Brief Answer:
Exclusive breast feeding ,crib next to bed .

Detailed Answer:
Hi, I'am Dr Suresh MD , I had gone through your question and understand your concerns.

Exclusive breast feeding is recommended for first six months of life , more you feed your baby more production and secretion of milk occurs due to sucking by baby. If after feed baby sleeps comfortably for 2-3 hours ,it is indicative of sufficient milk intake , another way to make judgement is by frequency of urine ,if baby passes urine every 4-6 hourly it is indicative of proper feeding, you can keep a watch on weight gain , 15 days old should gain 25-30 gm per day . But taking 45 ml milk along with breast milk is a cause of concern . My suggestion to you is to try breast feed only , take a regular balanced diet and keep a watch of above parameters.

Regarding sleeping with baby in bed is a controversial issue , I do prefer that baby should sleep besides you in a separate crib next to bed with in your reach. If you decide to sleep in same bed, people using intoxicants like alcohol and drugs should not be allowed to share bed with baby. In any condition do not use pillows and comforters or a very soft mattress . Always place your baby on her back to sleep .

Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions

Take care.

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Brief Answer:
Concern for enough breast milk, and very soft bed

Detailed Answer:
Hi, my concern is that if baby is taking 45 ml of milk in addition to breast milk , breast milk is not satisfying baby demands , you need to concentrate more on breast feeding .
Regarding very soft mattress I mean it should not be so flexible that baby sinks in it.(like pillows consistency).
Hiccups is normal , it is due to swallowing of air along with milk , doing burping will relieve or reduce it , having it sometimes is normal .
Hope this answers your question . If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your question.
Take care.

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Brief Answer:
Sound when breathing, keep watch on danger signs.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Slight nasal block is normal in newborn babies because of difficulty in clearing of mucus (it is not indicative of infection). Baby may snort if there is significant nasal block or you may also see obvious accumulated secretions. It may also hamper feeding if there is difficulty in taking breath through nose. You can use saline nasal drops safely for nasal block.

Keep a watch on danger signs like fever, dull look, less urine, rapid breathing, difficulty in feeding (despite using saline drops), baby not interested in feeding, chest wall retractions. With nasal blockage it may appear like chest wall retractions, but it resolves with clearance of nasal block.

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Take care.

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Brief Answer:
Normal except feeding frequency.

Detailed Answer:
Hi ,

5-6 stools of normal consistently are normal in a 17 days old baby .

Usually after feeding babies sleep for 2-3 hours , normally we need to feed baby every 2-3 hourly.if you are breast feeding nursing at each breast for at least 5 minutes is recommended to allow baby to obtain all the available milk and energy dense hind milk to meet the requirement of baby for 2-3 hours. But more important is feeding at demand, if baby is demanding you can feed at one hour interval.

Little green stool with seed type texture is normal, color of stools is not significant except presence of blood or whitish stool (indicative of absence of bile substances)

Temperature of 97 to 98.5 F by axilla is normal .

In breast feeding babies, normal milk consumption of milk should lead to nearly 25-30 gm of weight per day at this age, pass urine at least 4- 6 times. In terms of amount baby at this age needs 140-200 ml per kg milk per day. You need not concern for green stool it is normal.

So my advise to you is that if breast feeding, let baby empty one breast completely leading to feeling of emptiness of breast, this will also lead to more breast milk production and more satiety to baby . Feed on demand, taking in consideration comfort of both you and you baby.

Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions.

Take care.
Thanks.

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Brief Answer:
looks like normal

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Baby may pass very small frequent stools after feeding or with gas , more important is feeding , urine freq and and activity . lf she is feeding well , passibg urine as before , not febrile ,it is OK.

baby at this age may pass up to 8-10 stools , in addition to very small freq stools with a little gas. on the other hand some babies at this age may pass stool every 2-3 days.

Hope this answers your question , do not hesitate to ask another question if another query
thanks.

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Brief Answer:
Lanugo hair, will disappear in 3-4 month

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

How is your baby? Hope her motions are OK and not any reason of concern.

The hair on forehead are lanugo hair which usually disappear at birth but may persist in some newborn, which is replaced by vellus hair in 3-4 months. Vellus hair is fine hair and difficult to see. So it will go by itself, you need not do anything.

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Take care.
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Brief Answer:
Looks like normal

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Regarding , if she is passing urine as usual , no fever, active ,it is not a reason to concern.More ever if if she is active and passing urine as normal it is an indication of adequate breast feeding.

Vomiting after or spilling of milk occurs in babies due to swallowing of gas with milk, do burping after feeding to reduce it. Again it is a reason of concern only if baby is dull or decrease urine or very large. Spilling small amount is usually normal and occurs in all babies.

For gas ,you should do burping after each feed ,also sometimes keeping baby in prone position on a pillows with head of baby higher helps . Take care that baby's respiration is not compromised (should not lead to blockage of nose and air passages with pillow while putting in prone )

You should reduce consumption of stimulants like coffee (not more than 2-3 cups ),
a big no to alcohol , reduce consumption of fish ( fear of Mercury) .
Apart from this you can take a normal balanced diet rich in calories, if sun exposure to you is less adding vitamin D supplement can be considered . Baby can also be given 400 IU of vit D3 daily.

Some people advocate avoiding spicy foods but no conclusive evidence is in favour of this .
If baby is not gaining weight or diarrhoea is significant,possibly of food allergy in baby can be considered, in that case elimination of suspected diet in your food can be considered one by one .

Hope this answers your question, if you have additional questions do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your question.

Take care,
Thanks.

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