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Dear Doctor, Our Baby Girl Was Born On 6th Aug
Question: Dear Doctor, our baby girl was born on 6th Aug 2019. it is 29th day today. The delivivery was in CMC, vellore. There in hospital they said to give expressed breast milk 20 to 25 ml every hrs and next week every 6 hrs and then to stop expressed breast milk and to completely give direct breast feeding. bit we are giving expressed breast milk daily 30 ml every 4hrs . because only then the baby feels full stomach and sleeps properly. baby is taking direct breast feeding also whenever baby is hungry in between. is this OK ? please advice us on this. we are giving expressed breast milk in palladai. Please tell me when can we give milk in feeding bottle. thanks.
Brief Answer:
No need to express breast milk
Detailed Answer:
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I have gone through your query and understand your concerns. Let me emphasize on the fact that breast milk is the best possible milk for a baby and there can be no alternatives for the same. Most formula milks are cow milk based and hence difficult to digest.
Mother's breast milk is produced on the demand of the baby. Hungrier the baby, more vigorous is the suck. More is the suck, more is the amount of breast milk produced. Giving bottle feed or even expressed breast milk does not have this benefit and eventually the breast milk production will drop. All you need to do is to switch back to exclusive breast feeding (directly from the breast) and the production will increase automatically. All you need to do is to monitor the urine output. If the frequency is more than 6 times in 24 hours, you would know that the amount of feeding is adequate. If the amount of passage of urine is less or if the child is lethargic you would need to take the child to a doctor without delay.
Let me know if you have further queries.
Regards
No need to express breast milk
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for using the Ask a Doctor service.
I have gone through your query and understand your concerns. Let me emphasize on the fact that breast milk is the best possible milk for a baby and there can be no alternatives for the same. Most formula milks are cow milk based and hence difficult to digest.
Mother's breast milk is produced on the demand of the baby. Hungrier the baby, more vigorous is the suck. More is the suck, more is the amount of breast milk produced. Giving bottle feed or even expressed breast milk does not have this benefit and eventually the breast milk production will drop. All you need to do is to switch back to exclusive breast feeding (directly from the breast) and the production will increase automatically. All you need to do is to monitor the urine output. If the frequency is more than 6 times in 24 hours, you would know that the amount of feeding is adequate. If the amount of passage of urine is less or if the child is lethargic you would need to take the child to a doctor without delay.
Let me know if you have further queries.
Regards
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