my baby is 4 months old and it is said that in this age the child should sleep for 14 hours a day.but my baby hardly sleeps in daytime and in night time she sleeps only for 6 hours. what should I do to make my baby takes adequate sleep?

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Author of questionMom of a 4 yr 11 m old girl4 years ago

A. but she is getting cranky everytime may be because of less sleep..so what should I do?

Dr GhouseGuardian of 3 children4 years ago

A. the baby is only for months of age where is lot of individual variation in the sleeping pattern of the small babies if the baby is active and play full there is no need to worry about the sleeping pattern

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