What to do if your baby falls asleep after a few minutes of breastfeeding

The baby falls asleep after a few minutes of breastfeeding can be treated by delaying the feeding time, interfering with the baby’s sleep or adjusting the feeding method.
1. Delayed feeding time: the baby ate breast milk a few minutes to fall asleep may be because the baby is not hungry, parents need to pay attention to whether the baby is hungry, if you find that the baby is not hungry can be delayed for a period of time when the baby woke up and then feed.
2. Interference with the baby’s sleep: If the baby’s body is relatively thin, then in order to let the baby intake of adequate nutrition, parents need to interfere with the child’s sleep, so that it continues to intake of breast milk.
3. Adjust the feeding method: such as functional indigestion and other factors can lead to the baby’s hunger is not obvious, do not want to eat, and then cause a few bites of the phenomenon of falling asleep, such a situation requires parents to adjust the feeding method in a timely manner, on-demand feeding, at the same time, can be used to gently stroke the baby’s abdomen clockwise palms, to promote peristalsis of the digestive tract. If necessary, oral probiotics such as bifidobacteria to regulate the gastrointestinal tract.
The baby ate breast milk a few minutes to fall asleep, it is recommended that parents once the child appeared similar symptoms, take the child to the doctor to complete the relevant examination after the line of targeted treatment. The above medications should be used in accordance with medical advice.