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What Causes A Child To Spit Milk?

hi, my daughter is 3 weeks old..and is constantly spitting out milk..she feeds fr 5-10 mins and falls off to sleep...it feels ike she is using me as a pacifier..the moment i put her down she starts crying...i m not sure how to help her as she seems to be in a lot of pain
Fri, 1 Aug 2014
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Hello,

Your 3 week old daughter is spitting milk which is normal at this age. Make sure to burp her after each feed. Some babies sleep off while breast feeding without satisfying their hunger and that is the reason why she wakes up later crying. For this problem when she is breast feeding and becomes sleepy gently rub her ears or flick her soles, this should wake her up and she will finish her feed. She should breast feed for 15 - 20 minutes at one sitting.
Try this and also get her weight checked to see if she is gaining weight adequately.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Preeti
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What Causes A Child To Spit Milk?

Hello, Your 3 week old daughter is spitting milk which is normal at this age. Make sure to burp her after each feed. Some babies sleep off while breast feeding without satisfying their hunger and that is the reason why she wakes up later crying. For this problem when she is breast feeding and becomes sleepy gently rub her ears or flick her soles, this should wake her up and she will finish her feed. She should breast feed for 15 - 20 minutes at one sitting. Try this and also get her weight checked to see if she is gaining weight adequately. Hope this helps. Regards, Preeti