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Expressed breastmilk
My baby is 7 days old. I had c section delivery, so hospital started formula milk , but after 3 days milk started coming but my baby is not latching , he latches only left breast for few minutes, so my paeditrician suggested for pumping breastmilk as my baby cries due to hunger, i have stopped formula milk and is giving both direct feed and expressed milk in bottle.. what techniques can be given so that baby latches directly and also is expressed milk has similar antibodies
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Yes. Breast milk has same composition, expressed or sucked
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Put the baby to breast every time. Baby shd latch on, not to the nipple but the areola
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If possible give with katori spoon, not bottle
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
Pediatrician
5 yrs exp
Rajkot
Hold baby proper position
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Dr. Tangade Vishal Bhanudas
Pediatrician
4 yrs exp
Pune
Hold baby in proper position
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Dr. Prashanth Kumar T
Pediatrician
7 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Keep proper position, follow Breast feeding techniques
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yes EBM also u can give through spoon and katori
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Dr. Sricharan Alladi
Pediatrician
5 yrs exp
Warangal
Please avoid bottle feeding, u can use bondula or katori and smallspoon . Take proper hygiene for expressed milk storage , better to use the expressed milk within 2 hours
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always put to breast before giving expressed milk
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get ur breast examination done , to check if everything is normal
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