My 20 days old gives expression as if she wants to take the feed all the time. She takes feed for an hour continuously and if awake still wants more. If she is not sleeping she wants to take the feed all the time.

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ExpertVandana SharmaNutritionist4 years ago

A. Hello mom it feels so that they are drinking since one hour but they don’t they just latch on .. so be active enough and feed the baby , try to distract the baby at times and play some music etc

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