Two days ago, a mother asked me, the baby just turned two months, in order to better take care of the baby, so the family invited a parenting sister-in-law, originally very good together, these days but because of whether to turn on the night lights at night, the two are very unhappy, and now the parenting sister-in-law is clamoring to resign.
The parenting sister-in-law said that the baby should feed at night, it is recommended that the home always turn on a night light, in case the baby overflows milk or the mouth and nose are blocked, it can be found in time, and can be illuminated, in one fell swoop.
Bao Mom said that she had read a lot of information on the Internet, saying that turning on the night light would affect the baby's sleep and make the child precocious.
In fact, there has always been controversy in this regard, and some of them have not yet been proved by conclusive evidence.
As we all know, the growth and development of babies is related to one key factor, that is, growth hormone. Growth hormone is an important hormone. It promotes bone growth. Growth hormone is secreted most vigorously during sleep and is most pronounced in the early stages of deep sleep. As the old saying goes, babies can eat, sleep, grow fast, and that's the way it is.
Therefore, if the night light is turned on in the baby's room for a long time at home, it will indeed have some impact on the baby:
First, affect the quality of the baby's sleep
Both adults and children are very sensitive to the perception of light while sleeping. For example, if you are in a bright light, it is difficult to fall asleep, and the quality of sleep will be seriously damaged, whether it is for children or adults, the quality of sleep will be reduced, thus harming the health of the body.
Second, affect the baby's growth and development
When the baby sleeps, especially at 12-3 o'clock at night, the attentive mother often feels the baby's body twitching around her, because at this time the baby enters deep sleep, the secretion of growth hormone grows the fastest, if the night light is turned on for a long time, it may make the baby have been in a light sleep state, unable to enter deep sleep, thereby affecting the baby's growth and development.
Third, affect the baby's vision
Studies have found that infancy and childhood when sleeping at night for a long time, it is easy to stimulate the eyeball and the ciliary body can not rest adequately, thereby increasing the chance of developing myopia in the future.
The disadvantages of turning on the night light to sleep have said so much, is the night light necessary to remove it? In fact, only long-term effects will cause harm, if you just turn on the lights at night to feed, there is no need to worry. On the other hand, the light source of the night lamp is generally weak and soft, and the impact on the baby is relatively small, and you only need to pay attention to avoid shooting directly at the baby's eyes when using it.
As for the saying that turning on the night light to sleep will make the baby precocious, there is still no definite evidence that the experiments on small animals have found related effects, whether the child will be precocious.