My baby could not take milk from mothers breast for first 3 days due to operation(cezer).?

Question

Infant used to take milk from bottle (not mothers milk)
now Baby do not want suck milk from breast and sleeps without millk what should we do

Answer 1

Get a nipple shield, it is rubbery and mimics the feel of a bottle nipple. the baby will latch onto this and in a couple of days time you will be able to go without it. You will also be protected from some of the irritation that is to be expected from the first time that he latches. Make sure he is taking the whole nipple and most of the Areola (Dark spot) in his mouth and that his tongue is under the nipple. Stroke the side of his face and offer him the nipple without the shield from time to time. He will get used to it. My daughter worked at it for three weeks and ended up nursing hers for ten months after without the shield. Good luck

Answer 2

Nipple confusion is a normal occurance amoung babies who had to bottle feed due to complications with the mother. However, do not starve the baby as one moron suggested. To get the baby used to drinking from the breast start by holding the baby in the breast feeding position and laying the bottle on the breast so the child can be used to drinking in this way. (Their are rubber nipples that simulate the mother's nipple to avoid nipple confusion. If the baby refuses the breast you might consider getting a breast pump so the baby will still get all of the nurtients from the breast milk. When you attempt to breastfeed, brush you nipple against the baby's cheeck and bottom lip this will help to activate the sucking instinct. Good Luck

Answer 3

It's too bad you didn't ask the question *before* baby was born. There is no reason a baby can't nurse immediately after a cesarean section--or as soon as the mother is awake if she had general anesthesia.

Do *not* use a nipple shield unless you are working closely with a La Leche League Leader or lactation consultant. Despite the fact that they are handed out by many medical people as if they are harmless, they are *serious* medical equipment and *cannot* be used without damage except under supervision.

What often helps is to eliminate all artificial nipples (bottles and pacifiers). For 24-48 hours, do not give a bottle and do not try to nurse. After that time, pick up the baby and try to nurse her/him. Many babies will get their sucking instinct back if the abnormal sucking is discontinued.

During the time when you aren't giving artificial nipples, obviously, the baby still needs to eat. Give all feedings by cup, spoon, or syringe. To cup feed a young baby, fill the cup about halfway with formula. Place the cup on baby's lower lip, then tilt it upwards so that the formula touches baby's upper lip. Let baby slurp up the formula by her/himself. Cup feeding is slow the first few times, but once you and baby know how to do it, it is actually faster than giving a bottle. Spoon feeding is the same, except that you need to refill more often, so it is slower.

To syringe feed, buy a syringe (any size is okay, but the bigger it is, the less often you need to refill). *No* needle!! Fill the syringe with formula, place it in the corner of baby's mouth and drip it in gently. Watch baby to know when to go faster or slower or when to stop.

Cup feeding is usually the easiest, but you may want to use syringe feeding because it is the best thing once baby *does* start nursing and there isn't enough milk.

In the meantime--until baby is nursing--start pumping. You need the best, most effective pump available, a hospital-grade rental pump that pumps both breasts at the same time if at all possible. If you can't get a rental pump, try to get a battery double pump...or buy *2* pumps so that you can pump on both breasts together. Pump *at least* once every 2 hours (timed from the start of one pumping to the start of the next) during the day, and at least twice overnight. Pump for as long as the milk is flowing, then continue another 10 minutes. Pumping should *never* hurt; if it does, either you're doing something wrong, the pump is not working correctly, or the pump doesn't fit you somehow.

Once you have been pumping and cup, spoon, or syringe feeding for a full day or two, try nursing. Baby will probably be willing to do it again. Now, you have to convince her/him to nurse often and long enough. This is when syringe feeding can really make a difference. While you are nursing the baby, hold the syringe in the corner of baby's mouth and drip pumped milk or formula in as baby nurses to encourage her/him to continue nursing.

Again, nurse at least every 2 hours during the day and at least twice at night for a total of *at least* 10-12 times in 24 hours. If baby wants to nurse every half hour or hour, that's fine. The more often, the better. But *always* nurse at least once every 2 hours, even if you have to wake her/him to do it. At each feeding, nurse baby for as long as you can on the first breast (encouraging her/him with the syringe), then nurse as long as you can on the second breast. You can even repeat this once more, in other words nurse left, right, left, right if you start on the left breast.

When you first start nursing, offer baby a *little* less formula than you are right now (about 1/2 ounce less per feeding). It is fine if baby is a little hungry after a nursing. If, however, baby is *really* hungry, give more formulat. It is most important to nourish the baby, even if returning to nursing is a little slower. As time goes on, you will be able to eliminate more and more of the formula (about 1/2 to 1 ounce per feeding every few days is usually about right, but watch the baby, not the calendar!!). Do *not* pump once baby is willing to nurse. No pump is as effective as a nursing baby.

If you need more help with breastfeeding, talk to a La Leche League Leader (see sources section below). Her help is free (but she will appreciate a donation to the organization).

P.S. Under *no* circumstances put honey on your nipples!! It probably won't work, it's *not* good for baby, and it puts your baby at risk of getting infant botulism--no honey until baby's first birthday.

Answer 4

Call a La Leche League Leader to work with mom and baby or find a Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). You can try to spoon feed baby a little expressed milk to "jump start" him and help him wake up. If he isn't getting any calories, he'll be harder to wake up and get to nurse. If you can get a spoonfull or two into him, he may wake up and stay away to nurse easier.

You can also use cold wash clothes to try to wake the baby up. Strip him down to just a diaper and wipe him all over with the cool rag to stimulate him.

DO NOT USE HONEY LIKE SOMEONE SAID!!!!! Honey can cause infant botulism which can KILL your baby. NO HONEY EVER for infants under one year of age. I know someone who almost lost a child to botulism. It is SCARY.

Answer 5

Well jus rub some honey on ur nipples before feedin seein the sweet taste the baby wil statrt suckin on its own.

Answer 6

Continue the formula with the bottle. Baby will be fine.