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Baby feeds only when he's asleep

2019-08-02 03:38:29
My 5 month old is crying on breast. He feeds when he is asleep. I'm pumping during day I wanted to breastfeed. What can I do to make him feed directly
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Please correct your position Pour milk on your breast from shoulder so that milk comes on nipple this will make him lick that milk and start sucking again

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