my baby is going to 5 month old in one week.she is drinking milk for only 5 mins when she awake but she is drinking milk for 15 to 20 mins when she is sleepy.her stools are greenish yellow.is this milk is sufficient for her? how should I make her drink more than 25 mins when she is awake? please give me some suggestions.

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sorry to say this Dr.Sameer is not getting my questions always and answering irrelevant or will ask me to examine even for very simple doubts and discussion.i'm disappointed with firstcry as am putting my questions as I'm new mom...but for every questions most of the answer is please consult with your paediatrician...yes I'm consulting with my paediatrician too...I thought this is the platform to clear some doubts and for discussions.i was wrong.but some parents answers are really good.doctors are not answering properly.

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sir please understand my question... I don't want to shift from breast milk to formula milk...I just want to make her drink breastmilk for more time that is she is drinking for only 5 to 10 mins when she is awake...I want to make her drink for 15 to 20 mins as she wants hind milk also... because her stool is greenish yellow...I can't start and I don't want to start formula milk or solid foods for as she is 4.75 months old...and also I have sufficient milk...I don't know how to make her drink when she is awake as she gets distracted nowadays....and she is not sleeping properly...she sleeps only 8 to 9hrs in 24 hrs...I'm not able make her sleep easily.... nowadays she can understand when I make her sleep and starts crying as she don't want to sleep...

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Milk is very important for babies specially in the initial days of life breast milk is very important and should be given exclusively till 5-6  months of age .
formula milk should be given only as a substitute to breast milk if due to any reason it is not sufficient to fulfill the demand of the baby. according to the age different stage of formula milk are there like stage 1 till 6 months of age stage 2  from 6 months to 12 months and thereafter stage 3 .
after one year cowsbh milk should be started and any kind of health drink powder in milk should be  used only after the completion of two years of age .