Why does my 2-year-old baby toss and turn when sleeping at night?

Generally speaking, if an adult has something on his mind when sleeping at night, it is easy for him to toss and turn. However, for a naive child, tossing and turning in sleep at night will definitely make parents very worried. After all, children don’t have anything on their mind and they are more concerned about the reasons. So, why does a 2-year-old baby toss and turn in his sleep at night? Let’s take a closer look at it below.

1. You may be calcium deficient

If a mother finds that her baby wakes up easily, she should first rule out pathological causes. Mothers can check whether their baby has occipital baldness at the back of the head, and observe how much the baby sweats while sleeping. If they find that the baby sweats particularly heavily, parents should pay attention, as the baby may be calcium deficient.

Generally, there are two possibilities for pillow baldness. One is that the pillow rubs off the baby's hair when he sleeps, which is less likely. The second is calcium deficiency. Babies are in a period of rapid growth before 6 months old and require a relatively large amount of calcium. Parents should pay attention to calcium supplementation for their babies. They can let their babies drink calcium powder and take their babies outside to bask in the sun more often. If parents are still worried, they can take their baby to the hospital for relevant examinations.

2. Lack of sense of security

The baby leaves the mother's body and comes to a new environment. He meets different people every day. Everything is unfamiliar to the baby, and he will have more or less fear. Lack of security is also one of the important reasons why babies wake up. Therefore, sometimes, the baby can only fall asleep next to the mother. No matter how quietly the parents leave the room, the alert baby will still notice and start crying again.

For such a baby, the mother must make him feel safe enough. When the baby is sleeping, the mother can give some caress, touch the baby's head or gently pat the baby's chest to make the baby feel safe. In addition, parents can let the baby sleep in a smaller space and put some cushions, baby toys, etc. around the crib. Let your baby sleep in a fixed bed and use fixed bedding so that the baby will not feel unfamiliar and will feel more secure.

The above is an introduction to why a 2-year-old baby tosses and turns in his sleep at night. I hope it will be helpful to parents. There are many factors that cause a 2-year-old baby tossing and turning in his sleep at night, and this factor is the main cause. Therefore, if a similar situation is discovered, appropriate measures can be taken to resolve it and avoid causing unnecessary harm to the child.