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Mom of a 2 yr 11 m old girl2 years ago

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#AskTheExpert My LO is 7 weeks old, she is excluaively on breastfeed but latches only for 5 minutes with a gap of two hours and sometimes 3-4 hours. what can be done to increase her latch time?

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POOJA KOTHARIMom of a 8 yr 6 m old boy2 years ago

A. If the skin on your breasts becomes tight and your nipples flatten out, your baby may have a hard time latching on. You can soften up the skin around your nipples and areola by pumping or hand expressing a little breast milk before you begin to breastfeed. This will make it easier for your baby to latch on.

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