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Baby age- 5month Baby's head shakes in sleep (midnight)when I take him to feed on my lap,his head will shake, as he get nipple in his mouth he will be fine, but I don't know why does he shakes/shiver his head before that, it happens when he is in desperate need to get feed, as soon as he gets the feed he is normal please tell me is it normal???
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