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Guardian of a 3 yr 5 m old boy3 years ago

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My baby is almost a month old now but he is not latching at all. Whenever I try to breastfeed him, he starts crying uncontrollably. But when I pump the breast milk, he prefers that over formula milk and tend to drink more. What should I do to make him feed directly?

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ExpertDr. Mohammed imranPaediatrician3 years ago

A. hello parent if you have introduced artificial t it may be due to nipple confusion in the baby maintain hydration and keep a track on urine output maintain hygiene in the area clean with Luke warm water

Ayushi ChaudharyGuardian of 0 children3 years ago

A. I was facing the same issue. then I tried nipple shield. it will help your baby in latching and sucking.

Gurpreet singh AhujaFather of 2 children3 years ago

A. no

Sarika guptaMom of 2 children3 years ago

A. Hello there ma’am please do not worry about it too much and it is better to take a help of a latching expert and also you should massage your breast before feeding and also press those nipple area with your fingers at the time of feeding too so milk supply increases. Take care

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