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Mom of a 3 yr 1 m old boy3 years ago

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Hi my son is 1 month old and he has not been able to latch yet properly as a result not being able to breast feed. I have been using a bowl and spoon from the past one month for feeding. But it is getting difficult with the spoon feeding. There is wastage of milk he is getting irritated. Please advise when can i try bottle feeding??

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

A. hi instead of thinking about Bottle feeds ,I would suggest to try different feeding positions like cradle position, cross cradle position etc make skin to skin Contact while feeding your child . keep your child head slightly elevated while feeding.

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