What should I do if my baby doesn't sleep at night?

Female friends who have just become mothers will encounter this problem: their one-month-old baby does not sleep at night, but they cannot find out why the baby does not sleep, so they are more worried whether there is something wrong with the baby. Everyone should know that babies who have just been born need to sleep for a certain amount of time every day, which is beneficial to their physical development and health. So when mothers find that their babies do not sleep at night, they must find out the reasons in time so that they can find the correct solution.

Reasons and solutions for full-month babies to sleep restlessly

1. Lack of trace elements and low blood calcium levels will cause increased excitability of the brain and autonomic nerves, resulting in the baby's restless sleep at night. Calcium and vitamin D supplementation is needed. If calcium is deficient, the baby's fontanelle will not close well; if zinc is deficient, the corners of the mouth will generally ulcerate.

2. Too hot or too cold.

3. Too dry and with mucus in the nose.

4. Don’t play too excitedly before going to bed, go to bed on time: 0.5-1 hour before the baby goes to sleep, the baby should be calmed down. Don’t play too excitedly before going to bed, and don’t tease the baby too much. This prevents your baby from having difficulty falling asleep due to being too excited or nervous. No stimulating TV shows, no tense or scary stories, and no new toys. Create a good sleeping environment for your baby. The room temperature is suitable, quiet and the light is dim. The covering should be light, soft and dry. Let your baby urinate before going to bed.

5. Pay attention to whether there are pinworms outside the anus.

6. 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 instead cause the child to develop the habit of wanting to breastfeed when he wakes up at night.

7. Indigestion, indigestion, getting angry or eating too much at night can also cause restless sleep. It is recommended to feed solid foods such as porridge and noodles at least two or three hours before going to bed, and then drink a little milk before going to bed.

8. Breastfed babies are addicted to milk. (This happens to many breastfeeding babies)

9. If you must breastfeed at night, please remember to: try to maintain a quiet environment. When feeding or changing diapers at night, do not let your child wake up completely (it is best to be in a semi-asleep state). In this way, it will be easier to fall asleep after feeding and changing diapers. Gradually reduce the number of feedings and do not let your child develop the habit of feeding at night.

10. If your baby wakes up at night because he wants to pee, I think he should be given a diaper so that his sleep will not be affected by holding him to pee. If you use diapers, they must be too tight.

11. When you find your child is sleepy, put him in the crib immediately. It is better to let your baby fall asleep on his own if you hold or rock him to sleep every time. Then whenever he wakes up at night, he will need you to hold him or rock him to fall asleep.

12. Do not let your baby fall asleep with a pacifier in his mouth. Pacifiers are for babies to suck milk, not for sleeping. If some children fall asleep with a pacifier in their mouth, please gently remove the pacifier before putting them to bed.

13. When a baby aged 4-6 months old cries, do not react immediately. Wait for a few minutes, because most children will fall asleep again 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, play with him, pick him up or shake him. If the baby's crying gets worse, wait two minutes and check again, and consider whether he is hungry, has urinated, has a fever, or has any other signs of illness.

If the baby has no other reasons for discomfort, a large part of the reason for waking up frequently at night is habit. If you hold him or feed him immediately every time he wakes up, it will form a vicious circle. It is recommended that when the baby wakes up at night (he should be groggy), do not hug him immediately, let alone tease him. Instead, pat him immediately, comfort him and try to make him fall asleep. Generally, if a baby is in a drowsy state, he will slowly fall asleep.

14. The quilt or sleeping posture is uncomfortable.

15. Separation anxiety (commonly known as "shyness"). This is most serious when the baby is 9-18 months old. In addition to being attached, unwilling to be separated from parents and very familiar people, afraid of strangers, and having a strong sense of self-protection in unfamiliar environments, it is also manifested in waking up more often during sleep at night, sleeping lightly, and being alert to the outside world.

suggestion:

1. Don’t coax or pat your baby for too long before going to bed. Leave before your baby falls asleep and let him fall asleep on his own. Don't let an adult hold your baby while he or she is sleeping.

2. Spend a certain amount of time playing intimately with your baby during the day, so that he or she will realize that mom and dad love him or her very much and will give him or her plenty of care.

3. Play hide-and-seek with your baby to make him realize that even if he can't see his parents, they are actually around him.

4. Take your child outside often and don’t keep him/her at home all day, only being familiar with the home environment.

We have already answered the question of why one-month-old babies don’t sleep at night. Through the above article, we can find that there are many reasons why one-month-old babies don’t sleep at night. Mothers must understand these reasons that affect babies’ insomnia at night. This can effectively avoid the occurrence of these situations, allowing their babies to sleep better at night and become healthier.