What are the signs that a baby is frightened?

Because the baby's body systems are not fully developed, they may be frightened if you don't pay attention during the care process. The symptoms shown by babies after being frightened are also different. Some of these symptoms are normal, and parents don't need to be nervous. However, some symptoms after the baby is frightened should attract the attention of mothers, because they may hide serious problems. The baby's fright symptoms are as follows:

1. Performance 1

After the baby is born, he will go through three stages: stimulation, application and inhibition in the next 3 to 4 months. Therefore, it is normal for babies aged 0 to 4 months to be frightened.

2. Performance 2

As the baby's nervous system gradually develops, this startle phenomenon will disappear after the baby is 5 months old. If there is insufficient sensory stimulation and exercise, the startle reflex will remain, which will not only affect sleep, but also make children easily frightened in different environments and afraid to try anything new.

3. Performance three

Parents should be particularly alert if their newborn's "startle reflex" shows the following symptoms:

(1) If a baby over six months old still has a clear startle reflex, there may be a problem with the brain's nervous system.

(2) If the startle reflex is not symmetrical, for example, if one arm does not react, there may be something wrong with that arm. The most common cause of this in newborns is "brachial plexus injury" or clavicle fracture.

(3) The startle reflex should be temporary and disappear in about a few seconds. If there is a continuous whole-body tremor, it is not normal.

4. Performance 4

Some babies like to cry at night, which makes parents worried and exhausted. What should they do? There is no crying without reason. There must be a reason why the baby cries. Is he hungry? Are you scared? Or are you feeling unwell?

5. Performance Five

If the baby suddenly wakes up from sleep with a painful expression, or crawls up and sits there, breathing rapidly or even sweating, the baby will fall asleep again naturally after a few minutes. Babies usually don't remember these night terrors after they wake up. The occurrence of this phenomenon is related to the temporary disorder of the baby's physiological functions during the development stage.