What should I do if my four-month-old baby can't sleep well at night?

The baby is one of the most important members of the family, and his health is the family's biggest concern. If a four-month-old baby always has trouble sleeping at night, parents will naturally be very worried. If such a young child always has restless sleep, it will not only affect his healthy development, but also affect the normal work and life of other family members during the day. If a four-month-old baby has insomnia, what common tricks do we use?

Tip 1: Arrange your baby’s daytime activities reasonably

If you want your baby to sleep well at night, you must arrange their daytime activities reasonably. Let your babies play happily and tired during the day, and they will naturally sleep soundly at night. In addition, the baby's nap time should not be too long, generally two hours is enough; do not let the baby eat too much before dinner and bedtime; after dinner, you can do some relaxing and quiet activities, but don't play too excitingly. Before going to bed, give your baby a comfortable warm bath, which will help him sleep.

Tip 2: Play some soft music

To soothe the baby's emotions, you can also try playing some soft music such as serenades or lullabies in the room, or hug the baby gently in bed, sing, recite, and tell stories with him, and let him slowly fall asleep.

Tip 3: Patiently coax your insomniac baby to sleep

When the baby still refuses to sleep after all the coaxing, parents must not be too impatient, and their words and actions should be calm. First of all, you must ensure that the baby does not get out of bed. Parents can use pictures, storybooks or toys to attract him to stay in bed. If the baby insists on getting out of bed, you should try to let him stay in his room to play, and then coax him back to bed in a gentle voice. If the baby insists on walking out of the room, parents can turn off the lights outside the room first and stay in the room themselves. When the baby walks and finds it is dark outside and there is no one around, he will naturally come back to ask for help. At this time, you can say to him softly but firmly: "It's dark, and everyone is asleep. Mom won't go, and baby won't go either, okay?" Babies are actually very smart. When they see such an environment, they will definitely choose to stay in the warm room with their mother. At this time, you can talk to him softly, stroke his back, gently pinch his soles and toes, etc., and then tell him that it is time to sleep instead of playing, the baby will gradually calm down and finally choose to sleep peacefully.

Tip 4: Start with diet

If your baby is restless and cannot sleep well at night due to teething discomfort or weather reasons, you can put 10 grams of ivory silk, 6 grams of white peony, 15 grams of stone cassia, 15 grams of malt, 3 candied dates, and 100 grams of lean meat in a pot, add appropriate amount of water and boil for one medium hour, boil it into a bowl, and give it to him to drink in two times. When your baby has trouble sleeping due to prickly heat, you can use some prickly heat powder (such as baby prickly heat powder, which contains natural mint and eucalyptus oil) after bathing to make your baby feel refreshed and comfortable and relieve itching. But be aware that the baby's clothes should be cleaned promptly after sweating to prevent powder stains and dirt from clogging the pores and sweat glands.

Tip 5: Help your baby develop good sleeping habits

After hard work, when the baby's sleeping habits gradually improve, you still can't take it lightly and you must continue to consolidate the results. Make sure your baby has a regular schedule and goes to bed on time every day, and don't disrupt this routine at will; don't watch TV before going to bed, don't tell overly stimulating stories, and don't play too excitedly; pay attention to indoor air circulation; the bed should not be too soft, the bedding should not be too thick, and don't force your baby to sleep in a restricted position.

Parents should not worry too much if their four-month-old baby does not sleep well at night. If the child is just playing, parents only need to adjust the child's schedule and routine; but if the child cries severely, parents need to consider whether the insomnia is caused by illness. To ensure the health of the child, parents should try to take the child to a regular hospital for diagnosis, so that the doctor can confirm the specific cause of the disease before making adjustments or treatments. In short, parents should not ignore their children's insomnia. They should scientifically intervene in the disease under the guidance of a doctor to help their children grow up healthily!