Baby not drinking the milk

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My baby latches on fine, and starts to feed, but literally a few seconds later he ends up falling into a deep sleep and stops feeding. I can't force the breast on him the way I can with a bottle so I feel like I am starving my child! He doesn't wake up quickly either - it takes him atleast 10 minutes to realise he's still hungry and then the same thing happens again - it's all a whole big nasty breastfeeding cycle.I end up resorting to feeding him formula with a bottle because h

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Dr. J Prabhakar Rao Pediatrician 32 yrs exp Ghaziabad · Accepted Answer

Dr. J Prabhakar Rao

Pediatrician 32 yrs exp Ghaziabad

Let the baby be hungry first!! Breastfeed at regular intervals,if he's hungry and your lactation is good,he will feed normally.

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