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Mom of a 3 yr 11 m old boy3 years ago

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Good morning doctor, my child is 19 days old, he is not taking milk from me directly, am pumping the milk n expressing him..what is the solution for this problem? how can i make him drink the milk directly?

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AbhayaMom of a 15 yr 9 m old boy3 years ago

A. Hi mom Some babies they take time to latch. So no need to worry. Keep trying. Keep the baby head a bit elevated while feeding and put whole of the nipple and most of the aerola in the babies mouth so that baby latches easily. Take care and all the best

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