My baby is 6 days old, and has not been drinking milk from my breasts, I have been hand expressing the milk and cup/spoon feeding, it has not yet latched my breasts and has not even tried to suck milk or of my breasts. Plese give me tips and tricks that can help my baby latch.

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Sarika guptaMom of 2 children3 years ago

A. Hello there ma’am please do not worry about it too much and most of the babies take some times to learn latching process and also you can take a help of latching expert or help of experienced ladies in home. Take care

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