Why does the child wake up crying in the middle of the night?

There must be a reason why the child wakes up crying in the middle of the night. In fact, children are more sensitive and will immediately show any physical discomfort. If the child cannot speak or express himself yet, crying is the most direct way for them to express their emotions. This may be because the child is having a nightmare or has a cold or fever. Parents must check the child carefully.

Night crying refers to a disease in which a child is normal during the day but cries restlessly at night, or cries at a fixed time every night, or even cries all night long.

There are many reasons why children cry at night, such as fever, fright, worms, mouth ulcers, hunger, wet diapers, etc. Some of these are normal reactions in children, while others are pathological. Children's night crying caused by hunger or wet diapers should be discovered in time, and the crying will stop after feeding and changing diapers. Some children have the habit of sleeping with the lights on at night. When the lights are turned off, they cry incessantly, but the crying stops when the lights are turned back on. This is because parents often work at night and cannot send their children to sleep in separate rooms. Bad habits in children that arise unintentionally. The indoor lights should be dimmed gradually to allow the child to slowly get used to the changes in lighting, and finally turn off the lights.

For night crying caused by illness, the crying will stop if the cause is eliminated. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the causes of night crying are nothing more than cold, heat and fright.

Cold also refers to the cold diet of children. As people's living standards have improved, they can buy all kinds of cold drinks everywhere regardless of winter, summer, spring or autumn. Children do not know the difference between cold and warm and like to eat cold things, so cold food often damages the spleen and stomach of children. Chinese medicine believes that coldness causes contraction. Therefore, cold damage to the spleen and stomach often leads to gastrointestinal spasms and pain, which causes children to cry, especially at night. The weather is also cold, with internal and external cold combined into one, so children cry even more and have trouble sleeping. This type of treatment should pay attention to eating less or no cold food, especially in spring, autumn and winter, cold drinks and ice cream should be avoided. Chinese medicine can also include Wumei Powder, Fuzi Lizhong Pills, Xuhan Weitong Granules, Liangfu Pills and other medicines.

If a child wakes up crying in the middle of the night, it may be because the diaper is too wet, or he has pooped, or he is feeling uncomfortable, so he cries and protests. Parents must pay attention to this situation. In addition, do not let your baby catch a cold, do not give your child too much cold food, and pay attention to his or her diet. Don't scare the children.