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How Safe Is Giving Formula Milk NAN 1 Over Breastfeeding?
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my wife delivered a baby boy 4 months back and now she is working, problem is she is not producing enough milk and hence i started giving formula milk NAN 1. could you please advise what should be done to increase breast milk and is there any problem in feeding formula milk
my wife delivered a baby boy 4 months back and now she is working, problem is she is not producing enough milk and hence i started giving formula milk NAN 1. could you please advise what should be done to increase breast milk and is there any problem in feeding formula milk
Tue, 8 Apr 2014
U can give mother shatavari powder in milk(ayurvedik)..and metoclopramide after consulting ur gynaecologist to increase mother milk..u can give baby expressed breast milk in mother's absence. After that last choice is formula feed.expressed breast milk can be stored in fridge for 8 hours.
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