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Medical Conditions - Bottle Feeding

While breastfeeding is the best nutritional choice for babies, breastfeeding may not be possible for some women. In those cases, bottle-feeding may be the best alternative to breastfeeding. Usually, 60 to 90 milliliters bottles are given to the newborn; quantity may increase or decrease depending on the baby's hunger.

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Please suggest ways to wean child from breastfeeding to bottle feeding.

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Bottle feeding is not recommended for any child for the long term. You can try spoon feeding.

My 4-month-old baby starts crying when I take him near breast for feeding. Kindly help me.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Are you latching your baby properly? Also, look for oral thrush, etc., which causes pain while feeding.

My 14 months old son's top four teeth look rough and are crumbling. Why?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen the attached photos (attachment removed to protect patient identity). The upper front teeth show early childhood caries lesion resulting in decay.

For my 6 weeks old daughter, is it fine to add sugar to formula milk?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is advisable to use a bottle with a nipple for feeding. Also, you can add honey instead of sugar to milk. It will make it sweet.

How can we support weight gain in a three-month-old baby?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. No need to change the formula milk, continue the same formula milk, as the baby grows there is no hard and fast rule that the baby takes milk every two hours.

Is it fine to spoon-feed formula milk for a 3-week-old?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Breastfeeding is the best for your baby until six months completion. Since you are facing problems with it, you can give expressed breast milk with a spoon.

How to manage a baby who refuses advanced formula feed?

Hello, Welcome to Icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Your child, who is around 18 months old, is formula-fed through a bottle and nipple. But now he has a problem accepting the same.

How to shift my baby from bottle to breast while sleeping?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your issue. You can do for now to give the child the breast to feed on, and then also, if the child is hungry, then only give top feeds.

My 7-year-old has fever, loose motion and vomiting. Please advise medicines.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. As your child is suffering from acute gastroenteritis, it is a good decision that you have decided to stop bottle feeding.

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