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Mom of a 3 yr 9 m old child3 years ago

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hi, my baby is 7 days old and he is not latching. we have been feeding him formula milk. I have tried alot to make him feed my milk but he is just not taking. what should I do?

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Dr GhouseGuardian of 3 children3 years ago

A. if the baby is having latching issues and mother's milk is there you can at present use nipple shield to feed the baby shark and give expression milk to the baby e

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Ankita MehtaMom of a 9 yr 1 m old girl3 years ago

A. hi no you should not give up . please try feeding with different feeding positions. maintain skin to skin Contact while feeding your child Which will help to encourage your child to take more feeds.

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