Why do three-month-old babies always stretch hard?

Babies need to slowly adapt to life right after they are born. As time goes by, they become older and more likely to stretch themselves all the time. There are many reasons why babies often stretch themselves. Generally, it may be due to abdominal discomfort, anal pain, or constipation. Parents can observe the baby's performance and comfort him/her.

Three-month-old baby always stretches hard

If a three-month-old baby is always straining, it is often related to constipation. Pay attention to defecating on time and apply sesame oil on the anus. Help your baby by rubbing his belly.

What should I pay attention to when taking care of a three-month-old baby?

1. Help your baby pee. Start training your baby's urination habits 3 months after birth. Parents should carefully observe the baby's urination performance and interval time, and wait until the baby has to urinate before helping him/her urinate. When helping the baby urinate, they can send a signal "shh, shh".

"Sound, and take a certain posture, so that the time, sound, posture and other signals are linked together, after repeated many times, a conditioned reflex of urination is formed.

2. Crying at night

When the baby is 3 months old, he starts to learn to lift his head and can support his upper body with his elbows when lying on his stomach. The cervical spine begins to bend forward and the thoracic spine gradually bends backward. To ensure a comfortable position, you should use a pillow for your baby 3 months after birth. Develop the habit of taking a nap in the morning, noon and afternoon, each time for about 2 hours. You can sleep continuously for more than 5 hours at night. However, some babies always cry and make noise when they sleep at night, making young parents exhausted.

In addition to the common factors that affect babies' sudden crying while sleeping, such as poor sleeping environment, being too excited before going to bed, physical discomfort, etc., the baby's internal factors also affect sleep: the brain nerves are not yet mature. The child has not yet established a fixed schedule physically. The adjustment of the baby's biological clock's day and night rhythm depends on the baby's physiological maturity.

1. Maybe you are wet, hungry, tired, sleepy, or injured.

2. Maybe I feel lonely.

3. Perhaps it is because of emotional instability that one appears irritable and restless.

What you need to do at this time is to respond positively to your baby's feelings. You can hug him, touch him, or talk to him to calm him down.

4. Maybe he doesn’t want to be kept in a fence or crib for a long time.

Secondly, this is the baby’s positive feedback to the surrounding environment, which allows parents to understand the baby’s wishes and meet them accordingly. Screaming can create a positive interaction between caregivers and those being cared for, and is an important link in strengthening the bond of family affection.