Why does a four-month-old baby cry before going to bed?

We all know that babies sleep most of the day after they are born. However, as the baby grows day by day, the baby's sleep will become more and more regular. The diet and daily life of a four-month-old baby will have a certain regularity. However, many inexperienced parents often panic every time they encounter a baby crying and don’t know how to deal with it. So if a four-month-old baby has such symptoms, you should master the method to adjust it. Let’s understand why a four-month-old baby cries before going to bed.

Why does a four-month-old baby cry before going to bed?

1. Calcium deficiency

Children who lack calcium often cry at night. In the past, due to lack of medical knowledge, people believed that if a child cried at night, they could post a note outside the child's home that said "Heaven and earth, I have a child who cries at night..." and the child would get better. This approach is obviously not going to be effective.

Children with calcium deficiency will not only cry at night, but also have corresponding symptoms, such as excessive sweating, bald spots on the back of the head, square head, late closure of the fontanelle, beaded ribs, etc. Supplement your child with vitamin D and calcium, and let your child get more sun exposure, and your child will be fine.

2. Fright

When a child is frightened, he or she will often wake up from his or her sleep and cry at night. When a child cries, he or she often shows fear. In life, it is not difficult to find out what caused the child to be frightened. The solution is to comfort the child, tell him/her that there is nothing to be afraid of, and temporarily prevent him/her from directly contacting the objects or people that scare him/her. Gradually, the child will fall asleep peacefully.

3. Illness

During many illnesses, such as colds and various acute infectious diseases, children will cry after sleeping. Some chronic diseases, such as anemia and tuberculosis, can also cause children to cry in their sleep because of discomfort. In addition, children often cry at night if they have a stuffy nose or pinworm disease. If it is caused by an illness, the child will fall asleep peacefully as long as the primary disease is cured.

4. Clothing and bedding factors

If the child is covered too thickly, he will become irritable due to the heat and start crying; if the child is covered too lightly, the cold stimulation will also make the child cry. If the mattress is not laid flat, the clothes are too tight or the straps of the clothes hurt the child, the child will cry. In addition, you should check if there is something on the bed that is poking or prickling the child. As long as you find the cause, the child will feel comfortable and the crying will stop.

5. Hunger

More regular crying is related to the child's hunger. For breastfeeding mothers, there is no need to be rigid about the intervals between feedings. Just let the baby eat when he/she is hungry. If the baby falls asleep while feeding, mothers can tap the baby's feet to let him/her eat until he/she is full before going to sleep. For babies who are bottle-fed, you should consider increasing the amount of milk you feed them and check the quality of the milk to see if too much water is added.

6. Urinary retention

Older children have been trained to control their urination, but they still cannot get up to pee on their own at night. Sometimes they will say they want to pee, but most of the time they cry to indicate that they want to pee. As long as parents understand this pattern, their children will continue to fall asleep after changing their diaper. If parents do not understand the meaning of their child's crying, the child may wet the bed.

7. Reversing day and night

Some children sleep a lot during the day and are full of energy at night. When their parents ignore them because of tiredness, the children will protest by crying. The correction method is to reduce the child's sleep time during the day and play with the child more, and the child's sleep will improve at night. After a period of time, the child's life will become regular and he will be excited during the day and sleep well at night.

8. Need to be caressed

Some children cry because they are acting spoiled. They want to use crying to attract their parents' attention, to get their parents to hug them or give them caress. The parents of these children are often too busy with work and have little time to take care of their children, or they one-sidedly emphasize the cultivation of their children's "self-reliance", causing their children to become "skin hungry". As long as parents give their children more love and care, the children's needs will be met and they will stop crying.

The above is an introduction to why a four-month-old baby cries before going to bed. When encountering such symptoms, parents must know whether the baby has a stomachache or some disease. After all, the baby will only express physical discomfort by crying during this period. In addition, the baby must be well fed before going to bed, and the indoor environment where the baby is located must be well ventilated and not too hot.