#AskTheExpert my son is 16 months old. He used to wake-up 1-2 times during night but now his wakings has increased to 4-5 times. How to handle this regression.

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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 blocckage 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 cwith time
you can increase the physical activity during the daytime as well as avoid more sleeping time during the day time and this will help in improving the night time sleeping time