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Bottle feeding problem
Dear doctor,
My baby is 4 month old...he is drinking milk through bottle and breast feeding...
But recently in every month doctor told is to check routine stool test...
In that at every month...report comes out reference range- > 5-6
And consistency - green loose
It increases reference range from, 2-3,3-4,4-5 and now 5-6
Doctor told me that this is increasing due to bottle feeding .
But I tried to give FORMULA MILK through KATORI AND SPOON
But he dint know how to suck through spoon and then he cries alot and go to sleep. Also now a days he didn't get hungry Also...he drinks milk in 7-8 hours gap...
Rest everything is normal... urine do 10 times.. weight is also increasing baby is playful and activie...but for bottle feeding what to do???m very much tensed and don't know how to get him habit of giving milk through spoon and katori??? My breast feeding is not sufficient...even I took medicine still it's not increasing. Pls help me out
Pls tell me
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Continue all but make sure you maintain proper hygiene while giving bottle feeding
Give feeding on demand
Continue check weight of baby
If baby is gaining weight, passing urine properly and able sleep peacefully then relax nothing to worry
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baby is only 4months old. why worry about bottle feeds. you are luck to be able to breast feed the baby. please continue breast feeding. you can start weaning. start with Banana Mash and slowly introce to solids. introduce one item at a time every week , to start with small quantity and increase it. Continuing this item, introduce second item in next week . this the principle of of introducing semisolids, Do not Struggle with Bottle feeds or Katorri.I hope I have succeeded in convincing you to continue with Breast feeding. Don't forget Immunization, Follow Hygiene. Protect baby against Mosquito to protect against malaria and Dengue.
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take all precautions against mosquito,, covid 19. think of immunization,hygiene , proper feeding technic.
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Stool test pus cells are increasing due to formula milk. It is not due to bottle feeding. This stool report is expected and nothing to worry about. Just 5-6 cells is nothing to worry about. Green loose consistency is also not to worry about. Only if weight decreases and motions are very watery more than 3, you have to take treatment. Give by bottle if baby is not taking by wati spoon. Sterilize the bottles and keep many bottles. 7-8 hours gap is normal as baby growth rate decreases after 3 months. No need to get stressed at all. Your baby is doing well. Start weaning foods early at 5months as they are better than formula.
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