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eorden
What are the best ways you’ve found to keep your babies awake during feedings?
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eorden
Bumping this. I can’t keep my 7wo awake! He’s so sleepy while nursing.
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mommy2one2020
If he is swaddled, I unwrap him to wake him up more. Then as he falls asleep I will lightly touch or tickle his feet or back to wake him up. It also helps if I change him right before feeding to wake him up.
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eorden
@mommy2one2020,
thanks. I do all of these but he still can’t stay awake during some feedings!
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MamasPoet
Following. Having this issue with my baby. I think that’s why she’s waking up often in the middle of the night
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brittsbae
I have the same problem.. I try everything- tickling her feet, hand express to remind her, talk to her and even change her half way through to try to wake her up a bit!
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DecMama20
Change their diaper, unswaddle or take off their clothes, skin to skin, or in my case set him in the bassinet and he will wake up immediately lol. It takes a lot to get him to sleep in there
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goldenmami20
I basically tickle everything lol...her cheeks, her feet, her back, top of her head & her palms. I will also gently swing her arm up & down and feed skin to skin
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twinningatlife
I change their diaper before feeding and that helps. I’ll have them with me when I walk to the kitchen to start their bottle. If they fall asleep during the feeding, I’ll gently tickle their feet, blow on their face, unswaddle
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