The dangers of letting babies sleep with night lights on

It is generally difficult to coax a baby to sleep at night. Since babies are afraid of the dark, some parents will turn on the lights or a night light for their children. In this way, parents think that their children will not be afraid and can sleep well. However, they do not know that such sleeping habits will harm the baby, because the light late at night will cause harm to the baby's body and affect the baby's growth and development.

Newborn baby crying and not sleeping

1. Reasons why newborns cry and don’t sleep

Incomplete central development: The central nervous system of newborns is still incompletely developed, and the conditioned reflexes of waking during the day and sleeping at night have not yet been established. If the child sleeps for a long time during the day, he will not want to fall asleep at night and will cry unless his parents coax him or hold him.

Parents are not sensitive to the baby at night: In addition, parents are physically and mentally exhausted after a day of hard work, so naturally they are not as sensitive to the baby’s hunger, urination and defecation as they are during the day. If not handled in time, the baby will cry again and naturally they will not be able to sleep.

Baby calcium deficiency: Babies who are calcium deficient are also prone to crying. Due to calcium deficiency in the body, the baby is easily frightened, especially on a quiet night, the slightest movement will wake the baby up. Babies with chronic diseases such as tuberculosis and malnutrition often cry at night, and parents should pay attention to this situation.

2. What to do if the newborn baby cries and refuses to sleep

Consciously help your baby to train: change the phenomenon of your baby's day and night reversal, and try to concentrate things like drinking water, changing diapers, taking cod liver oil and calcium tablets during the day, and try to reduce these things at night so that your baby can sleep peacefully.

Don't overfeed your baby during the day: it's better to feed your baby smaller, more frequent meals so that he wakes up because he's hungry. This can greatly increase the number of times the baby wakes up during the day, making him more tired during the day and naturally sleeping well at night.

Reasons why newborns don't sleep during the day

1. A noisy room and strong glaring light will affect the baby's sleep quality.

2. The baby's congenital malnutrition and calcium deficiency will affect neurological development.

3. The baby is used to being held by his parents. If you suddenly stop holding him, he will certainly not sleep well and may even cry.

4. The quilt is too thick and the clothes are too tight. The baby will feel hot and uncomfortable and will cry and refuse to sleep.

Newborn baby crying and not sleeping

1. Reasons why newborns cry and don’t sleep

Incomplete central development: The central nervous system of newborns is still incompletely developed, and the conditioned reflexes of waking during the day and sleeping at night have not yet been established. If the child sleeps for a long time during the day, he will not want to fall asleep at night and will cry unless his parents coax him or hold him.

Parents are not sensitive to the baby at night: In addition, parents are physically and mentally exhausted after a day of hard work, so naturally they are not as sensitive to the baby’s hunger, urination and defecation as they are during the day. If not handled in time, the baby will cry again and naturally they will not be able to sleep.

Baby calcium deficiency: Babies who are calcium deficient are also prone to crying. Due to calcium deficiency in the body, the baby is easily frightened, especially on a quiet night, the slightest movement will wake the baby up. Babies with chronic diseases such as tuberculosis and malnutrition often cry at night, and parents should pay attention to this situation.

2. What to do if the newborn baby cries and refuses to sleep

Consciously help your baby to train: change the phenomenon of your baby's day and night reversal, and try to concentrate things like drinking water, changing diapers, taking cod liver oil and calcium tablets during the day, and try to reduce these things at night so that your baby can sleep peacefully.

Don't overfeed your baby during the day: it's better to feed your baby smaller, more frequent meals so that he wakes up because he's hungry. This can greatly increase the number of times the baby wakes up during the day, making him more tired during the day and naturally sleeping well at night.

Reasons why newborns don't sleep at night

There are many reasons why babies are restless and cry at night. Parents can check if their babies refuse to sleep at night. They can start from the following aspects:

1. Sleeping conditions: Check if the sleeping conditions are bad. The baby is not sleeping comfortably, the quilt is too many, the diaper is wet or the diaper is too tight, etc., which will make the baby unable to sleep at night.

2. Calcium deficiency: If the baby is calcium deficient, it will cause unstable sleep. Parents should supplement the baby with calcium in time.

3. Hungry: If the baby is not full, he will of course cry non-stop. For babies, filling their stomachs is the most important thing.

4. Sickness: If the baby has any physical abnormality or is sick, he will refuse to sleep. Parents should pay attention to this situation. Once any abnormality is found, they should go to the hospital to seek help from a doctor.

5. Sleeping too much during the day: This is also one of the culprits that affect the baby’s sleep quality at night, so parents can play with the baby appropriately during the day, so that the baby can sleep peacefully at night.

Newborn baby black and white reversed

Why do newborns have black and white reversed? Newborn baby’s “night crying” is also called “sleeping upside down”. The newborn baby cannot distinguish between day and night. He sleeps during the day and cries and makes noises at night.

There are many reasons why newborns cry at night. If young parents cause their babies to cry at night due to improper care, they should provide scientific care and feeding to correct the situation. That is, feeding during the day should be done at regular times and in fixed quantities, and the baby should not be allowed to sleep too much. Except for feeding and changing diapers at night, never disturb the baby's sleep so that he can sleep longer at night.

If the newborn does not have a fever, eats normally, cries often at night, has an unrefreshing sleep, is easily awakened, has slight sweat on the head, and the mother sometimes has calf cramps during pregnancy and does not receive treatment, this "night crying" may be related to vitamin D deficiency in the newborn.

Vitamin D deficiency can cause hypocalcemia, which often leads to the above-mentioned night crying and develops into afebrile convulsions. In severe cases, laryngeal spasm may occur. In severe cases, it can cause suffocation or even death of the newborn. Therefore, be vigilant. If you suspect that your newborn may have low calcium, you should seek medical attention as soon as possible. Supplement vitamin D and calcium under the guidance of a doctor, and get more sun exposure to promote the absorption of vitamin D and calcium.