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Guardian of a 3 yr 3 m old boy2 years ago

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#AskTheExpert my baby is 5 month old in a day he sleeps only for 3 to 4 hours that to not continue

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Dr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 6 m old boy2 years ago

A. sleeping pattern in small children changes from time to time but will improve with increasing age of the child you have to just see for any environmental factor which is affecting the sleep like temperature variations as well as the child might be having some digestion problem or breathing difficulty due to nasal blockage has to be looked into. if the growth of the child is proper do not worry much about the sleeping pattern of the child as it always improve with time you can increase the physical activity during the daytime as well as avoid mzore sleeping time during the day time and this will help in improving the night time sleeping time .

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