Baby always scratches his head and face when sleeping

Many mothers will find that their babies often have some scratches on their faces. After careful investigation, we found that the baby scratched himself while sleeping. Many babies scratch their ears and cheeks while sleeping. And because babies are relatively fragile, most parents do not cut their babies' nails frequently. So it is easy to cause damage to the baby's face. So what should you do if your baby always scratches his head and face while sleeping? Let's take a look below!

1. Lack of trace elements:

Low blood calcium levels cause increased excitability of the brain and autonomic nerves, which can cause the baby to sleep restlessly at night. Calcium and vitamin D supplements are needed. If calcium is deficient, the baby's fontanelle will not close properly; if zinc is deficient, the corners of the mouth will generally ulcerate.

2. Too hot or too cold

3. Too dry, with mucus in the nose

4. Playing too excitedly before going to bed:

Go to bed on time: 0.5 to 1 hour before the baby goes to sleep, the baby should be calmed down. Do not play too excitedly before going to bed, and do not tease the baby too much. This prevents your baby from having difficulty falling asleep due to being too excited or nervous. No stimulating TV shows, no tense or scary stories, and no new toys. Create a good sleeping environment for your baby. The room temperature is suitable, quiet and the light is dim. The covering should be light, soft and dry. Let your baby urinate before going to bed.

6. Many mothers think their babies are hungry when they see them wake up crying at night, and then they feed them. In fact, this is a very bad habit. Doing so will instead cause the child to develop the habit of wanting to breastfeed when he wakes up at night.

7. Indigestion, indigestion, getting angry or eating too much at night can also cause restless sleep. It is recommended to feed solid foods such as porridge and noodles at least two or three hours before going to bed, and then drink a little milk before going to bed.

9. If you must breastfeed at night, please pay attention to:

Try to maintain a quiet environment. When feeding or changing diapers at night, do not let your child wake up completely (it is best to be in a semi-asleep state). In this way, it will be easier to fall asleep after feeding and changing diapers.

Gradually reduce the number of feedings and do not let your child develop the habit of feeding at night.

10. If your baby wakes up at night because he wants to pee, you can give him a diaper so that the baby's sleep will not be affected by holding him to pee. If you use diapers, they must be too tight.