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My 1 month baby is not sleeping well & crying when you put him down from lap & feel restless while sleeping......what should I do? This happens mostly in night sleeping even his total sleep hrs are less ? His urine, feed and poop are normal ? And no gas or tummy pain? Just not able to sleep properly and cry a lot

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Newborns need to be examined directly consult the pediatrician, have to examine for danu danger signs ... Read More

Our baby is 4 weeks old ,though my wife feeds the baby every one hour ..she keeps crying during night ...Baby will sleep only for 30minutes after feeding ..Is it because of summer or it's natural ?

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Hi thanks for writing to Practo. Kindly feed for 20 min at a time and every 2- 3 hours. ... Read More

Its been 5 days that my baby gets up in the night and cries for 1 hour and sleeps. He stops crying only when I give him water but I have heard drinking too.much water is not.good.too for the babies. My son is 10 months old and he wants to drink lots of water not sure why he cries so much. M getting sleep deprived and m too stressed

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raising a baby is definitely a uphill and taxing both sleep and mental health, the sleep wake cycle of baby is still evolving by now it wud hv decreased his total sleep duration, however the cycle is ... Read More

I used to cry whole night but never show anything in front of anyone or in day and always says to God i want to die

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Hello Friend, Good that you are seeking a help here. Don't hold on on such disturbances within you. Obviously it will create negativity and don't be conclusive and think about any hasty decisions whe ... Read More

My nephew whose age is one year and six months most of the night he cry a lot

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Ensure that he has a solid meal before bedtime,not milk. Give just 2 milk feeds using a glass and 4 solid meals. Also,ensure that your bedroom is comfortable,as also the clothes while sleeping. ... Read More

My baby is 52days, breastfeeding throughout the day he sleeps well. Towards the night he couldn't fart. He tries but he couldn't so cries through out, which we couldn't bear so we are giving 3 drops of colicaid drops in the night whenever he couldnt pass gas. We also burp him well for 20min.His weight is 5.7kg during last vaccination appointment.

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Greetings you can give 0.5ml ... Read More

Out of 3 days 2 days cry at night. He is not continue cry, during breast feed he is not crying. Only when we placed him in bed he cry also some times in lap. We think he has gastric problem, please consult

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there are number of reasons of excessive crying in children because it can be either due to some type of colic pain or digestion problem or due to some type of nasal blockage abdominal pain or any bod ... Read More

My baby will cry always once he drink milk he will stop crying.. But after get up again he will start crying sometimes he drinks milk also he will be crying...

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Dear parents, Please mention age &wt of child. For further consultation contact on practo app ... Read More

Dr, i have a 2 year n 4 month baby boy born in 34th week with weight of 2.1 kgs. Since birth we noticed acid reflux n condition was same till 1 year n 2-3 months. Though i manage to gain him weight decently.after that we noticed remarkable change in the condition n we was almost without vomiting except late night with loud cry. But from last 20-25

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Small frequent feed, head end elevation, proper burping, Syp Ondem 2 ml once perday x 1 month, Tab junior lanzol 15 once perday x 1 month,, Enterogermina twice perday x 5 days ... Read More

I don't get sleep... I cry a lot at night ... I feel lonely... I dono what has to be done ... tooo many things in head ... I'm lost ... I feel like I just don't wanna live ... I don't know what has to b done .....

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Please..... Meet a psychologist immediately. You might get solutions for your issues. ... Read More

My 1 year baby is not sleeping properly at night since 5 days occassionally she is crying and unable to sleep peacefully can you please suggest what would be caused and what should I do for her

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May b due to feed . Give feeding Chek for nose block or any hypothermia . As it is rainy season . ... Read More

My baby girl is 21 months old ..since one month she is not sleeping properly at night...she continuously needs breastfeeding...otherwise she won't sleep i I don't give then she gets irritated... p ... What to do ?

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After dinner soft diet give milk and make her sleep ... Read More

My baby is 3 month old can i make him bath at night without head wash around 10pm with light oil massage

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Better avoid at night time ... Read More

Hi My son is 8th month old and he didn't pass urine whole night like 9 hrs..during day time urine count is good and he is active. Is it okay if he didn't pass urine at night times.. he takes feed during night times. Thanks

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Its completely normal ... Read More

I do often cry immediately if anyone hurts me or if I watch any sensitive things. How to stop this? How can I control my cry? Please suggest me, it is affecting to my personal life.

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Since crying is also connected to deep-seated emotional patterns, working on self-acceptance and setting emotional boundaries can help ... Read More

My baby's 2 month old in his first month he used to poop regular,thn after tht he started to poop around interval of 3,4 days and i understand it's quite normal fr 2 to 3 month old baby but he's constipated n cry n scream alot ,become very strained while pooping. What can I do fr tht ,any home remedy or something to sort out this problem n yeah I

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2 month olds usually don't get constipated. If the child is straining and crying during passing stools, please visit a pediatrician. Will have to look for any mechanical obstructions. ... Read More

Why I cry so easily if anyone hurts me emotionally or even they say something normal then also I cry I feel so much pain inside me that I'm unable to bear things it's like I want to scream hard... I'm feeling hurt in everything like my love relationship family issues studies...why I cry a lot that my veins of forehead becomes visible I shiver my he

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It looks like that you are not able to accept anyone who isn't meeting up your expectations.. Few throw it out as Anger, few in over indulgence of food and some in social media.. Would suggest you to ... Read More

Hi doctor my daughter is 2yrs old she is active in eating , playing but frequently she wakes up in the night and drinks lot of water may be 10 times what is the reason behind this kindly help thank you.

