What is the reason why babies can't sleep well at night?

Sleep is important for both adults and children. Good sleep helps adults restore their physical strength, thereby maintaining good memory, judgment and a good mental state when awake; for children, good sleep helps the development of intelligence and bones, which is even more significant. Therefore, many parents are worried that their children's restless sleep affects their growth and development. What is the reason why babies can't sleep well at night?

Why do babies have restless sleep at night? (1) Physiological factors: Since the nervous system of infants and young children is not fully developed, the excitation and inhibition functions of the nerves are not coordinated enough, and they are easily excited. The slightest external stimulation may cause the excitement of the nervous system and wake the baby up. This is a normal physiological phenomenon. As the baby grows up, the function of the nervous system gradually improves, and this physiological phenomenon will naturally disappear. (2) Overeating: As the saying goes, “If your stomach is not in good condition, you will not be able to sleep well.” Some mothers always give their children snacks before bedtime regardless of whether their children are hungry or not, which makes the children feel uncomfortable and affects their sleep quality. This is especially true for breastfeeding babies. Some mothers are accustomed to breastfeeding and accompanying their babies to sleep. As a result, the children eat too much milk while sleeping, have abdominal distension and wake up easily. After waking up, the young mothers immediately use milk to comfort them, resulting in a vicious circle. (3) Disease factors: Intestinal parasitic diseases in children are the most common cause of unstable sleep in young children. For example, parasitic diseases can cause indigestion and malnutrition in children, and they may also develop symptoms such as anemia and irritability. Children with early rickets also often sleep and wake up easily. (4) Environmental factors: When children are sleeping, if the indoor light is too bright, or if family members are watching TV or talking and laughing loudly, it will disturb the normal sleep of the children and make them easily wake up. Children are prone to kicking off the quilt at night, or the quilt is too thick and heavy, which will cause the children to be too cold or too hot when sleeping, causing the children to be irritable and restless, and move their hands and feet around, which is also a common cause of waking up easily during sleep. (5) Overexcitement: Some children play too much during the day or before bed, or listen to or watch thrilling stories or watch TV. This can often cause difficulty for young children to fall asleep; even if they fall asleep, children with better and faster intellectual development will "think about it during the day and dream about it at night", and children may often wake up from their dreams. It may also be due to calcium deficiency, but you cannot blindly supplement calcium for your baby. It is best to supplement it with vitamin B2 or cod liver oil so that the absorption effect will be better.

What is the reason why babies cannot sleep well at night? It can be seen that there are many reasons why babies cannot sleep well. Expectant fathers and mothers should carefully check them one by one! Only by finding the root cause of the baby's restless sleep can we improve it accordingly. Developing good sleeping habits can help your baby's intelligence and bone development! I wish you and your baby good health!