The baby does not sleep well, and cries at night how to sleep well?

Recently, I heard a mother say that her child always does not sleep well, sleep easily wake up, and have to walk around the house at night holding the child to put him to sleep, hold him to fall asleep, and wake up as soon as you put him down. What should I do when I encounter this situation?

In this case, we must first find out the reasons that affect sleep. Generally, there are several reasons.

The first is to play too long before bedtime, overworked, overexcited or frightened during the day, mood fear, emotional anxiety, etc. will make the spirit can not be well suppressed.

The second is improper diet, dinner eaten too much, eat food should not be digested, or eat too little because of hunger can not sleep.

The third is uncomfortable sleeping position or chest pressure, breathing is not good.

The fourth is that the child wets and the diaper is not changed in time and the child feels uncomfortable.

The fifth is that the sleeping bed is not comfortable, or the bedroom environment is not good, such as indoor air is dirty, the room temperature is too high or too low, too dry, too strong lights and too much noise, etc.

Sixth infants and children sick, such as brainworm Ascaris and increased body temperature, the nose is not breathable and various other diseases.

Seventh, changes in daily life, such as going out, living in a new home, a new nanny, etc.

We need to let babies develop good sleep habits because sleep helps infants’ brain development and memory growth. And during sleep, the body’s circulation and breathing, urination and other physiological activities and metabolism are at a low level, and the whole body’s bones and muscles are in a relaxed state. It is the whole body gets sufficient rest. The growth rate of infants and children is three times faster in the sleeping state than in the waking state, and the growth hormone secreted by the pituitary gland located at the base of the brain is the most secreted during sleep. Growth hormone promotes the growth of the body’s own bones, muscles, and internal organs. The sleep time for newborns is 20 hours, for infants aged 2-6 months is 14-18 hours, for infants aged 7-12 months is 13-15 hours, and for infants aged 1-3 years is 12-13 hours. Infants and toddlers from full term onward generally maintain a sleep time of about 10 hours at night. The number of daytime sleeps from 3 to 4 times, then transition to sleeping twice during the day, once in the morning and once in the afternoon, and then a little older two weeks later sleep once during the day, a sleep of about two hours. Around three weeks of infant naptime, some children sleep longer, a sleep to the night, it should try to let infants and toddlers nap time should not exceed two hours, so as not to affect the night sleep.

Then how do we cultivate good sleep habits for infants and toddlers? First, we need to keep the indoor air fresh, should often open the window ventilation, fresh air will make infants and toddlers sleep fast and sleep well.

Second, the indoor temperature should be adjusted to 20 degrees to 23 degrees is appropriate, too cold or too hot will affect sleep.

Third, to create a quiet environment for babies, indoor lighting should be dark and soft, the color of the curtains should not be too dark.

Fourth, it is best to choose a suitable bed for infants and toddlers to sleep alone, the bed is moderately soft and hard, preferably a wooden bed to ensure the normal development of the spine of infants and toddlers.

Fifth, do not do strenuous exercise before bedtime, to avoid causing excessive excitement in infants and toddlers.

Sixth before bedtime, the infant’s face and buttocks will be washed, one year old before the infant can not brush teeth, can be used to rinse the mouth with water, and urinate once.

Seventh, bedding should be clean and comfortable, in line with the seasons, winter to have warm facilities, mosquito nets need to be prepared in the summer, change into loose soft pajamas, sometimes infants like to suck fingers can not interfere, which also plays a role in stabilizing the infant’s own emotions.

Do these it, the baby’s sleep will slowly change, getting better and better.