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Refusing breastmilk

2021-10-11 04:19:10
My 7 months old male baby having cough and cold since last week. Now he his recovering well, he started refusing breastmilk 4 days back and still he is doing the same. But he eats nestum rice well. Please suggest me how to make him feed breastmilk and until that how many feeds of nestum rice or any other supplements required per day. His urination frequency also gone down. His weight 7 kgs Birth weight 2.6 kgs His cough and cold symptoms reduced.
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GreetingsDue to cold and nasal block he may not be able to effectively latch and suck, use nasoclear nasal drops. Instead of nestum u can give rice, ragi kanji, dal, mashed vegetables and fruits.
Next Steps
consult online/offline for detailed feeding advice.
Health Tips
continue breastfeeding and expressed milk also if required

Answered2021-10-11 04:50:30

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