How can I keep my 2-month-old baby awake and feeding for longer?

Question

My 2-month-old daughter falls asleep after breastfeeding for only 5 minutes and wakes up crying again after 30 minutes. We've tried various methods to keep her awake, but nothing seems to work. Although her weight is normal, we're concerned about her not getting enough milk. What can we do to keep her awake and feeding for a longer duration?

Answer 1

Try removing some of her clothes so she is a little colder - we found keeping their feet out helped quite a bit.

Remember though that all babies are different, if she is at the right weight don't worry too much - at this stage just work around her needs.

Answer 2

If she is normal weight, I wouldn't worry too much!

We tried really hard to make sure our son didn't associate feeding with sleeping immediately afterward. We followed a Feed->Wake->Sleep cycle. We would feed him immediately when he woke up. Given that it is so cozy while feeding it is less tempting to fall asleep if they have already been sleeping and are ready to be awake. This also helped to make sure that he could sleep without demanding to be fed every time (this comes in handy later).