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Is she also urinate in night too much or is she having weight loss, once check blood sugar levels and she total urine output in 24 hrs and total fluid intake in 24 hrs, it might help that she is takin ... Read More

Sleep is less and in night no sound sleep in day time sound sleep upto 2 hour but in night no sounds sleep. Cry suddenly wake up. In night wake up at 15- 20 mins of sleep again we make sleep very hard to let her sleep. After 3 am sound sleep upto 2 hours. My baby is of one years

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Consult with Pediatrician physically for further evaluation and treatment ... Read More

My daughter aged 20 days. She is coughing and sneezing excessively at night. Only at night and very rarely during the day. Throughout the day time she is sleeping peacefully ( cough and sneeze occasionally twice or thrice) but during the night coughing and sneezing excessively and resultantly not sleeping. We have consulted pediatric 2 days ago. Do

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It will improve, if not then need to be evaluated ... Read More

Hello sir My 2 and half year baby girl didn't sleep well at night.. full night she asked milk in sleep.. after drinking milk she has urinated . So she has disturbed sleep daily night. How can I overcome this problem.. please help me ..

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More food or water during day time. Mostly remaining hungry throughout the day so it could be the reason. ... Read More

Hi my baby is 27 days old as of now and dint cry immediately after birth had to give mask and bag ventilation and attached summary for ref anything serious damage will it cause anything should we investigate can someone give suggestion please

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No.. nothing to worry... Baby is normal... It happens some times... Give proper feeding.. Keep the baby warm... ... Read More

My baby has completed 5 months. She is sleeping through the night for 10-12hours.. and takes naps throughout the day as well, we have to wake her couple of times for feeds in the night. Is this normal sleeping pattern for this age baby? Please suggest.

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Totally normal Do not disturb ... Read More

Hi My baby is 3 months old right now he is not peeing all night I am a breast feeding mother he is taking milk properly in the middle of the night he is having deep sleep as well he is not crying much I am so confused why he is not peeing properly Some of the days are like normal ( passing urine( Some of the days are like this in the morning he i

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Greetings it's normal for babies. Kindly consult if you have any more questions ... Read More

Can 2.5 months old baby go without feeding for 6 to 8 hours? My baby boy is 2.5 months and weighs 5.35kg. His birth weight was 3.4kg For past 2 weeks, he has been sleeping 6 hours in the night without feeding. He is exclusively breastfed baby, and takes about 8-10 feeds in entire day with feed time being 20-30mins per session, and gap between feed

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Hi.. if he doesn't appear to be sick, plays nicely, doesn't cry, and is gaining weight properly it's k.. usually baby's sleep a lot in the first few months. ... Read More

My 5 month old baby doesn't pee in his diaper at night when he is in deep sleep, but cries when his bladder is full so I make him do urine by making sounds and then he urinates , so is it normal that I make him pee and he doesn't pee when in deep sleep?

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You don’t need to do anything to make him pee . It will come naturally when he has reached his bladder capacity ... Read More

My 1.5 year baby last 4days same time every night at 1am she started to cry i cant find the reason for that why she is crying continuosly for 2 tto 3hrs i cant clam down also please help me through it..

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There can be many reasons as to why.... kindly consult as more details needed ... Read More

My baby is 11 weeks old.. for the past 4 days he has been sleeping through out the night. Like from 11 pm to 8 am. He is not waking up for in between feeds. Is this normal ? Should I have to wake him up in between for feeding or let him sleep straight ?

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Preferably not to wake up the child Urine frequency should be atleast 6 times a day ... Read More

My one month old baby sleeps for long duration at night from 11 pm until awakened at 5 or 6 am. She does not wake for feeding on her own. It takes lot of effort to wake her up from sleep (sometimes half hr) and still she is not fully awake at night. She takes feed for 2 to 5 mins and falls asleep again. During day she takes mixed feeding of breast

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There is a lot of variation in sleep and feeding cycles. If the baby is gaining weight and active, no need to worry. Please visit a pediatrician for check up ... Read More

My babygirl is 5 month old. I am breastfeeding her. Her wight is 7 kg. Baby doesn't sleep at night. She wants me to feed her for hours and hours. She will take a nap on my lap while feeding.But as soon as I put her on bed she wakes up and crys badly. I will have to feed her again to console her and cycle repeats. My in laws are insisting me to feed

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If baby is passing urine normally, gaining weight, active alert ..just pacify and it's normal... feeding for more duration means latching issues .. ... Read More

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