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Is It Okay To Switch To NAN1 If Breast Milk Reduces?

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I would like to know i think my milk is becoming less for my 4 month old baby. Is it ok to switch to NAN 1? are there any side effects. My baby is hungry every one hr with my milk and i do not have enough to express and keep for him. I need to do some thing as i go back to work soon, Thank you
Mon, 9 Mar 2015
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Mother's milk is best for the baby. If mother's milk is less, I usually give some medicines to the mom to increase milk production( Tab Perinorm 10 mg thrice daily for 3 days). Also good diet including 2 eggs per day, nuts and fish thrice weekly increase milk production in the mom. Sometimes breast pump can be used to express milk. If these measures fail, then formula milk like Nan 1 can be given. Formula milk if not prepared cleanly can cause infection. Also formula milk lack protective factors present in breast milk.
Formula milk should be given with a spoon and NOT with bottle as bottle feeding increases chance of infection.

Also one can start weaning foods like home made porridge ( preferred) or Cerelac for the baby after 4 months of age. These foods have rice etc which can be filling to the child for sometime.
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Is It Okay To Switch To NAN1 If Breast Milk Reduces?

Hi Mother s milk is best for the baby. If mother s milk is less, I usually give some medicines to the mom to increase milk production( Tab Perinorm 10 mg thrice daily for 3 days). Also good diet including 2 eggs per day, nuts and fish thrice weekly increase milk production in the mom. Sometimes breast pump can be used to express milk. If these measures fail, then formula milk like Nan 1 can be given. Formula milk if not prepared cleanly can cause infection. Also formula milk lack protective factors present in breast milk. Formula milk should be given with a spoon and NOT with bottle as bottle feeding increases chance of infection. Also one can start weaning foods like home made porridge ( preferred) or Cerelac for the baby after 4 months of age. These foods have rice etc which can be filling to the child for sometime.