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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is going on, the baby is falling asleep and not finishing the bottle? [/quote]

Almost always asleep, takes a long time to drink an ounce. Hard to wake to feed. [/quote]

My jaundiced baby was like that, but I'm guessing at 3 weeks that's been ruled out.  Some of the same tricks might help though.

This is from: https://llli.org/breastfeeding-info/jaundice/

How to Wake a Sleepy Baby
• It’s easier to wake a baby in the stage of light sleep: eyes are moving under the eyelids, baby is making sucking motions or moving his arms and legs.
• Dim the lights so that baby will open his eyes.
• Undress baby down to just a diaper.
• Hold baby in an upright position. Talk to the baby. Gently rub his back, hands, and feet. Walk your fingers up and down baby’s spine.
• Wipe baby’s forehead and cheeks with a cool, damp cloth.[/quote]

Both of mine were jaundiced and the first one took about three weeks for them to directly tell me in a way that I understood. You have to aggressively wake them up and keep them up. Agree with the PP who said go all formula. You do not let them eat less than 2oz a feeding and every two hours. It sucks, OP but is easier when you go straight to formula because you don’t tire them out with the breast. [/quote]

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