My breast leaks lot of milk. my baby is 17 days old. He sucks for 10 mins and he sleeps. But everyone suggested to feed for 20 mins. But he is not drinking while he sleeps. is it fine

1 Answer

Dr. Vaibhav jainFather of a 5 yr 9 m old girl4 years ago

A. it is normal for a baby to fall asleep while sucking milk you have to wake the baby up strike baby legs gently and make the baby up drink milk for up to 20 minutes

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