Why is the baby's sleep not good?

Generally speaking, when it comes to the quality of sleep, infants are the most susceptible to poor sleep quality at night. In fact, there are many factors in life that can cause infants to have poor sleep quality. Among them, environmental factors and hunger are very common causes of poor sleep in infants. So, what is the reason for poor sleep in infants?

1. Environmental factors: including the sleeping place being too noisy, too hot, or wearing too many or too few clothes. The most common problem is over-clothing and wrapping babies in too many clothes and blankets, especially in the first few months after birth. Adults always think that babies are easy to catch cold, so they dress them more and wrap them tightly. In fact, "babies have three fires in their buttocks". Their metabolic rate is higher than that of adults, and they are afraid of heat, so wrapping babies in too many clothes and blankets will make them hot and restless, and they will not sleep well. The solution is very simple. In principle, the number of clothes a baby needs "indoors" is the same as that of an adult, and they can just cover themselves with a blanket or thin quilt when sleeping.

2. The baby doesn’t eat enough: This is also a common reason in the first few months after birth. You will see the baby tossing and turning and sucking all the time. Sometimes it just needs to suck, and sometimes it is really hungry and wants to eat more. For babies who are fed formula milk, parents can use a pacifier to test whether he needs sucking or milk. A baby who needs milk will spit out the pacifier you give him.

It is more convenient for babies who are exclusively breastfed, but mothers should learn to breastfeed while lying down. In this case, the mother should let the baby suck on the breast. What the mother is reminded of is to make sure that the baby is latching on correctly (the baby's mouth should be wide open and there should be pauses when sucking, that is, the mouth should have a rhythm of sucking and releasing, and the mother will also feel the milk secretion), and whether the baby has enough urine (at least one diaper containing urine should be changed on the first day, two on the second day, and three on the third day, and so on. After a week, at least 6 times a day is enough). This way, you can be sure that the baby is drinking enough, and also find out the reason for poor intermittent sleep.

3. Baby's stomach is uncomfortable: Babies of any age may have trouble sleeping due to stomach bloating, stool accumulation, or simple infant colic. The treatment methods are nothing more than massaging the baby's stomach with peppermint oil, or using a rectal thermometer to measure the rectal temperature to stimulate the anus to defecate. If the above methods cannot solve the baby's crying or restless sleep, it is necessary to take the baby to a pediatrician for examination to find out the cause.

As mentioned above, when there are factors such as too many or too few quilts, or when the baby has discomfort such as diarrhea, the baby will cry when sleeping, which leads to poor sleep quality. Therefore, when the baby has poor sleep, parents must pay attention to find the cause in order to help the baby fall asleep early.