Why does my 6 month old baby keep shaking his head?

Six-month-old babies have gradually begun to adapt to the environment. They can react to the external environment through some behaviors. For example, six-month-old babies will shake their heads. But parents should not be too happy, because shaking the head will affect the baby's development. Let us now understand why six-month-old babies keep shaking their heads.

1. Lack of trace elements, including calcium and vitamin D. Simply put, it may be due to abnormal nutritional status of the body or it may be caused by hot and humid weather. If there are no other abnormalities, you can continue to observe. It would be better to take the baby to the hospital for trace element examination when possible. If the baby is breastfeeding, the mother should avoid cold or spicy food.

2. Check whether your baby has calcium deficiency, such as excessive sweating, restless sleep, night terrors, bald spots on the back of the head, etc. If so, it is best to do a bone alkaline phosphatase test to rule out the possibility of calcium deficiency. At the same time, pay attention to giving your baby some calcium gluconate, cod liver oil, or Longmu Bone Strengthening Granules.

3. At 6 months old, the baby's cervical spine is relatively well developed, but the lumbar spine is just beginning to form. At this time, the baby likes to exercise, and the only part that can move well is the head.

4. When the baby shakes his head when sleeping, the mother should first check whether the baby has eczema to see if the baby's head shaking phenomenon is caused by itchy scalp.

The above is a detailed explanation for why a six-month-old baby keeps shaking his head. On the one hand, it is because of the lack of some vitamins, some calcium, iron, zinc, selenium and other substances. Secondly, perhaps the baby’s cervical spine has not yet fully developed, and being restless is just their physiological reaction. Therefore, when the baby has such a situation, mothers must pay attention to see if the baby has any other abnormal phenomena.