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Mom of a 1 yr 10 m old boy1 Year ago

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Hi. My baby is 17 days old. He don’t latch milk directly from my breast as I have inverted nipple. I tried everything syringe technique, nipple shield. He latch from nipple shield. But whenever I gave mine , he starts crying and don’t latch from it . Can anyone tell me how can I make my baby latch from mine ,

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Dr Sameer awadhiyaGuardian of 2 children1 Year ago

A. try to give feeding in the correct position and you can contact with the lactational counsellor for this further you can contact with your doctor and you can get the the solution for this by discussing with him he will guide you for bmore details if required . Its always better to take the guidance by the concerned person with the geniune advice ...

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