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Guardian of a 4 yr 3 m old boy3 years ago

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my baby is 5 months old now, am giving max 2 feeds of lactogen per day as am not getting sufficient milk and rest breast feeding. Can I use Gelact granules to increase my milk supply, if yes can I continue it for how long?

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Dr Sameer awadhiyaGuardian of 2 children3 years ago

A. Weaning food can be started from 5-6 months of age and in that initially in the stage 1 you can introduce some semi solid food to the baby like Banana mango plum boiled Apple and then graduhally you can start with some Puri of carrot potato other foods which can be given are porridge of sujfi e sabudana can be prepared in breast milk or formula milk. initially you can start with one or two tsp which can be gradually increased up till at least three meals in a day

POOJA KOTHARIMom of a 8 yr 8 m old boy3 years ago

A. Foods Considered to Be Galactagogues Whole grains, especially oatmeal.Dark, leafy greens (alfalfa, kale, spinach, broccoli)Fennel.Garlic.Chickpeas.Nuts and seeds, especially almonds.Ginger.Papaya.

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