Newborn falling asleep on bottle

Baby’s 7 weeks old, she’s constantly falling asleep on the bottle, she will scream for milk, as soon as the bottle goes into her mouth, she has a couple sips, and falls asleep, this has been happening constantly, she’s only drinking 1/2 ounces, every 2/3 hours. We have the mam bottles, I’ve changed the teats to lansinoh teats, I have tried everything I can possible to get her to drink. She has colic and reflux, I really don’t know what else to do. We have been doctors, doctor told me it’s absolutely normal. Health visitor has weighed her and she has lost some weight, so they are keeping an eye on her, but I really don’t know what else I can do 😭. Her falling asleep has happened ever since she was born, we have had her checked for tongue tie twice and she does not have one.

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My son used to do this so I’d sit him up and wean him and that would usually wake him then try the bottle again

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Does she need the next teat size? Sometimes they fall asleep because its too much hard work to suck from smaller teats and get what they need

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keep tickling her feet jiggle her legs or scratching her back to keep her awake worked for my little boy

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