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Is Feeding Expressed Breast Milk To A 10 Days Old Baby Advisable?

Posted on Sat, 25 Feb 2017

Question: Hello,
Is it safe to express milk and feed 10 days baby?? My nipples are cut in sides as baby doesnt intake full nipples.

Answered by Dr. Manisha Jain (11 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Can feed

Detailed Answer:
Hello Mam thanks for trusting health care magic
Yes you can definitely feed the baby the expressed feed.
Just keep good hygiene and feed it carefully taking all possible hygiene measures.
There are various manual and electronic Breast pumps available in market and make the expression of milk comfortable and also hygienic too.
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Dr Manisha XXXXXXX

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Manisha Jain (2 hours later)

I tried to breast feed as my pain was reduced. But he is not sucking. Will it be a problem later that he take only expressed milk and dont breast feed??

Answered by Dr. Manisha Jain (15 hours later)

Brief Answer:
No problem in future occurs

Detailed Answer:
Generally no problem occurs in future.
You can also try nipple shield which is a small bottle nipple like structure to be applied over your nipples and then feed the baby.
Or expressed feed till the cracks on your nipples heal and then start feeding him in between along with expressed feed.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj