What should I do if my child sleeps during the day and not at night?

Babies often have a reversed day and night situation. They sleep a lot during the day and never sleep at night. This habit of children is very tormenting to their parents. It makes them often unable to sleep well. Over time, the parents' physical and mental health will be greatly affected, so we must find a way to solve this problem of children. Common solutions are as follows.

What should I do if my child sleeps during the day and not at night?

Many new parents will encounter the problem of their baby's sleep schedule being reversed during the day and night. The baby sleeps more during the day but has no sleepiness at night. This is a common problem because babies don’t care much about whether it is day or night. As long as they have milk, a warm bed and someone to accompany them, they will be satisfied. Anyway, it's always dark in the mother's womb, so there is no need to adapt to the different requirements of the day and night cycle.

For this reason, adults should just play with the baby as much as possible during the day, and try to wake him up when it is time to feed him. Don't think that the baby didn't sleep well at night and indulge him during the day without having the heart to wake him up. Of course, if you wake up a sleeping baby, he may become listless and have a poor appetite. But in order to change the baby's sleeping situation of day and night reversed, this is the only way. In addition, you can take your baby outdoors for a walk or play during the day to make him excited, which will help him get more sleep at night. When sleeping during the day, the room should not be too quiet and the light should be appropriately bright. Especially don't let your children go to bed after 5 pm.

At night, even if the baby is very excited, adults should try to remain calm, not talk or play with the baby too much; and make sure the baby is well fed when feeding. If the baby is not sleepy, you have to hold him in your arms, rock him slowly, and hum a song softly to help him sleep. Don't disturb him easily after he falls asleep, and don't think about feeding him. Let your baby gradually feel that daytime is fun and nighttime is boring. In this way, he can adjust his life pattern, sleeping less during the day and more at night.

The main consideration is that it is caused by fright or calcium deficiency. It may also be abnormal sleep caused by sleeping too long during the day. It is recommended to pay attention to calcium supplementation, gently rub the earlobes and palms to play a calming role, and try to reduce daytime sleep time.