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Will G6pd Deficiency Affect Breastfeeding?
Good day! i am a monther of a 5month turning to 6month old baby with g6pd deficiency and i am wondering what would be the milk i am going to give him..i cannot and havent breastfed him since birth because he has a cleft palate and i am also working..
Mon, 1 Apr 2019
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Ideally feeding the baby breastmilk up until 1-year of age is recommended. If breastfeeding is difficult, then pumping the breast milk and bottle feeding it can be tried. Or else he can be supplemented with infant formula.
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Dr.Lekshmi Rita Venugopal
Ideally feeding the baby breastmilk up until 1-year of age is recommended. If breastfeeding is difficult, then pumping the breast milk and bottle feeding it can be tried. Or else he can be supplemented with infant formula.
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Regards
Dr.Lekshmi Rita Venugopal
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