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Since the past 2-3 days my 4.5 month old son has stopped latching and does want to take my direct feed Whereas if I express and give him he drinks instantly He was latching just fine earlier, can’t understand what happened that he has developed this aversion all of a sudden If I forcefully try to latch him he starts howling.. so I have to unlatch him.. .. What can be the issue? Please guide
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The commonest cause for this is,simply put,the baby's NOT hungry. Feed ONLY on demand,and sat this age,it shouldn't be before 3-4 hours. Don't wake him up for feeds,let him get up when hungry. Feed for 5 mins each side,no more.
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