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I am having a 20 days old baby girl..she is sleeping to much..she won't able to suck nipples also...if I put her mouth on nipples,she fall in sleep after 2-3times of sucking...she sleeps during bathing also... I am very worried about her..I won't able to feed her properly... What is the reason Behind over sleep... Please help me
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this is normal phenomenon in newborn baby....whenever u feed ur baby..just rub her sole
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hi, you need to monitor how many times baby is passing urine, n has she  started gaining weight.
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