Dear parents, According to me Stop milk from 8amto8pm and give semisolid diet like Dal,dalia,khicdi alu kela rice,apple,upama,halwa,patolia,rab,kadi idle poha satu custard etc and from 80pmto8am giv ...  Read More

I am 45 days (last menstruation) pregnant. I had mankind UNWANTED Kit 2 days ago to abort the baby. But during that time i had breastfed my baby. Now, i came to know it can have toxicity to the baby. Please help and explain is there anything serious or what should i do now..?

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Hi, Never go for any random consumption of medications without proper consultation. We would need some further details and clarifications. Feel free to reach out. ...  Read More

My baby is 5 and half months old and tried to wean baby by giving cerelac and fruit purees. I thought to feed until he stops but he ate whole apple in 1st attempt. Some said not to give that much but just only one or two spoons. Is it dangerous that I offered him more. Please suggest me how much quantity to give and decrease the milk intake.

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Dear parents , According to me stop milk from 8amto8pm and give semisolid diet like Dal,dalia,khicdi alu kela rice,apple,upama,halwa,patolia,rab,kadi idle poha satu custard etc and from 80pmto8am give ...  Read More

When is the right time to start baby led weaning. To teach her to eat using her hands? My one year old baby doesn't seem to take the food to her mouth instead keeps in hand and mashes it till eternity. We're scared if she will ever start using her own hands. She keeps putting everything else in mouth except food. Pl guide

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It's normal ...  Read More

My 3 month breastfed baby refuses to take bottle Now. Doesn't even take expressed milk in bottle. Cries a lot when offered bottle. I'm a working mom so bottle feed is necessary. Pls advice

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Try giving by palada may work ...  Read More

Hello doc, I'm 13 months old baby's mom. I started baby led weaning recently. When I offer meals he just throw food and didn't eat. It happened continuously about week. When he hungry he only wants milk. When I offer food he started crying. . I feed him but he just eat few bites that's all. So I thought baby led weaning will be the best option. I'm

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Greetings It sounds like a feeding aversion, which is common at this age. Try to remain calm and continue offering food without pressure. ...  Read More

Hello Doc I weaned off my 2.2 yr old two months back..it was a gradual wean off not stopped suddenly..but wean I squuze the breast still I seeing some milk kind of liquid( I am not sure whether it is milk or not) , from the day one of weaning off I didnt feel any hardness or pain..now also no pain.. Will take more time for breast milk to stop compl

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It is normal. Wait for a few months more . If still persists we can do some hormonal tests . ...  Read More

Hi my baby is 20 months old I want to wean off her breast milk..she is habitual to feed at night also if I refuses to give her my milk ..she cries inconsolably ...please guide me.. how to wean her breast milk off ?

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It's a difficult time for you both, the only possible way to do this is to slowly and swiftly decrease the number of feeds, try to console the baby with other favourite feeds instead of milk, pump you ...  Read More

I m weaning to breastfeeding my baby is 2 years old..I started weaning yesterday..today I m feeling pain in breasts,fullness, yesterday I pumped some amount of milk ,but today I didn't pump, bcoz i heard pumping milk will never stop milk supply,so in case what should I do please tell

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My girl is 2 n half year old and she is still on breastmilk. Sometimes whole night she is on feed and when i tried to remove her she cries very loudly ... please suggest some natural products so that the my daughter can wean off without crying and any source that the production of milk reduces by itself

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Try to use honey nipple during night time ...  Read More

Hello ... I am a mother of an 11 month old baby and breastfeed her 6-7 times a day ... Planning to wean her off gradually so I can stretch up to 13-14 months .. reason being I feel I get sometimes frustrated with the same.. and also I am a working mother so managing all these together is exhausting me.. please suggest what to do and how to?

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Listen , as u r busy as u r working lady u want to wean 13-14 months. U can but at the cost of your child. The weaning is started after six months. Choose the earliest way. Messed banana is most ...  Read More

Is it ok if I wean off my baby from breast milk after 1 years.. she is 9 months old and exclusively breastfeed with 3 meals .. please suggest.. I am a working mother

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Breastfeeding is advised upto 2 years of age Along with age appropriate complimentary feeding. ...  Read More

I feel lump after breast feed weaning How to get it cure is it normal or abnormal ..do we have some home remedies

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I want to wean my 2.5yr old baby from breastfeed. She has decay in her teeth and I feel breastfeeding is accelerating the decay. How do I do it in a stress free way? Are there any medications to dry up breastmilk?

