Patient's question:
Starting from the full moon, when breastfeeding wasn't enough, we added formula. Now suddenly, the baby refuses the formula. Whenever we try to feed with a bottle, the baby cries, but they eat when breastfeeding. However, I had a C-section and didn't have enough milk during the postpartum period. Now, seeing the baby cry every day, my heart aches. Are there any other mothers who have similar experiences? What should we do now?Previous Treatment and Effects: No treatment has been administered yet.
Desired Help: How can we get the baby to eat formula?
Doctor's answer:
Insufficient breast milk is recommended that moms drink more soup and water, such as crucian carp soup, pig trotter and peanut soup, soybean soup, fig soup, pure milk, etc. These are all galactagogues. It is also necessary to have sufficient deep sleep and a good mood, and then the baby should be breastfed more to promote milk production.(1) Do not change the new formula milk randomly. The baby is already accustomed to the taste of the milk they drink. If a new variety is introduced, it is more likely to cause the baby to become picky and refuse to eat.
(2) It is absolutely not advisable to force feeding.
(3) Food diversification.