What should I do if my child doesn’t want to sleep?

Parents often encounter a headache problem, that is, children do not sleep, especially babies who are only a few months old. The baby's daily routine is completely different from that of adults. Some babies even reverse day and night, sleeping a lot during the day and not sleeping at night. This is very tormenting for parents. So what methods can parents take to solve the problem of children not sleeping at night?

What should I do if my child doesn’t want to sleep?

1. Learn the correct way to comfort your baby. Many careful mothers should find it easy to discover a phenomenon: babies often cry softly at night or hum when turning over. This means that the baby is actually in a light sleep stage and will wake up easily. So at this time, parents should give the baby a quiet space.

In fact, some babies wake up at night not because they are hungry, but because they want to find the feeling of sucking, so mothers should feed the baby according to the baby's situation. When the baby has this kind of situation, parents don't need to rush to pick up the baby. Instead, they can try another method to comfort the baby, such as whispering softly or patting him gently. It is known that sound can have a good soothing effect. If this soothing method doesn't work, try giving your baby a pacifier. Remember, if you choose to hold your baby, he or she will become more awake the more you hold him or her!

2. Never wake up the baby deliberately. Some mothers worry that their babies will get hungry if they sleep too long, so they will take the initiative to feed their babies or change their diapers in the middle of the night. In fact, whether the baby is crying because of hunger or discomfort in the diaper, these are normal phenomena for babies. If the baby does not wake up in this situation, it means that the baby now has a greater need for sleep. If some mothers are worried that their baby's butt will be covered by diapers, they might as well change the baby into dry and absorbent diapers before going to bed.

3. Let your baby do more activities during the day. If you want your baby to sleep well, exercise is essential. During the day, mothers can encourage their babies to do more activities, such as: let the baby crawl more, play some interactive games, and if the baby is older, do some physical exercises. Because exercise is not only good for the baby's sleep, but also can promote the baby's growth and development.

4. Make sure your baby’s clothes are comfortable. Do not wear thick clothes when your baby is sleeping. Also, be careful not to cover your baby with too thick a quilt to prevent the baby from waking up from the heat in the middle of the night. Some babies have trouble sleeping because of the influence of the environment. For example: mother and baby sleeping in the same bed. When the mother plays with the mobile phone, it can easily disturb the baby's sleep. Therefore, before accompanying the baby to sleep, parents should try not to play with mobile phones or other electronic products.

5. Supplement probiotics in moderation every day. Under normal circumstances, the flora in the human intestine is balanced, helping the body to digest various foods, producing nutrients that allow the body to absorb food, and producing various neurotransmitters needed for the central nervous system to issue commands, such as serotonin and dopamine. When the balance is broken, that is, when the number of beneficial bacteria is insufficient or the structure is disordered, the secretion of neurotransmitters related to sleep will fluctuate abnormally. Over time, it will affect the normal operation of the central nervous system and cause dysfunction, which in turn causes sleep disorders and even insomnia.