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Guardian of 2 children5 years ago

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My 2 month old daughter doesn't suck properly on breast .. sucks only for 5 mins on nipple alone .. i tried pumping &feed her in bottle... but she is not sucking bottle also.. Most of the time she is bitting on bottle & breast.. So im having sore nipples & amount of milk is also reducing..Any solution please..

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DR SHIWAJIRAO PATILGuardian of 2 children5 years ago

A. Hello, your baby girl is 2 months old and she doesn’t latch properly and she doesn’t take milk from bottle also so see if she has a some chest congestion

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