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Mom of a 3 yr 8 m old child3 years ago

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hello mam/sir... actually iam hand expressing breast milk for the past 2 months.... is it safe to continue or stop... because my elders telling that if you continue hand expressing then you will get breast cancer or else Ur breast tissues will got damaged soon like that... am really afraid of this tellings to me so please suggest me what to do now ...

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Author of questionMom of a 3 yr 8 m old child3 years ago

A. due to low birth weight my baby was in NICU so am expressing by hand and giving milk to baby

Dr GhouseGuardian of 3 children3 years ago

A. it is always advisable to feed the baby directly from the breast but it is not going to harm you if you are doing it by expressing the milk o k

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