Are newborn babies afraid of lights?

Nowadays, many people are often afraid of the dark when they go to bed at night, so they turn on the lights, thinking that turning on the lights gives them a sense of security. Therefore, after they give birth to their children, they will also turn on the lights for their children, thinking that this will make them feel safe. Babies are just born at about two months old, and their eyes are still in the development stage. It is recommended not to turn on the lights to sleep at this stage, and if you turn on the lights, use soft light.

Is the two-month-old baby afraid of light?

The birth of a child carries the hope and joy of the entire family. The organs of a newborn baby are very fragile and need careful care from their parents. Even the various lights that are seen day and night can make parents worry whether they will harm their baby's bright and clear big eyes.

The answer is that we are afraid of certain lights. Among them, sleeping with the lights on at night will have a very bad effect on the baby.

1. Long-term exposure to night lights will affect vision development

The benefit of sleeping with the lights off is that it allows your eyes and ciliary muscles to get sufficient rest. If you sleep under the light for a long time, the light will continuously stimulate your eyes, and your eyes and ciliary muscles will not be able to get enough rest. This can easily cause retinal damage to infants and young children, affecting the normal development of their vision.

2. Too much light at night will affect endocrine system and growth and development

Medicine shows that there is a pineal gland in our brain. When night falls and the human body goes to sleep, this substance begins to secrete melatonin. Melatonin has a huge effect on the human body. It can not only lower blood pressure and slow down heartbeat, but also enhance immunity. If you let your child sleep with the lights on, it is equivalent to giving the child artificial light, which will inhibit the secretion of melatonin and affect the child's growth and development.

3. The pressure caused by light will affect the baby's mood

Any artificial light source will produce a very subtle light pressure. The continuous light exposure day and night will make the body active during sleep, which will further affect their ocular reticular activating system, shorten the baby's sleep time, make the sleep depth shallower and easily awakened, and then make people, especially infants and young children, become restless and emotionally restless, making it difficult to fall asleep and having poor sleep quality.

What lights should babies avoid?

The first one is the strong light from the bathroom heater and the small sun. The light from the bathroom heater and the small sun is too strong. The strong light will weaken the baby's visual function. When the mother is bathing or warming the baby, do not let such light directly face the baby's eyes.

The second type is the glitter on low-quality toys. The strong flashing light on the toys can also cause great damage to the baby's eyesight. For the baby's good eyesight, mothers should be careful when choosing toys.

The third type is blue light from the screen. The latest research results show that blue light can penetrate the cornea and lens of the eye, directly affecting the baby's vision. The degree of harm that blue light causes to the eyes varies with age, so children aged 0-2 should not use electronic digital products.

From this, we can see that young babies should try to avoid strong light and night lights. The lighting in the home should choose softer colors and light intensity, and parents should start to cultivate their children's good habits of turning off the lights before going to bed after they are born, avoid long-term exposure to night lights while sleeping, and try to fall asleep in the dark.