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Hello Doctors... I have 32 weeks pre matured baby. 1 month completed from birth date. I have less milk. Only 20 to 25ml of milk produce per feeding(1 hour). My baby not get enough milk. She crying and wake up every half an hour to drink milk. I pump 25ml milk to mix lactodex sachet alternatively but 25ml of milk milk not produce. It takes one hour to pump 20 ml of milk from both breast. What to do? For every feed she drink 20 ml of milk if I pumped. What to do I maintain good diet eating vegetables , hydrating, having galact powder mix with milk. Drinking milk 2 times a day. But low milk. Same situation during my first baby. I gave formula milk along with breastmilk for 1st one.This is my second baby. Give me suggestions please
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How much u can express by breast milk u can do it
Later u can go for formula feed
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Visit a lactation consultant. You may need preterm formula as the weight gain of the baby is important.
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Dr. Jay Gajjar
Pediatrician
6 yrs exp
Surat
Baby is preterm so demand is higher and feeding pattern can be frequent. Crying every 30–60 min doesn’t always mean low milk, sometimes it’s normal cluster feeding.
First important point – pumping output is not equal to actual milk production. Baby usually extracts more milk than pump.
What you can do:
• Try direct breastfeeding more frequently (8–12 times/day)
• Ensure proper latch (very important)
• Do skin-to-skin (KMC) as much as possible
• After breastfeeding, you can top up with expressed milk or formula if needed
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
Pediatrician
5 yrs exp
Rajkot
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Dr. Venkatesh Badugu
Pediatrician
9 yrs exp
Hyderabad
You can give extra amount of milk by giving formula milk
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