Why do children keep tossing and turning when sleeping at night?

Sufficient sleep is the basis for us to ensure that we are energetic. However, some parents find that their children always toss and turn during sleep at night, which may affect the quality of their sleep. There are many factors that lead to this phenomenon. Calcium deficiency is the most typical one. It is necessary to discover the problem and solve it in time, so that children can have a regular living habit and fully ensure the quality of their sleep at night. Let’s look at the causes and countermeasures below.

It is quite common for babies to toss and turn when sleeping at night, but if it happens too frequently, it will affect their sleep. There are many reasons that affect babies' sleep, including uncomfortable bedding, noises in the room, or physical discomfort, etc. However, most babies cannot describe what is wrong by themselves. Parents can only rely on careful observation to make the baby sleep peacefully and sweetly.

If the baby is not feeling well, parents should consider the reason, such as whether the baby is not full, feels cold or hot while sleeping, is frightened, or has stomach discomfort, etc. In addition, if the baby has a decreased appetite or is not as lively and active as before, it may also make the baby feel uncomfortable.

There are two situations in which babies have restless sleep: one is physiological: this is an instinctive reaction, a way for babies to express their emotions and needs, which may be due to hunger, heat or cold, being frightened or disturbed by dreams, too much sleep during the day, etc. At this time, parents only need to make adjustments and comfort the baby according to the specific situation to calm the baby down and help the baby sleep well. There is also a pathological condition: it should be given enough attention. Any disease that causes pain, itching and other discomforts to the baby will make the baby sleep disturbed, such as fever, eczema, intestinal cramps, oral ulcers, pinworm infection, etc. In addition, babies who are calcium deficient usually suffer from sweating, bald spots on the back of the head, night terrors, irritability, etc. You can take your baby for trace element testing.

Common sleeping problems for babies

Common sleeping problems of babies:

1. It is impossible for newborn babies to sleep too much at one time. They will wake up intermittently and then fall asleep again.

2. Generally speaking, newborn babies can sleep 16-17 hours a day, which will drop to 13-14 hours a day when they are 6 months old. Your baby's sleep duration will vary around these numbers.

3. Newborn babies have no concept of day and night, and even before they are born, the fetus may have already gotten used to waking up and moving around when their mother is sleeping. Because when the mother lies down, the space in her abdomen increases, and the fetus can take the opportunity to stretch its limbs. In addition, when the mother's body is still, the fetus cannot fall asleep like lying in a cradle.

4. Many babies seem to sleep all day and all night in the first few days after they are born, especially breastfed babies. This is because the mother's colostrum is a relatively thin milk, which does not really arouse the baby's interest and spirit. But around the third day, when the breast milk is truly formed, they become much more energetic.

5. Compared with adults, babies spend a larger proportion of their sleep in shallow sleep, which means that they do not sleep deeply and are easily awakened.

6. Your baby will wake up several times every night during the light sleep stage. A baby who sleeps well will slowly fall asleep after a brief awakening, while a baby who does not sleep well will cry immediately and look for someone to comfort him.

7. By a few weeks, or at the latest two months old, your baby will be able to fall asleep peacefully again after a startled awakening, either during the day or at night. Therefore, we need to find ways to teach babies to distinguish between day and night, encourage them to sleep more at night, and meet their sleep needs.

8. According to research, 30% of babies can sleep from 12 o'clock at night to 5 o'clock in the morning when they are 3 months old. By 6 months of age, that number rises to 85%.