When I asked some of my fellow moms what they wish they knew when they started out breastfeeding. One topic that came up was what you should do when your baby wants to fall asleep at the breast, only to wake up 5 minutes later wanting to nurse again. When this happens I will ask the mom a few questions to help determine what should be done, if anything. 1. Is the baby latching on correctly? Breastfeeding is much easier, more efficient, and has better milk flow when the baby is latched on correctly. If the milk is not coming easily for the baby than they might fall asleep out of disinterest. Check out this link for great images and video of a good deep latch. http://www.nhs.uk/Planners/breastfeeding/Pages/positioning-and-attachment.aspx 2. Is the baby awake and alert? Trying to get an infant to actively nurse as they are entering a light REM sleep will not be as effective as nursing a baby in the quite and alert stage. Ke...