Category: Baby Care
Question: Hi my wife was 40 weeks 5 days pregnant and the doctor induced her because the babys weight was 3xx kg She gave birth to a child yesterday morning but as of now her breast is still not releasing milk For the time being water is mixed with honey for her to take as food for now Any advice about the food we could give the child and things the mom could do for the breast milk to come out
Answer: Hi congratulations on the new baby Pending the time the mother will start producing milk you can get infant formula for the baby they are safe alternatives to breast milk Also your wife should keep putting the baby to the breast frequently this will help Secondly your wife should eat well regular food fruits etc the stronger and stabler she is the easier it is for her to make milk You should also ensure that she is well rested and not stressed this will also help Dont fret this happens in a lot of cases and it takes a while for the milk to come out Just ensure your child is fed with any selected infant formula Speak with the nurses and they will advise you on an appropriate formula to get Take care
Category: Baby Care
Question: Hi my wife was 40 weeks 5 days pregnant and the doctor induced her because the babys weight was 3xx kg She gave birth to a child yesterday morning but as of now her breast is still not releasing milk For the time being water is mixed with honey for her to take as food for now Any advice about the food we could give the child and things the mom could do for the breast milk to come out
Answer: Hi Joe 

Im not a doctor but I will advise based on experience 

1 The mother should take food such as pap beverages milk  milobournvita etc if youre in Nigeria and other food that contains plenty fluid to aid breast milk flowing 

2 Mother should position the breast to babys mouth the more baby attempts to suck the quicker the flow of breast milk 

3 If no milk flow yet baby should be placed on NaN 1 milk It is available in any supermarket Immediately breast milk starts flowing NaN 1 should be stopped 

I am not very sure about the safety of honey for infants less than 1 year old but water with glucose is advised to be given if you couldnt get NaN 1 and milk is yet to flow This will prevent baby from starvation which could be fatal 


Congrats and I hope this helps