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Identify four problems related to breast feeding and their remedies.

      

Identify four problems related to breast feeding and their remedies.

  

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Martin
Sore nipples

- Relax and feed the baby after very two hours
- Make the bay to suck on the areola not the nipple
- Press down the cheek of the baby to take off the breast to avoid pulling
- Press out and leave a few drops of milk on the nipple to dry on them
- Expose the sore nipples to the air and sun for 5 minutes-1 mins a day
- Seek medical help

Breast Engorgement

- Breast feed frequently
- Can also express with a cloth squeezed from warm water
- Can also express by hand before feeding to soften the breast

Baby’s refusal to breast feed

- Breast feed baby before feeding
- Avoid introducing the baby to bottle milk too early
- Take the baby to the hospital if sick

Breast abscess

- Seek medical attention immediately

Mother’s refusal to breast feed

- The mother needs counseling on the importance of baby’s health priority
- Awareness should be made that there are other factors other than breastfeeding that can contribute to this lose

Inability of the mother to breastfeed

- I f possible the work environment should provide an enabling environment for the mother to breastfeed the baby
- The baby should be supplemented with other formulae
- In case of a successive birth the older baby should be given other formulae
marto answered the question on September 24, 2019 at 06:25


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