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Baby not drinking mothers milk
Hello, my four months old baby not latching to breast, continously crying to drink breastfeeding, but easily taking bottle formula feed, how to remove the milk stored in breasts to avoid forming lumps? , its not coming out by breast pump
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1) was baby breastfeeding well since birth or were there any concerns?
2) what bottle do you feed baby with and is the flow very fast?
3) which breast pump do you have and how often are you using it?
4) is baby otherwise active and well?
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1st you have to recheck your latching position...
Try to avoid bottle feeding as it may cause false nipple feeling so baby is not like to suck on mother's breast....
Think positively and take lactare granules to increase BF...
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you can use hand massage to empty breast...
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Dr. S. T. Pushpam
Pediatrician
16 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hi.
The reason for baby not latching and you not able to pump milk could be you have very less milk because if your baby hadn’t taken milk , then by now you should have breast pain and fever.
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Take lactare granules twice daily to improve breast milk
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Take a proper diet and good sleep
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