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Baby not latching
Hello, my four months old baby not latching to breast, continously crying from four days to latch, so i m not breastfeeding.. Only formula.
Trying from four days to latch day and night.. But baby not latching at all.
Wat to do, plz tell me
Wil the present collected milk form nodules n pain now?
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If baby has no other health issue( cold, ear ache,tummy pain etc)this could be a nursing strike.
First step is to do a lot of skin to skin contact with baby.
Next try and latch baby when sleepy.
Keep milk supply going by pumping/hand expressing breastmilk on a regular schedule ( every 3 hours).
Keep baby well fed until ready to come back to breastfeeding.Use your expressed breast milk and pallada to feed.
Next Steps
Buy a good breast pump so that you do not get engorged.
Health Tips
meet a Lactation consultant if you can.
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