What should I do if my three-month-old baby has trouble sleeping?

I believe everyone knows the importance of sleep to us. Sleep not only allows our bodies to rest but also can improve immunity. Sleep is even more important for growing babies. We recommend that parents pay attention to their baby’s sleep. Once the baby has problems with sleep, they should deal with it in time. Below we will introduce what to do if a three-month-old baby has poor sleep.

The baby's sleep process is cyclical. In each sleep cycle, there are two forms of deep sleep and light sleep that cycle back and forth. When the baby enters the light sleep stage, he may show some sleep-disrupting behaviors such as moving eyes, head, limbs, and making sounds, which are generally normal. At this time, parents should not rush to disturb the baby or change his sleeping state. They can pat the baby appropriately and the baby may continue to sleep.

There are two situations in which babies have restless sleep: one is physiological: this is an instinctive reaction, a way for babies to express their emotions and needs, which may be due to hunger, heat or cold, being frightened or disturbed by dreams, too much sleep during the day, etc. At this time, parents only need to make adjustments and comfort the baby according to the specific situation to calm the baby down and help the baby sleep well. There is also a pathological condition: it should be given enough attention. Any disease that causes pain, itching and other discomforts to the baby will make the baby sleep disturbed, such as fever, eczema, intestinal cramps, oral ulcers, pinworm infection, etc. In addition, babies who are calcium deficient usually suffer from sweating, bald spots on the back of the head, night terrors, irritability, etc. You can take your baby for trace element testing.

Parents should pay attention to the following before their baby goes to bed: 1. Do not let your baby have too much dinner, as drinking milk once is conducive to better sleep; 2. Appropriately reduce various stimulations to the body, taking a hot bath and doing massage before going to bed is conducive to physical relaxation; 3. Do not dress your baby too much when sleeping, and the temperature of the bedding should be appropriate; 4. Parents should try their best to create a good sleeping environment for the baby. It is best to turn off the lights when the baby is sleeping to maintain a comfortable and quiet sleeping environment.

In the above article, we introduced the many benefits of sleep to our body. We recommend that our readers pay attention to their sleep. The effect of sleep on babies is more obvious. The above article gives us a detailed introduction on what to do if a three-month-old baby does not sleep well.