# Newborn Falling Asleep While Breastfeeding? Check the Latch

- Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2121912768051970298
- Source account: [@binatangketek](https://x.com/binatangketek)
- Source language: English
- Duration: 0:45
- Published: 2026-11-15
- Canonical URL: https://www.translate.mom/transcript/iHpZNeBNiT1d/en/newborn-falling-asleep-while-breastfeeding-check-the-latch

## Transcript

[0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/iHpZNeBNiT1d/en/newborn-falling-asleep-while-breastfeeding-check-the-latch) If your newborn falls asleep at the breast before finishing, it's probably not because they're sleepy.

[0:04](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/iHpZNeBNiT1d/en/newborn-falling-asleep-while-breastfeeding-check-the-latch?t=4) It's because of one thing that you can fix right now.

[0:06](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/iHpZNeBNiT1d/en/newborn-falling-asleep-while-breastfeeding-check-the-latch?t=6) Most moms try to keep their baby awake by tickling their feet, but none of that works because it's not a sleepiness problem.

[0:11](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/iHpZNeBNiT1d/en/newborn-falling-asleep-while-breastfeeding-check-the-latch?t=11) When the latch is shallow, your baby is working so hard to get milk that they exhaust themselves before they're full.

[0:17](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/iHpZNeBNiT1d/en/newborn-falling-asleep-while-breastfeeding-check-the-latch?t=17) Then they wake up 30 minutes later hungry again, and the cycle repeats.

[0:20](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/iHpZNeBNiT1d/en/newborn-falling-asleep-while-breastfeeding-check-the-latch?t=20) Before you latch, check the space between your baby's chin and chest.

[0:23](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/iHpZNeBNiT1d/en/newborn-falling-asleep-while-breastfeeding-check-the-latch?t=23) If the chin is tucked down, the mouth can't open wide enough for a deep latch.

[0:26](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/iHpZNeBNiT1d/en/newborn-falling-asleep-while-breastfeeding-check-the-latch?t=26) Tilt gently so there's a gap. Support at the base of the skull or between the shoulder blades, and never push on the back of the head.

[0:32](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/iHpZNeBNiT1d/en/newborn-falling-asleep-while-breastfeeding-check-the-latch?t=32) When the baby can open wide and latch deep, they transfer milk faster, stay awake, and actually finish feeding.

[0:38](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/iHpZNeBNiT1d/en/newborn-falling-asleep-while-breastfeeding-check-the-latch?t=38) Your 90-minute sessions become 15 to 20 minutes with a full and happy baby.

[0:42](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/iHpZNeBNiT1d/en/newborn-falling-asleep-while-breastfeeding-check-the-latch?t=42) Follow for more breastfeeding support and advice all moms should have.