What to do if your baby moves too much when sleeping at night

Some babies are always restless when they sleep at night, always tossing and turning. Sometimes they twist and turn, and so on. Many new mothers are helpless. So, what should we do if babies move too much when they sleep at night? Is there any good solution to solve it?

Reasons and solutions for babies' restless sleep

1. Lack of trace elements and low blood calcium levels will cause increased excitability of the brain and autonomic nerves, resulting in the baby's restless sleep at night. Calcium and vitamin D supplementation is needed. If calcium is deficient, the baby's fontanelle will not close well; if zinc is deficient, the corners of the mouth will generally ulcerate.

2. Too hot or too cold

3. Too dry, with mucus in the nose

4. Don’t play too excitedly before going to bed, go to bed on time: 0.5 to 1 hour before the baby goes to sleep, the baby should be calmed down. Don’t play too excitedly before going to bed, and don’t tease the baby too much. This prevents your baby from having difficulty falling asleep due to being too excited or nervous. No stimulating TV shows, no tense or scary stories, and no new toys. Create a good sleeping environment for your baby. The room temperature is suitable, quiet and the light is dim. The covering should be light, soft and dry. Let your baby urinate before going to bed.

5. Pay attention to whether there are pinworms outside the anus.

6. Many mothers think their babies are hungry when they see them wake up crying at night, and then they feed them. In fact, this is a very bad habit. Doing so will instead cause the child to develop the habit of wanting to breastfeed when he wakes up at night.

7. Indigestion, indigestion, getting angry or eating too much at night can also cause restless sleep. It is recommended that solid foods such as porridge and noodles should be fed at least two or three hours before going to bed, and a little milk should be drunk before going to bed.

10. If your baby wakes up at night because he wants to pee, I think he should be given a diaper so that his sleep will not be affected by holding him to pee. If you use diapers, they must be too tight.

11. When you find your child is sleepy, put him in the crib immediately. It is better to let your baby fall asleep on his own if you hold or rock him to sleep every time. Then whenever he wakes up at night, he will need you to hold him or rock him to fall asleep.

12. Do not let your baby fall asleep with a pacifier in his or her mouth. Pacifiers are for babies to suck milk, not for sleeping. If some children fall asleep with a pacifier in their mouth, please gently remove the pacifier before putting them to bed (falling asleep with a pacifier in their mouth is very dangerous).

13. When your baby cries, don’t react immediately. Wait for a few minutes, because most children will fall asleep again naturally after a few minutes after waking up at night. If the child keeps crying, parents should go over to comfort him, but do not turn on the lights, play with him, pick him up or shake him. If the baby's crying gets worse, wait two minutes and check again, and consider whether he is hungry, has urinated, has a fever, or has any other signs of illness. If the baby has no other reasons for discomfort, a large part of the reason for waking up frequently at night is habit. If you hold him or feed him immediately every time he wakes up, it will form a vicious circle. It is recommended that when the baby wakes up at night (he should be groggy), do not hug him immediately, let alone tease him. Instead, pat him immediately, comfort him and try to make him fall asleep. Generally, if a baby is in a drowsy state, he will slowly fall asleep.

14. The quilt or sleeping posture is uncomfortable. I just made some suggestions, I hope it helps: 1. Don’t coax or pat your baby for too long before going to bed. Leave before your baby falls asleep and let him/her fall asleep on his/her own. Don't let an adult hold your baby while he or she is sleeping. 2. Spend a certain amount of time playing intimately with your baby during the day, so that he/she can realize that mom and dad love him/her very much and will give him/her plenty of care. 3. Play hide-and-seek with your baby to help him realize that even if he can't see his parents, they are actually around him. 4. Take your child outside often and don’t keep him/her at home all day, only familiar with the home environment.

Regarding the reasons why babies move too much when sleeping at night and some countermeasures, the experts have given you a detailed explanation here. I believe that many parents should now have more understanding and knowledge. In fact, it is very common for babies to move too much when sleeping at night. Parents don’t need to worry. Many parents can cultivate good sleeping habits for their babies.