What to do if your baby doesn't sleep at night

Many babies do not sleep very well and cannot sleep in the middle of the night. This also worries many parents. This often leads to them sleeping during the day and affects the sleep of parents at night. Let us now understand what to do if the baby does not sleep in the middle of the night.

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.

Indigestion, 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.

If you must breastfeed at night, please note:

Try to maintain a quiet environment. When feeding or changing diapers at night, do not let your child wake up completely (it is best to be semi-asleep). In this way, it will be easier to fall asleep after feeding and changing diapers.

Gradually reduce the number of feedings and do not let your child develop the habit of feeding at night.

If your baby cries, don't react immediately. Wait for a few minutes, because most children will fall asleep again naturally after waking up at night for a few minutes. 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.

When he grew up, he would sometimes wake up at night and hum. At first I had to hold him all the time, and then he would wake up completely, and it would take him a long time to fall asleep again. Later I thought maybe he was dreaming, so I just watched him from the side without disturbing him. Sure enough, after a while, there was no sound and he continued to sleep.

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. I wish your baby healthy and happy!

The above are the solutions to the problem of babies not sleeping in the middle of the night. When a child keeps crying, it is often because of indigestion and other conditions. If your child continues to not sleep in the middle of the night, go to the hospital for examination in time to see if your child has any pathological changes.