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Baby not sleeping

2021-07-02 04:50:11
I m the mother of a 5 week old baby...she isn't sleeping for the past 8 hrs... every time she feeds she becomes drowsy in 20 mins...falls asleep but wakes up in the next 15 mins... when she wakes, she is cranky for a few mins... then becomes normal for 10 to 15 mins...again becomes cranky.. this is what she does most of the nights.. in the mornings she sleeps well.. what should I do to make her sleep at night?
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This is normal pattern of sleep in the babies. Daytime they sleep and at night they are awake.
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Ensure if you have sufficient breast milk because crying could be due to insufficient milk. If baby is crying excessively, give colicaid drops for stomach pain

Answered2021-07-02 04:54:36

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