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Why Is Baby Refusing To Drink Breast Milk?
My daughter 8 months and 10 days old is active and eating supplemental food like Cerelac, well cooked rice, dal, Bananas and bottle milk. She is not drinking her mother's milk for the last 20 days. Can you please give a suggestion, to make her drink mother's milk?
Krishnarjuna Rao Kakarla
Vijayawada
Krishnarjuna Rao Kakarla
Vijayawada
Fri, 4 Jul 2014
Hi,
Thank you for asking question on health care magic.
As the baby grows old the yield of breast milk will reduce and babies requirement will increase.
At this stage breast milk will not provide sufficient nutrition to the baby.
This is the time to wean the baby from breast.
Better switch on to supplimentary feeds and gradually to solid/semisolid foods.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Please feel free to ask any more queries if required
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
Thank you for asking question on health care magic.
As the baby grows old the yield of breast milk will reduce and babies requirement will increase.
At this stage breast milk will not provide sufficient nutrition to the baby.
This is the time to wean the baby from breast.
Better switch on to supplimentary feeds and gradually to solid/semisolid foods.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Please feel free to ask any more queries if required
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
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