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Suggest Quantity Of Lactodex That Has To Be Given To 6 Days Old
My daughter have recently given birth to a baby boy 6 days back. she is having problem of breast feeding as earlier milk was not coming & now baby is finding difficulty in feeding because of which he cries lot more. In order to overcome this issue we have started giving Lactodex 1 approx 40 to 50 ml in every 2 to 3 hrs time i.e 300 to 320 ml per day.
Kindly advise whether we are doing right thing or is there any option
We await for your valuable reply
Chirag Dave
Kindly advise whether we are doing right thing or is there any option
We await for your valuable reply
Chirag Dave
Mon, 13 Jul 2015
thanks for asking
i gone through your question. your daughter given birth 6 days back and baby having difficulty in breast feeding . He has been started about 320 ml of lactodex 1 daily.
I want to advise you that there is no substitute for mothers milk. every mother can breast feed her baby. because there are so many advantage of mother's milk
1 . those infant take exclusive breast milk are get less frequent illness like loose motions, asthma
.
2. exclusive breast feed baby have better IQ then milk powder feed baby, and in one study they earn more then milk powder feed when they become adult.
so try , try and try till baby start take breast feeding.
there may be some reason that interfere breast feeding , like inverted nipples, tight breasts , improper technique for feeding ,
so you can rectify these problems or can consult lactation constant or your gynecologist or pediatrician .
you expressed breast and the milk that expressed should be given by spoon .
regarding your query for volume of milk we recommand about 120mL to 150mL per kg per day . so if weight is abour 3 kg , we recommend about 360mL per day. these volume is just rough estimate, make the feed some extra what baby take last time . it baby finish 50 ml then next time your prepare 60 ml of feed, and so on. baby should pass 6-8 time urine in 24 hours indicate sufficient intake
hope i able to answer your query and i will be very happy baby start taking breast feed,
thanks
i gone through your question. your daughter given birth 6 days back and baby having difficulty in breast feeding . He has been started about 320 ml of lactodex 1 daily.
I want to advise you that there is no substitute for mothers milk. every mother can breast feed her baby. because there are so many advantage of mother's milk
1 . those infant take exclusive breast milk are get less frequent illness like loose motions, asthma
.
2. exclusive breast feed baby have better IQ then milk powder feed baby, and in one study they earn more then milk powder feed when they become adult.
so try , try and try till baby start take breast feeding.
there may be some reason that interfere breast feeding , like inverted nipples, tight breasts , improper technique for feeding ,
so you can rectify these problems or can consult lactation constant or your gynecologist or pediatrician .
you expressed breast and the milk that expressed should be given by spoon .
regarding your query for volume of milk we recommand about 120mL to 150mL per kg per day . so if weight is abour 3 kg , we recommend about 360mL per day. these volume is just rough estimate, make the feed some extra what baby take last time . it baby finish 50 ml then next time your prepare 60 ml of feed, and so on. baby should pass 6-8 time urine in 24 hours indicate sufficient intake
hope i able to answer your query and i will be very happy baby start taking breast feed,
thanks
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