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Hi, My baby is weighing 1.9 kg, he was born on 35 weeks, what all precautions should I take? When should I breastfeed the baby? He is breathing normally and has not been shifted to NICU. Please guide
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Please follow your Treating Neonatalogist/ Paediatrician advices in letter & spirit. Breastfeeding & Kangaroo mother care prevents lots of complications.
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Try to learn correct burping , palday feeding, swaddling, . Expect neonatal jaundice requiring Phototherapy , chance of apnea in this week, weight gain after 10 days. Hopefully no NEC( gut infection) like complication expected in 2nd week.
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Please do Get ROP screening and OAE test as suggested by your Paediatrician.
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Keep the ambient temperature in your room to be 27 - 28ďegrees centigrade.Keep baby warm - but not hot. Breast feed or give expressed breast milk at least 10 to 12 times a day. Avoid unnecessary touching by relatives. Give vitamin D and calcium supplements
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Continue exclusive breast feeding.. keep baby warm , Avoid frequent touching by relatives, Keep Baby near your chest for 20 minutes in a day.. continue Vitamin D supplements,
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You are advised to breastfeed exclusively at regular intervals, maintain body temperature, avoid infections in the baby & give supplements as medically advised.
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Dr. Navin Bhatia
Pediatrician
14 yrs exp
Gurgaon
Exclusive demand feeding is the ideal schedule to follow. There is no ‘tailor made
schedule’, as milk production, sucking habits, stomach capacity etc., vary from baby to baby. Practise frequent breastfeeding initially and allow ‘self-regulation’ by the baby. You can soon find out the average time interval the baby will rest after a feed. You can adjust his rest period in between. Almost all mothers can be relied upon to practise demand feeding. With time you will know why your baby is crying; e.g., is it to sleep? Is it due to illness? etc. There is no need to give boiled and cooled water or fruit juice in between while the baby is on exclusive demand
feeding.
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Since ur baby is Low birth weight he will require special care and more frequent feeds in small quantities. Follow ur Neonatologist or Pediatricians advise.
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Adding human milk fortifier and supplements to his milk will help un good weight gain.
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Dr. Bhaskar Reddy
Pediatrician
8 yrs exp
Khammam
Baby weight corrsponds Normal as for his age
Maintain room temperature between 26. - 29 ‘c
Give Exclusive breast feeding
Continue other meds as advices by your consultant
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Keep surroundings clean
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Dr. Venkat Pusala
Pediatrician
4 yrs exp
Guntur
As your baby is 1.9kgs it's good weight and no need for extra precautions. You have to give breast feed on demand.
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