What is the reason why children move too much when sleeping at night?

Some parents always praise their children for how obedient and honest they are. However, according to the editor, if a child is particularly honest, it means that the child loses his or her original lively personality, which is not good for the child's growth and development. But sometimes it is not necessarily a good thing for children to be hyperactive, such as when they are sleeping at night. So, why do children move around more during sleep at night?

1. You may be calcium deficient

If a mother finds that her baby wakes up easily, she should first rule out pathological causes. Mothers can check whether their baby has occipital baldness at the back of the head, and observe how much the baby sweats while sleeping. If they find that the baby sweats particularly heavily, parents should pay attention, as the baby may be calcium deficient.

Generally, there are two possibilities for pillow baldness. One is that the pillow rubs off the baby's hair when he sleeps, which is less likely. The second is calcium deficiency. Babies are in a period of rapid growth before 6 months old and require a relatively large amount of calcium. Parents should pay attention to calcium supplementation for their babies. They can let their babies drink calcium powder and take their babies outside to bask in the sun more often. If parents are still worried, they can take their baby to the hospital for relevant examinations.

2. Lack of sense of security

The baby leaves the mother's body and comes to a new environment. He meets different people every day. Everything is unfamiliar to the baby, and he will have more or less fear. Lack of security is also one of the important reasons why babies wake up. Therefore, sometimes, the baby can only fall asleep next to the mother. No matter how quietly the parents leave the room, the alert baby will still notice and start crying again.

For such a baby, the mother must make him feel safe enough. When the baby is sleeping, the mother can give some caress, touch the baby's head or gently pat the baby's chest to make the baby feel safe. In addition, parents can let the baby sleep in a smaller space and put some cushions, baby toys, etc. around the crib. Let your baby sleep in a fixed bed and use fixed bedding so that the baby will not feel unfamiliar and will feel more secure.

3. Being frightened during the day

After the baby is born, many friends and relatives will come to visit, and they all like to play with the baby. Sometimes I will do some scary tricks, such as covering the face with my hands and then making faces at the baby. Although the starting point is to make the baby laugh happily and have fun, we ignore the fact that the baby's nervous system is relatively fragile. If the baby is frightened, he will not sleep well at night.

When the condition is mild, as long as the mother picks the baby up in time and comforts him softly when he wakes up, the baby will stop crying. This situation will last for 1-2 days. However, if the baby is seriously frightened and keeps crying no matter how you comfort him, you should go to the hospital for a check-up and follow the doctor's advice to let the baby take some Chinese medicine for pediatric tranquilizers.

4. Playing too much before bed

One reason why babies sleep restlessly may be that parents let them play too much during the day, or that they play too many games before bedtime. This keeps the baby's brain nerves in an excited state. How can the baby fall asleep well?

Also, if the baby hears or sees thrilling stories or TV scenes, it will make it difficult for the baby to fall asleep. As the saying goes, "Whatever you think about during the day, you will dream about it." Even if the baby falls asleep, these thrilling scenes will appear in the dream, which will wake the baby up from the dream.

Parents should do some activities that help their babies fall asleep before going to bed, tell fairy tales, or listen to some soft music, rather than excessive activities or listening to thrilling stories.