BABY NOT SLEEPING

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BABY NOT SLEEPING

Asked for Female, 21 Years

Dear doctor, My baby is 2 month old. Few a days he is not properly sleeping. He awake almost morning to evening And then he fall asleep for 8 to 9 hours. Total sleeping time is around 10 hours a day. He want to take breastfeeding continuously when awake i.e from morning to evening otherwise he started crying. No fever is there. Urination around 15-20 times and stool passing is also 15 - 16 times a day. Is it ok for my baby to have less sleeping around 10 hours a day or he has fells some problem. Kindly help

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Dr. S. T. Pushpam Pediatrician 16 yrs exp Bangalore · Accepted Answer

Dr. S. T. Pushpam

Pediatrician 16 yrs exp Bangalore

Hi, Something must be troubling him, hence he is not sleeping.

Next Steps

Apply coconut oil around umbilicus and massage in a circular pattern daily in the evening. Give him a warm water bath 1-2 times/ day If cranky/ crying give colicaid drops

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