Help! Sleepy little nurser 🍼

Hey mamas! I could really use some guidance 😂 My little guy is a little over two weeks old and has suddenly decided that he’s going to fall asleep basically as soon as I breastfeed him. He latches perfectly fine, but within about 5 minutes he is SOUND asleep. I’m glad he’s comfortable 🤣 but we’ve been having to top him off with a bottle of expressed breastmilk afterward, and he usually drinks about 1.5 to 2 oz from the bottle.

I’ve tried walking around, tapping/rubbing his back, talking to him, and a few other odds and ends, but somehow they all just lead to little man falling right back asleep 😂

Any advice or tricks that have worked for you to encourage your baby to stay awake and nurse longer? I’d love to hear what works for you or some things to try!

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Take him down to just a diaper for the feeding, rub along his spine, or wipe him with a cool washcloth when he starts to doze off! Those are all things that worked for me.

My daughter is almost a month old and she does the same. Except I give formula as a top off! She did the same thing starting at 2 weeks…… the pediatrician didn’t seem to think anything was wrong. My daughter will fall asleep nursing and then wake up and then I gave her 2 ounces of formula and it usually knocks her out…. I usually will lay down with her in bed with me and just nurse her until she falls asleep and then just let her stay attached for a bit even after she falls asleep. That usually works to help her stay asleep if I don’t want to use formula

Hey I’m in the same boat as you with my little one, she 1 week old and I was told by my lactation consultant that you should stimulate them once they stop sucking. She say play with their ear or cheek and it’ll wake them up at the breast.

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