Reasons why children have trouble falling asleep

Insomnia is painful. Sleep is very important. People need different amounts of sleep at different stages of their life. If we adults have difficulty falling asleep, we will look for the reasons ourselves, and then we will adjust our lifestyle or go to the hospital for treatment. But for children, they do not have the mature thinking of adults and do not know how to fall asleep on their own, so it is necessary for us adults to understand the causes of their illness.

1. Lack of trace elements and low blood calcium levels will cause increased excitability of the brain and autonomic nerves, resulting in the baby's restless sleep at night. Calcium and vitamin D supplementation is needed. If calcium is deficient, the baby's fontanelle will not close well; if zinc is deficient, the corners of the mouth will generally ulcerate. You can try mixing rice ingredients with rice or porridge for your child. They are sold on Taobao. Many flavors, balanced nutrition

2. Too hot or too cold

3. Too dry, with mucus in the nose

5. Pay attention to whether there are pinworms outside the anus.

6. Many mothers think their babies are hungry when they see them wake up crying at night, and then they feed them. In fact, this is a very bad habit. Doing so will instead cause the child to develop the habit of wanting to breastfeed when he wakes up at night.

7. 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.

8. Breastfed babies are addicted to milk. (This happens to many breastfeeding babies)

9. 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 in a semi-asleep state). 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.

10. If your baby often wants to urinate at night, you should wet his diaper so as not to affect his sleep. When using a wet diaper, be sure not to wrap it too tightly.

11. When you find your child is sleepy, put him in the crib immediately. It is better to let your baby fall asleep on his own if you hold or rock him to sleep every time. Then whenever he wakes up at night, he will need you to hold him or rock him to fall asleep.

12. Do not let your baby fall asleep with a pacifier in his mouth. Pacifiers are for babies to suck milk, not for sleeping. If some children fall asleep with a pacifier in their mouth, please gently remove the pacifier before putting them to bed.

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

Steps/Methods

1. Parents should coax their baby before bedtime, but not take pictures for too long. Parents should leave before the baby falls asleep and let the baby fall asleep on his 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 make 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 being familiar with the home environment.

If children have difficulty falling asleep, it is difficult for them to self-regulate and they need help from us adults. How we can help them is just a science. We should not take it for granted and apply our own way of falling asleep to children. This is inappropriate. You can refer to the above methods to improve your child’s sleeping environment, so that you can help your child fall asleep better.