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Mom of a 5 yr 2 m old boy4 years ago

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My baby is 4 months old and he breast feed for 5 minutes when he is awake but while sleeping the time can reach upto 30 minutes so i wanted to ask is 5 to 8 minutes of breast feed is enough for him

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Dr. Vaibhav jainFather of a 5 yr 11 m old girl4 years ago

A. baby is 4 months old it is normal for a baby to fall asleep while sucking for just 5 or 10 minutes you have to strike the soul of baby and make the baby awake breastfeeding should be at least for 20 minutes

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