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My 20 and a half month old girl keeps waking up in the middle of the night crying and will takes hours later to fall asleep,why?everything is good.

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Dr. Oscar Novick answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Night owl: Your child may be cutting teeth.try giving ibuprofen before bedtime

Answered 7/14/2014

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