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Father of a 4 yr 3 m old boy3 years ago

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Hi doc. My baby is 5 months old now. How many hours' sleep should he take? He becomes really irritated after 10 PM and sleeps after 1:30 or 2 AM. Please advise.

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Dr Sameer awadhiyaGuardian of 2 children3 years ago

A. Sleep Cycle in smaller babies is very different and they have a certain pattern initially which becomes regularize at around 6 to 8 months of age and if the baby is comfortable with no irritability because of infantile colic nasal blockage any regurgitation etc you should not worry fg just give a comfortable position to the baby and no medicine is required.

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