What are the reasons why children kick the quilt when they sleep at night?

In life, it is very easy for children to kick the quilt when they sleep at night. Generally speaking, there are certain reasons why children love to kick the quilt at night. Therefore, when parents are taking care of their children, they should pay attention to finding the reasons in time for the situation of kicking the quilt at night. So, what are the reasons why children kick the quilt when they sleep at night?

1. Playing too much before going to bed

The baby has a lot of fun before going to bed and is still extremely excited. It is not easy to make him fall asleep immediately. He naturally cannot calm down in the bed. When he is really tired from playing and falls asleep, parents will find that the baby has kicked the quilt away.

Before the baby goes to sleep, parents should not only actively create a good sleeping environment, but also slowly calm his emotions.

2. Eating too much greasy food before going to bed

If the baby eats too much protein at dinner, and the food is too greasy and oily, it will increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract, making the baby feel uncomfortable. The baby will then sleep uneasily and will keep turning over.

Adjust the bedtime diet and try not to let your baby eat too much protein or too greasy food.

3. The quilt is too thick

When babies sleep in a thick and heavy quilt, they tend to feel stuffy and their hands and feet are not flexible, so they will naturally kick the quilt away in the hope of letting more cool air into the quilt.

The quilt used by the baby should be made of cotton, light and warm. The quilt is light and warm, so the baby will not kick the quilt away because of the stuffiness. In addition, when covering your baby with a quilt, you might as well let him expose his ankles to make him feel more comfortable. If the weather is a little cool, don't worry, because the baby will naturally retract his feet into the quilt.

4. Uncomfortable sleeping environment

Lights that are too bright, the weather that is too hot, or loud noises around can make babies feel impatient and uncomfortable. Between sleeping and not sleeping, my limbs will dance restlessly.

Improve the indoor environment. For example, adjust the room lighting to a dim tone, play some soft music, and keep quiet before coaxing your baby to sleep.

5. Pinworms

Pinworm infection is caused by ingesting pinworm eggs through the mouth. Pinworms are white worms about 1 cm long that appear and lay eggs near the anus, causing the baby's anus to itch and prevent them from sleeping well.

If you find that your baby scratches his anus involuntarily, you can use transparent tape to stick a sample around the anus, and then place it under a microscope to observe whether there are worm eggs. You should also pay attention to whether your baby has the habit of sucking his fingers. During treatment, you should use hot water to disinfect your baby's underwear and bed sheets to kill the worm eggs.

6. The baby is sick

Rickets or anemia are common diseases in babies during their growth and development. When a baby has rickets or anemia, the neuroregulatory function becomes unstable, making him prone to sweating, irritability and restless sleep.

Babies with diseases such as rickets or anemia should be treated under the guidance of a doctor.

7. Suffering from sensory integration disorder

Some babies who kick off the quilt also have sensory integration disorder. Specifically, when the body is in a sleeping position, the sleep command signals in the brain are not smooth, and the excitability of the cerebral cortex cannot be reduced. Babies often also have characteristics such as hyperactivity, bad temper, poor adaptability and irregular life. Therefore, the baby's sleeping position and the quilt covering the body cannot serve as a signal of a good sleep.

Strengthen sensory integration training and use sleeping bags or other protective measures to prevent your baby from kicking off the quilt and catching a cold.

8. The baby needs to urinate

This situation often occurs in babies who are used to being held to pee. Although the body sends out urination and defecation signals, the baby will not get up on his own like an adult. Instead, he will sleep restlessly, tossing and turning and kicking the quilt.

To sum up, the phenomenon of children kicking off the quilt when sleeping at night is related to the eight reasons mentioned above. Usually, kicking off the quilt at night is the main cause of children's colds. Therefore, in order to prevent children from getting a fever due to kicking off the quilt at night, the above-mentioned causes require parents to take corresponding preventive measures on weekdays.