The baby, in addition to joy, brings certain difficulties to the parents' usual life. This is mainly due to baby crying, which can sometimes drive you crazy. Not understanding the reasons for children's screams, parents are at a loss, turn to doctors or simply give up.
Newborn crying
Sleep features of a newborn baby
Children's sleep is almost the same as that of an adult. The phases alternate with the same frequency, the brain rests almost according to the same plan as in adults.
At the same time, most mothers note that their children do not sleep for more than half an hour. The reason is extremely simple - babies do not know how to move smoothly from one phase to another. The very first phase, half an hour, allows the child to fall asleep soundly and not react to extraneous sounds.
Interesting. Young mothers note that when laying the child down and being next to him, they can even continue to talk with dad or watch TV, and the baby will sleep soundly, despite the noise. But as soon as the woman moves away, the child wakes up and cries loudly. The answer lies exactly in the half-hour interval. Mom gets tired of guarding the baby, and she decides to move away from him just after about 30 minutes, when the phase of sound sleep ends.
If a woman shows calmness and wisdom, lies down next to the baby or strokes it on the back, the baby will fall asleep again. Up to 6-8 months, children will have to help move from one phase to another, or let them sleep for half an hour, then stay awake and fall asleep again.
Reflex Moro
Monthly babies often wake up from a reflex splash with pens. Some at this moment may scream and twitch. This will certainly wake the child up, causing him to cry. The reflex will fade away by itself by the end of the first month of life. It is not an indicator of disorders of the nervous system and is noted by doctors in the hospital as a sign of correct intrauterine development.
Reasons for crying at night
In addition to the apparently short naps, babies may cry in their sleep at night under the influence of various factors. There are several reasons for this, each of them becomes more popular at certain age intervals:
- night fear;
- It's difficult to breathe;
- hungry;
- worried about teething;
- tormented by abdominal pain;
- woke up a physiological need to go to the toilet;
- woke up some noise or strong smell.
In neurology, there is a concept of fear at night. It is more typical for children after a year. However, this also happens to babies. Night fear is characterized by sudden hysteria that occurs an hour after falling asleep at night. As a rule, at this moment the child's eyes are closed, the roar lasts about 15-20 minutes, after which everything just as suddenly stops, as it began. This problem requires the consultation of a neurologist, who can prescribe medications that help the smooth development of the psyche.
The most common reason a newborn cries during sleep is abdominal pain. They torture babies up to 3-4 months old. If the mother does not follow the diet, then at a later age, the baby may suffer from excess gas.
There are very sensitive babies who wake up when their bladder has emptied. Even if the baby is wearing a quality diaper, he will wake up from the heat spreading over the groin area.
Teeth begin to erupt in children over six months of age. At night, swollen gums can throb, increasing pain. Therefore, if the mother noticed bright gums, increased in size, you need to be prepared for the fact that you will have to get up several times a night in order to calm the child.
Additional Information! If a three-month-old baby's teeth begin to climb, this may even be accompanied by an increase in temperature.
How to help your baby sleep well
Very often, parents complain that the newborn screams in a dream, turns and grunts. This is a clear sign of dry and warm indoor air. These kinds of sleep problems don't happen when your toddler sleeps in a stroller outside. There is a violation of night sleep at home, because parents try to warm up the nursery as best as possible, fearing to open the window again.
Meanwhile, the milk retained in the nasopharynx and the mucus produced by the respiratory organs dry out, turning into crusts. They prevent the baby from breathing fully, create a feeling of terrible discomfort in the nose, force the baby to groan or even growl.
As soon as parents get a high-quality humidifier, the baby stops making strange sounds at night and sleeps much better. If adults cease to be afraid to open windows and begin to let fresh air into the room even in winter, the baby's respiratory tract will be able to better perform its functions, and therefore the child will sleep much better.
Airing
The second most popular reason why babies cry at night is hunger. Children of the first year of life, especially the first half of the year, wake up every three hours screaming. This is how they communicate their desire for a portion of milk. By the age of six months, this cannot be avoided, because the vital need for night feeding cannot be eradicated. However, as soon as complementary foods appear in the child's life, you can try to get rid of this difficulty. Pediatricians recommend replacing the last feeding with porridge. She, being much more satisfying than milk, takes a long time to digest, keeping the child feeling full.
Tips for preventing night crying
When wondering why a baby often cries in a dream, it is worth thinking first of all about how his day went, how much the baby slept, and what time his morning came. If a child slept before 9-10 am, do not expect that at 20:30 he will fall asleep easily and without protests.
Attention! This is especially true for situations in which the child spends the whole day in four walls, without going out into the fresh air. If he is not tired during the day, has not walked up, has not played enough, but they take him in their arms and start to rock, just because the time has come, the baby bends, spins and protests loudly.
For a voluntary and easy going to bed with a child, you need to spend an active day. For infants up to 3-4 months, the activity is as follows:
- familiarization with toys;
- training on fitball;
- walking in a stroller in the fresh air;
- feeding by the hour, excluding overfeeding.
Babies over 6 months old can spend their energy actively crawling on the floor. In order for this activity not to bring any injuries, dad should screw the chests of drawers and bedside tables to the walls, put latches on the door to protect the fingers from injury, and close the sockets with plugs.
Door catch
Infant activities of all ages should end with a swim in a large tub. Cool water, active arm and leg movements, and daring diving training will ensure the ultimate waste of energy. After the evening swim, the baby will gladly have dinner and fall asleep on his own for several hours.
Don't be afraid of baby crying. It is important to understand its causes in order to draw the right conclusions and save yourself from insomnia. If the little one began to cry after the introduction of complementary foods, replace the products or completely postpone this idea for a month. Listening to the needs of the baby, you can give the whole family good nights without the participation of doctors and medicines.
