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Taste of breast milk
There is different taste in one breast milk than other. Baby is refusing to drink milk from one side since it has bitter taste. How to solve this issue? Please guide
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Pls consult paedratican
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How are you so sure that one side breast milk is bitter? A breast feeding baby can't speak so many words.
When the baby is not accepting milk from one breast the first thing to do is to consult a Gynaecologist. Let him decide whether it is nipple problem or breast enlargement which is making breast tense and baby is finding it difficult to suck. It can be an infection of breast or nipple.
Baby will accept milk after the mother has been given appropriate treatment.
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Dr. Sravya Naramchetti
Obstetrician
5 yrs exp
Visakhapatnam
Any cracked nipple or discharge from the breast? Why would the milk from one breast have bitter taste.
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try cleaning with an hot cloth and then feed.
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Dr. Kinnari Amin
Gynecologist
10 yrs exp
Ahmedabad
Taste is same.
There could be issues with nipple ( retracted nipple or inverted), due to which baby might not be able to suck.
You can try silicon nipple shield.
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Dr. Neha Vashisth
Gynecologist
10 yrs exp
Jaipur
Not possible
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