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Child keeps crying
My 1.5 months old daughter keeps crying and asking for mother's milk continously. She drinks a bit and then sleeps in mother's arms or beside mother but she must have her mother ready every 20 seconds she tries to drink milk. Mother gets very tired holding her all the time. She's doesn't drink fully and sleep. Just few sips every few seconds. We also give her formula milk and she does the same with it. Drinks 1 to 2 instead of 4 as per her age and then cries 5 minutes after finishing drinking 2 and does not drink more after that. She must have frequent sips. Please advise
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Your baby seems to be taking only small sips and not completing feeds, which is why she keeps crying and asking frequently. This can happen due to reflux, gas, or difficulty in feeding technique.
Next Steps
Get her examined by a pediatrician to rule out reflux or any feeding issue.
Meanwhile:
• Ensure proper latch and burping after every feed
• Keep her head slightly elevated after feeding
• Give smaller, more frequent feeds if she accepts better
Health Tips
Please watch her urine output (at least 6 wet diapers/day) and weight gain. If there is vomiting, fever, very few wet diapers, or poor weight gain — consult urgently.
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What you are describing is cluster feeding. This happens during a growth spurt which is very common at 6-8 weeks of age when babies repeatedly feed for short durations. This is helpful in increasing the milk production of the mother. This lasts for few days. Until then, mother can be helped by someone else doing the burping and putting the baby to sleep.
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