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What Could Cause Prolonged Sucking And Only Intermittent Feeding In An Infant While Replacing Farex With Breast Milk Sometimes?

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Posted on Fri, 30 Apr 2021
Question: hi, my daughter is just a week old...initially i had problem where the milk was not coming but now after medication its seems to be good so she had to rely heavily on farex for milk...however now whenever i try to breastfeed her i noticed that she would fall asleep while feeding and go on sucking on and off for hours but its never enough.. i once sat for 3hours and ended up giving her 30ml of farex to end my plight.. i doubted if i had enough milk so i tried unlatching her in between and found that she always had milk in her mouth...it hurts real bad when she latches but i want her to have the natural stuff so i keep trying but i am very confused and do not know how to deal with this situation..i do not want her to continue with milk suppliments but it seems like she s never satisfied with mother's milk. pls help
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Answered by Dr. Raju A.T (49 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Give it some time

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for your query.

Do not feed supplements when you are trying to breast feed her. The supplements even when given in small amounts stay for long in stomach and do not make the baby hungry. This results in poor suckling.

Yes, lactating is painful in initial days, the pain will subside over time.

Take Sataverex granules in milk every day twice. This is known to boost the breast milk production.

Hope, I answered your query.

Wish you good health.

Regards,
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T
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Follow up: Dr. Raju A.T (49 minutes later)
thank you for answering.. what can i do to increase the flow of breast milk.. we tried taking out milk via manual pump and realised that one drop of milk took quite an effort and the flow was reduced after few suckings.
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Answered by Dr. Raju A.T (6 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Continue to feed the baby

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

As I told you only best stimulus in the world is baby sucking, this is the only natural mode by which milk let down occurs without problem.

DO not try to express on own . This can get painful sometimes.

Give it some time, you ll get good at this. Do not get anxious, anxiety itself can reduce the milk production.

Regards,
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What Could Cause Prolonged Sucking And Only Intermittent Feeding In An Infant While Replacing Farex With Breast Milk Sometimes?

Brief Answer: Give it some time Detailed Answer: Hi, Thanks for your query. Do not feed supplements when you are trying to breast feed her. The supplements even when given in small amounts stay for long in stomach and do not make the baby hungry. This results in poor suckling. Yes, lactating is painful in initial days, the pain will subside over time. Take Sataverex granules in milk every day twice. This is known to boost the breast milk production. Hope, I answered your query. Wish you good health. Regards,