Why is it difficult for children to fall asleep?

Children must have high-quality sleep to ensure their health when they are growing, but some children find it difficult to fall asleep. There are many reasons why children don’t like to sleep. If the home environment makes the child feel insecure, or the child feels too hot when sleeping, he or she will not be able to sleep. If a child suddenly cannot sleep, it may be that the child is sick. Pay attention to the child's health and communicate with the child. Do not simply force the child to sleep.

Why is it difficult for children to fall asleep?

First, the indoor ambient temperature is a necessary condition. Only by creating a good ambient temperature can the baby fall asleep quickly;

Second, especially before the baby goes to bed, avoid eating too much, eating too little, eating food that is difficult to digest, etc., so as not to affect the baby's sleep, making it difficult to fall asleep, or crying and restless after falling asleep;

Third, if the baby is covered too much or too little when sleeping, the baby will easily feel uncomfortable, such as irritability and crying, which will directly affect the baby's sleep quality or make it difficult for the baby to fall asleep;

Fourth, other reasons, such as respiratory tract infection causing physical discomfort, severe eczema, intestinal spasms causing the baby to cry, serious lack of trace elements, etc., can easily cause the baby to have difficulty sleeping.

How to adjust to help your baby fall asleep quickly

First, avoid indoor noise, pay attention to indoor temperature and humidity, and reduce external stimulation to help the baby fall asleep;

Second, avoid letting your baby eat too much or too little before going to bed. Only by feeding your baby regularly and on time, can your baby fall asleep quickly and peacefully.

Third, you should pay attention to preventing the occurrence of diseases. When symptoms of diseases appear, you should find out the causes in time and treat them symptomatically to prevent the symptoms of the disease from affecting your baby's sleep;

Fourth, pay attention to proper sun exposure, supplement vitamin D, and develop good sleeping habits to benefit the healthy development of your baby.

How to prevent your baby from sleeping restlessly

1. Supplement the lack of trace elements. Low blood calcium levels increase the excitability of the brain and autonomic nerves, causing the baby to sleep restlessly at night. Calcium and vitamin D supplementation is necessary.

2. Don’t play too excitedly before going to bed. 0.5 to 1 hour before the baby goes to sleep, the baby should be calmed down. Do not let the child play too excitedly before going to bed and do not tease the baby excessively. In addition, it is also important to create a good sleeping environment for your baby.

3. 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 make the child develop the habit of asking for milk when he wakes up at night.

4. Indigestion, getting angry or eating too much at night can also cause restless sleep in babies. Moms, remember not to feed your baby too much at night.

5. If the baby is crying, the mother can ignore it and wait for a few minutes, because most children will fall asleep naturally after a few minutes after waking up at night. If the child keeps crying, parents should go over to comfort him, but do not turn on the lights or play with the child.