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Why do babies turn their heads from side to side rapidly when they are sleeping?

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Dreams: This most likely represents the rem stage of sleep, when your baby is dreaming.

Dr Maes and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 4/8/2017

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REM sleep: Most babies turn their heads side to side when they are going through different stages of sleep.

Dr Brown agreed

Answered 12/5/2018

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