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Kindly consult for discussion ...  Read More

Hi doc! Is it safe to give pineapple for babies my daughter is 202 days old Please let me know what fruits , vegetables and foods to avoid in 6 months ,7,8,9,10 months

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No fruit as such The piece if used should be very small so that is there is no choking ...  Read More

My daughter is 167 days (5 months 17 days old ) should I start weaning after 180 days? Can I start giving first day 1 spoon of boiled rice 1 time,2nd day 1 spoons 2 time of boiled rice and 3rd day 2 spoon 2 times ...in puree or semi liquid form (mashing rice with breast milk) And how should I gradually increase let me know the quantity of food i ca

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Give exclusive breast feed for 6 months. Then start the feeds u told. Ull get to know allergy as the baby takes ...  Read More

I am exclusive breastfeeding my 4 month old baby. I started homeopathy medicine for my cough and cold by consulting a Dr. And it has been 3 days. Today there was blood in baby stool. Is it a side effect? No changes in diet, nothing new eaten. Pls suggest if I should discontinue medicine?

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Stop homoeopathic medicine. Need your full case history and proper evaluation. ...  Read More

My son is an iugr baby with a birth weight of 1.02kg. 34 weeks 3 days. Now weighing 4.43kg (4 months 23 days). Currently on OssopanD 15 ml a day, toneferon 0.5ml and zincovit - 1 ml. He is only breastfeeding. He cried in a very high pitch for the past 2 days every time he passed gas. Passed Dark green stools this morning. Is the dark green stool no

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Hi Intermittent green stool is normal Ossopan d 15 ml ?? Kindly check dosage and try to give medication in drop for small.baby ...  Read More

After delivery it was almost 3 weeks my bleeding did not stop one of my aunt told me take methargine tablet it will stop your bleeding, unknowing the fact we should not breastfeed for 12hours, i breastfed my little baby for every 2 hours. After some time when i googled i came to know we should not.. will it affect my baby i am scared

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3 1/2 month old baby used pass poop once in 2-3 days , started to pass green mucus 7-8 times per days for 10 days , later once saw blood strings in poop, went to local pediatrician and treated with antibiotic (cefixime) and enterogermina for 5 days and stools returned to yellow, but still passing mucus y stools 5-6 times / day, it's almost 25 day

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Need to consult to Pediatrician ...  Read More

My son is 13 months old. I want to stop breastfeeding him as he is not taking solids since a few days and breastfeeding throughout the night. Otherwise he was a good eater. It's taking a toll on my health too. My supply this time was also not that good like my first kid. I had to take supplements on and off to maintain it. Today I had applied femit

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My baby is 13.5 months old and due to my job location I can't be with my baby in that city. I have no option other than leaving my baby with my parents. I am a lactating mother and have to stop lactation due to this. How much time it takes to complete this weaning off process without effecting my baby and me. The most difficult situation for me is

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Baby is more than 1 now.So you can shift to cow's milk and breastfeed at night. Tapering off and stopping may take upto 3-6 months. ...  Read More

Hello doctors Trying to weaning off milk for my baby who is 14months old as my milk supply is low tried with neem leaves but it didn't help he is crying a lot at night times can you please please suggest some tips inorder to weaning off milk are there any powder to mix in milk and give like junior horlicks. Please help me out doctors iam unable to

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Try the process slowly, start introducing formula milk or animal milk as replacement. Try to drop the daytime feeds first as they are more interested with nighttime feeds. You can give them with inter ...  Read More

Hi, my baby girl is 3 months old and she is on exclusive breastfeeding. From 2.5 months she is passing motion only on alternative days. Yesterday she vomited twice and I can see her poop today is very thick in consistency. Is it normal.? As she passes motion alternative days only her poop and gas smells. Attached image.

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It's normal. Continue Breastfeeding ...  Read More

My baby girl was born on 08 Jun 2022. She will be completing six months on 08 December 2022. Can I start weaning my baby in seven month that is in January rather than in December?

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Yes definitely ...  Read More

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