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caraMel 
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Posted: 25 September 2006 at 5:08pm |
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Ben just can't seem to stay awake on the boob!
I talk to him, pat him, play with his hands, feet, ears.
Take off his clothes, move him around, stop to burp.
Nothing seems to work!
I feed him after he wakes, so he's not worn out...
Its getting a bit frustrating as he will nod off for 15-30 mins and then wake wanting to feed again, and often will nod off again during that!
I've asked plunket and midwife about it but they didn't have a lot of advice.
Help Please!!
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meow
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Posted: 25 September 2006 at 7:23pm |
I don't know sorry  Ella used to do that too, but she would usually be out to it for a few hours.. hope someone else can help..
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Posted: 25 September 2006 at 7:42pm |
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We used to do this when I was still b/f Erin and still do it now if she is too sleepy on the bottle. Get a facecloth and run it under cold water until it's as cold as you can get it - then touch it to his face until he wakes up. Guaranteed he won't like it, but it might just give him enough motivation to keep feeding and finish properly.
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Posted: 25 September 2006 at 8:06pm |
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i was watching that jude dobson hosted show zero to five i think it was called - and they are doing babies... anyway they were talking about how the palm of the hand is related to a babies suck reflex. the more you stimulate the hand, ie stroking it firmly, the more it will help to improve their suck reflex.
i had heard they were linked but was good to get some more evidence.
i used to stroke gabriels nose and that would always wake him up.
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Posted: 25 September 2006 at 8:18pm |
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i've also heard that about the palm of the hand. when mikey was little he always used to hold onto my thumb while he fed, i don't know if it made a difference but he waqs always a good feeder.
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Help! Sleeping on boob?
