Why is the baby easily startled when sleeping?

Many mothers report that their babies are too timid, and sometimes they are easily frightened when sleeping at night. This makes it difficult for the babies to sleep well, and we parents are very worried. Is it because of their timidity? Let’s take a look at why babies are easily frightened when sleeping?

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. Too dry and has mucus.

3. 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.

4. Food accumulation, indigestion, getting angry or eating too much at night can also cause restless sleep. It is recommended to feed solid foods such as porridge and noodles at least two or three hours before going to bed, and then drink a little milk before going to bed.

5. If the baby wakes up at night because he wants to pee, I think he should be given a diaper so that the baby's sleep will not be affected by peeing. If you use diapers, they must be too tight. If 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.

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.

Why does my baby get startled easily when sleeping? Regarding this issue, through the above introduction we can see that the baby’s problem is mostly due to lack of trace elements, or because of environmental influences, or problems with the baby’s digestive system. I hope mothers can regulate their baby’s daily life to reduce such situations.