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My baby is 20 days old she latches correctly. But she takes feed for 10 min n goes to sleep. And then wakes up half hour n then asks for feed. When I pump I get only 20ml from both breast. I am taking q-lact. Plz help i am not understanding what to do.
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If you baby asks for feeds so frequently. Then problem is in amount of milk. It may be less. Or baby suckling not efficient enough. Try Katori spoon feeds with good volume till above problems are resolved
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