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my 6 weeks old daughter has never been much of a sleeper from birth.but from yesterday she started sleeping a lot day and night;could anything be wrong?

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Dr. Yash Khanna
Dr. Yash Khanna answered
Family Medicine 57 years experience
6WKS Old Sleeps: It is normal for six weeks old to sleep a lot.As long as baby is feeding well, noemal urine output and is not too cranky, there is no problem and nothung wrong, but if you feel something is wron chech with your peditrician.
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