How to breast feed a baby?
Patient: my baby is 81/2 month old, because of nurses ignorence and  less knowledge baby ddnt accept mother feed, i tried alot bt not succssesful now i really want to start giving him mother milk bt  how and is this possible at this age . and when i pump it just shows drops on the nipples...pls suggest.. Doctor: Breast milk is the best food for a baby upto 6 months of age. After that semisolids need to be introduce as breast milk can no longer meet the demands, although breast milk can be continued till 1 year of age or more. But please note that breast milk is produced as per the requirement of the baby. If the baby is hungry, the baby sucks more and therefore more breast milk is produced. Once you introduce external feeds, the baby is no longer hungry and hence breast milk production falls. Breast milk production has already been depressed so long and it is hard to start afresh at this point of time. Still, you may try giving Lactonic granules 1 sachet in a glass of milk twice daily to the mother and see if it makes a difference in breast milk production. It should help at least to some extent.