Why does my baby wake up crying in the middle of the night?

When the child is relatively young, every mother starts to sleep less, but at night, what the mother hopes most is that the child goes to bed early, so that they can rest early after a tiring day. When the body is relatively tired, the most unbearable thing is that the child makes a fuss in the middle of the night, cries and refuses to sleep. So what causes the child to cry?

1. We would like to remind you that babies start to grow teeth at 5 months old and all teeth are grown by 2 and a half years old. Babies will cry and make noises due to the discomfort caused by teething. Pay attention to your baby's cheeks and chin. If there is obvious rash caused by saliva, swollen gums, tenderness, and slight fever, you should consider whether your baby is suffering from teething pain. You can use local cold compresses to relieve your baby's discomfort. After your baby's teeth grow out, his sleep will naturally improve.

2. Some babies, especially boys, feel uncomfortable due to holding their urine, and the stimulation of a full bladder makes them feel restless when sleeping, tossing back and forth, and crying. After urinating, the baby will continue to sleep quietly. Do not feed your baby milk or water half an hour before going to bed, otherwise, the baby will urinate 3 to 4 times between half an hour to 2 hours after falling asleep. If you understand the timing of your baby's urination, you can also take the initiative to change your baby's diaper or hold him/her to urinate at a certain time in advance, which can effectively reduce the baby's crying and noise caused by holding urine.

3. The indoor temperature should not exceed 24℃. If the baby is too hot or too cold, or the baby is wearing too many clothes or covers, the baby will become irritable during sleep or kick off the quilt, and then feel cold, which will also cause the baby to cry and make noise.

There are more than just these reasons why children cry in the middle of the night. There may be smells in the air that the baby doesn't like, stomach discomfort, excessive activity, the child is having a fight, or there are mood changes, or it may be a nightmare, etc. These may cause the child to wake up crying in the middle of the night. We need to observe why the child is crying.