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Baby not sleeping
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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Dr. S. T. Pushpam
Pediatrician
16 yrs exp
Bangalore
This is normal pattern of sleep in the babies. Daytime they sleep and at night they are awake.
Next Steps
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
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