I have been breastfeeding my 15 week old son giving nothing else but breast milk. Last week he had cough and congestion due to which he had been drinking less. I noticed yesterday that my milk maybe less. I feel terrible. I am counting his wet diapers, seems ok, 6 so far. I don't drink milk as my son was very gassy whenever I drank milk. Is there any substitute for me for milk? I have moong few times a week. Do not get good spinach here. What should I do? I was 65 kg post delivery in October, now am 61 kg. Lost weight a bit fast. Please help.

Dr. S KumarDietitian/Nutritionist27yrs exp

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Its obvious if your child catch cold or cough ,he is not able to suck. Just check with your pediatrician. By the time you need to take a healthy well balanced diet. Here are some dietary guidelines: 1.Limit your tea and coffee intake. 2.Avoid milk if your child is feeling gassy after taking it. 3.Take more of green leafy veges like spinach/methi/bathua etc. 4.You can take white butter and ghee. 5.More intake of protein like easily digestible dals like mung dal, saboot mung. 6.You can take egg also. 7.Take raw papaya daily as it increases milk production. You can also take lauki ki sabzi/lauki kheer. Lauki also increases milk production. 8.Take dryfruits like walnut/almond/cashew regularly. 9.Maintain your meal timings.  

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