Baby cries at night but does not open his eyes

Having a baby is a big deal. Not only does it take ten months of pregnancy, nurturing and growth, but you also have to take good care of the baby after it is born. Babies, especially newborn babies, always like to cry. She will cry if she doesn’t drink enough milk; she will cry if she drinks too much and doesn’t want to drink anymore; she will cry if she gets prickly heat. Some parents have also found that their babies always like to cry with their eyes closed when they sleep at night. Why is that?

If your baby always cries when sleeping at night, it may be due to calcium deficiency and trace element deficiency. Low blood calcium will cause increased excitability of the brain and autonomic nerves, resulting in the baby's restless sleep at night. Calcium and vitamin D supplementation are needed.

These are possible symptoms of calcium deficiency in babies, but parents should note that having these symptoms does not mean that the baby is calcium deficient.

1. Night sweats

Especially after falling asleep, the head sweats profusely, and the sweating is more obvious after crying.

2. Sleeplessness, night terrors, and night crying

He often wakes up suddenly at night and cries incessantly.

3. Abnormal temperament

He has a strange temper, cries a lot, is restless and difficult to look after.

4. Pillow ring

The hair at the back of the head is shaved off, forming a bald spot on the back of the head.

5. Delayed or uneven tooth eruption

Some children have not yet grown teeth when they are one and a half years old, or their teeth are underdeveloped, their teeth are uneven, their bite is incorrect, their teeth are loose, and they fall out prematurely.

6. Growth retardation, delayed learning to walk, bone and joint deformities

Most children who are calcium deficient learn to walk at around one year old. Children who are calcium deficient have soft bones, so some have "X" shaped legs, some have "O" shaped legs, their muscles are soft and weak, and they have pain in their leg bones.

7. Delayed closure of anterior fontanelle

It often does not close after 18 months, resulting in a square head.

8. There is often beaded rib cartilage hyperplasia, where the cartilage hyperplasia of each rib is connected like beads, often compressing the lungs, causing poor ventilation in children and making them prone to bronchitis and pneumonia.

9. Muscle and tendon relaxation

When children are severely calcium deficient, if the abdominal wall muscles and intestinal wall muscles relax, it can cause gas accumulation in the intestinal cavity and form a swollen abdomen like a frog's belly. If the tendons of the spine are loose, hunchback, pigeon chest, and sternum pain may occur.

10. other

Children with calcium deficiency often experience symptoms such as loss of appetite, poor mental state, convulsions, lack of interest in the surrounding environment, low intelligence, and decreased immune function.

Don’t think that your baby has successfully supplemented calcium after taking calcium supplements or calcium-supplemented meals. If you want to supplement calcium for your baby efficiently, mothers should also pay attention to the following points:

1. Don't let calcium meet oxalic acid.

Spinach, snow vegetable, amaranth, water spinach, bamboo shoots, onions, wild rice stems, edamame, etc. all contain a large amount of oxalic acid, which can easily combine with calcium and affect absorption.

Therefore, during the calcium supplementation period, it is best to blanch the vegetables in hot water, or take calcium products 2 hours before meals or 3-4 hours after meals.

2. Do not mix calcium supplements with main meals.

Even if there is not too much oxalic acid, taking calcium products while eating will still affect the absorption of calcium, and only 20% of the calcium mixed in food can be absorbed. As long as the stomach is filled with too much food, the effect will not be very good. Calcium supplements should be taken at least half an hour apart from breakfast, lunch and dinner. Don't mix it with milk.

3. Excessive calcium supplementation will not make you grow taller

Calcium supplementation should be taken in moderation, not the more the better. The daily calcium intake of infants and young children is about 400 mg. If the amount of calcium intake greatly exceeds the above standard, they may suffer from constipation and even interfere with the absorption and utilization of other trace elements such as zinc, iron, and magnesium. It may also cause calcium deposition in organs and tissues such as the kidneys and cardiovascular system, leading to the potential risk of kidney stones.

4. Take vitamin D and baby calcium tablets separately

There are very few children who are truly calcium deficient, and what many children are actually lacking is vitamin D. The function of vitamin D is to allow calcium to be fully absorbed from the intestines while ensuring that calcium in the body is not lost through urine. Infants and young children should consume 400 international units of vitamin D every day. If the amount of vitamin D is insufficient, it will manifest as "calcium deficiency". Too much amount can cause vitamin D poisoning, leading to calcification of various organs and blood vessels. Therefore, infants should take calcium tablets that do not contain vitamin D, and at the same time supplement with vitamin AD preparations such as cod liver oil, because these commercially available preparations already have fixed daily recommended doses. The amount of vitamin D contained in calcium tablets containing vitamin D is relatively small, and it is also necessary to supplement with vitamin D preparations such as cod liver oil. However, this will require the daily amount of vitamin D preparations to be readjusted, making a simple matter more complicated.