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Mom of a 3 yr 10 m old boy3 years ago

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#asktheexperts Hi. My 5 month old is refusing feeding and will only drink whe drowsy or sleeping. If I try to feed him when he is awake he will start crying and will stop as soon as I take away the bottle. What to do please help

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Sowmya MMom of 4 children3 years ago

A. hello actually the baby is too small and dis kind of tantrums are quite natural you have to learn to handle and also usually they will feed and sleep in case of insufficiet feed you are giving the bottle feed now you can start with little bit of semisolid food items also

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