Wen 丨 Jing Ma said, original content.
The baby always sleeps at night and eats night milk frequently, what is the matter?
Mothers with children have almost all had this kind of trouble, and many mothers often "do not know the reason" and "reprimand" the baby.
In fact, there are reasons behind the baby's performance, and these reasons mothers must understand to reduce anxiety and fall into the pit.
Reason 1: Every baby goes through a "special period"
Before the age of one year, the baby grows and develops very quickly, from being able to lie down, to turning over, sitting up, standing up, walking, from crying to having different emotions, there will be body movements to express, can talk, this year the baby grows very fast, and the progress is also great.
But because of this, when babies go through all the major stages of development, they are all new experiences, and experiencing freshness and excitement that they have never experienced before will also affect the baby's sleep.
For example, when experiencing the "special period" of the development of major sports such as turning over, sitting alone, crawling, standing and walking, the baby will practice "day and night".
Parents may encounter the baby suddenly sitting up in his sleep and continue to sleep after a few seconds;
Or get up from sleep, crawl from one place to another, and then lie down and continue sleeping.
In this case, it may be that the baby repeats the actions learned during the day in his sleep, but it is also likely to wake up in the process and find his mother to eat night milk.
The "special period" that causes your baby to sleep well, in addition to the period of unlocking the big exercise, also includes:
The time when the person is taken care of, the sleeping room is changed, and the new environment is changed, due to the changes in the caregiver and the environment, it will also affect the baby's sleep;
There are also days when the mother just went to work, suddenly separated from the mother for a long time, the baby will not adapt, and there will be frequent night wake-up and night milk.
▲ What should I do if this happens?
First of all, this phenomenon is temporary, experience enough, adapt, this "growing pain" will disappear;
Secondly, help the baby practice more during the day and minimize interference at night;
If it is a caregiver and the environment changes, help the baby adapt as soon as possible.
Reason two: physical discomfort, resulting in poor sleep for the baby
The most common ones are flatulence, intestinal colic, eczema, etc. common in small-month-old babies, and common colds and diarrhea in older babies.
Like us adults, when the baby is uncomfortable, not only is the mood bad and becomes very abrasive, but also sleeps unsteadily, wakes up frequently, and always wants to eat night milk.
Illness is the most likely cause for babies to wake up more at night and eat more milk at night.
And mothers may also find that as long as the baby is sick once, during the illness, it is very sticky to the mother, easy to cry, the mood is not good, and even if the illness is good, many of the rules and habits developed before are also chaotic, and it takes a while to re-develop.
What should parents do in this situation?
According to the baby's situation, understand his needs, and prescribe the right medicine.
If it is a cold and diarrhea, etc., actively help the baby to treat and alleviate;
If there is flatulence and intestinal colic, correctly help the baby to relieve exhaustion, and usually pay attention to avoid eating too much air;
Long eczema makes the baby itchy and sleeps badly, can stay away from the allergen, and do a good job of skin moisturizing, and when it is serious, you can also take medication according to the doctor's advice;
The sleeping environment is uncomfortable, adjust the indoor temperature, humidity, light, etc. accordingly, and do not be too noisy;
In the summer, mosquito bites can be prevented by mosquito nets and long-sleeved pants.
Reason three: new teeth erupt and fidgeting
This is also a common reason, especially for babies aged 6-12 months, fidgeting due to tooth discomfort, and even emotional irritability, crying and so on.
The other day I saw a mom in the mom group who was upset because of this.
When her baby was almost 8 months old, because of teething, night milk went from 1 to 4 times, and it lasted for a long time, and she liked to use her teeth to push RF when she suckled, and every time she ate a bite, it hurt once. By 11 months, I wanted to wean and try to consciously not give the baby food, but the baby was crying badly and it was easy to wake up, which was really painful, and I didn't want to take the child.
It may be frequent to wake up at night and eat more night milk, and the stage that mothers experience most deeply is the period of teething.
Most babies start teething from about 6 months old, and each new tooth may appear during the eruption: love to bite, drooling, inexplicable irritability, tooth picking, fever, poor sleep, etc.
In these few days, the baby will be uncomfortable because of gum pain and itching, and he will often wake up at night when he sleeps, and every time he wakes up, he wants to suckle and soothe.
When the teeth grow out, the situation will get slightly better, but when the next tooth erupts, it will start to repeat this phenomenon, basically from about 6 months to after one year old.
When your baby goes through teething, parents can do this:
Timely detection of the baby's teeth eruption signals;
Massage the gums with chilled gauze, prepare some teething food and toys with teether;
Frequent hand washing, frequent change of clothes, frequent disinfection of toys, etc.;
Comfort your baby and don't throw a tantrum at him.
Reason four: it is too stimulating during the day but it is not good to sleep
This is also a common reason, such as the baby playing too excited during the day, too stimulating, receiving too much information at the end of the day, difficult to digest for a while, after falling asleep at night, it is still easy to be in a state of hyperactivity, and the performance of frequent waking up, eating night milk and so on.
How to deal with and prevent this situation?
First of all, try not to play too excited during the day, and don't do things that are easy to stimulate the baby;
Secondly, if you are taking your baby out to play, go to unfamiliar places, etc., you can bring your baby's futon or favorite toys.
However, the baby caused by this situation does not sleep well, generally temporarily, will not last long, usually pay attention to avoid it.
The first four causes the baby to wake up frequently at night and eat night milk aggravation, basically every family has been recruited, has your baby experienced it? Welcome to share your experience with your baby!