Newborns sleep lightly and are easily awakened. What should I do if my newborn baby has little sleep?

The baby's sleep is closely related to his growth, so the baby's sleep quality is of great concern to parents. Many parents are worried that their babies have poor sleep. Today, let's talk about the reasons why newborns are easily awakened by hot sleep.

Reasons why babies sleep lightly

1. Physiological reasons

Babies are restless when they are under three months old. Their brain and nervous system are developing and need a lot of trace elements. This problem can be solved by calcium supplementation. So if your baby is restless when he is under three months old, and is easily startled and wakes up, calcium supplementation is a tried and tested method.

2. Physical reasons

Many times, babies wake up from the cold because the quilt was not changed properly, or wake up from the heat because the quilt was too thick. In this case, the mother just needs to get up more often at night to check on the baby.

3. Causes of Disease

Sometimes babies have bugs in their anus that often crawl out, causing itching and waking the baby up. This usually happens after the baby is one year old, and all you have to do is eliminate the bugs.

Mothers must pay attention to their babies' diet. It is enough to let the babies eat until they are full. Do not let the babies eat too much often, which will cause bloating and indigestion. Babies cannot eat a lot of complementary foods before the age of four. Breast milk and formula should still be the main food.

4. Habitual reasons

Babies often wake up, and mothers often think that babies are hungry, so they often feed their babies with nipples. This will form a habit, and babies cannot fall asleep without something in their mouths, and they feel insecure. Therefore, mothers must be able to understand the baby's situation when the baby cries in the middle of the night, and cultivate a good habit for the baby.

5. Other reasons

Babies often have a lot of activity and are too excited before going to bed; babies hold their urine or eat too much before going to bed; babies have an uncomfortable sleeping position, which can cause babies to cry in the middle of the night. At this time, mothers just need to let the baby develop a good schedule, help the baby urinate more often or adjust the baby's posture.

Newborn sleep time

Newborn sleep: Newborn babies need to sleep for about 18 hours a day, and each sleep time is about 45 minutes. During these 45 minutes, the baby's shallow sleep and deep sleep are basically the same. For newborns, they spend most of their time sleeping, and they will wake up every 2-4 hours to drink milk. Therefore, caring for newborn babies is the most troublesome thing for parents, because the baby's biological clock has not yet been established, and parents have to take care of the baby day and night very hard.

Babies aged 1-3 months Under normal circumstances, babies aged 1-3 months sleep for about 16 hours. During the day, babies sleep for about 1-2 hours each time, and need to sleep about 4 times during the day; at night, babies can already sleep for 10-11 hours. Of course, babies in the early infant stage will still wake up suddenly at night, perhaps to feed, perhaps to need you to change their diapers, or perhaps just to need your company.

4-6 Months Babies should ensure 14 hours of sleep a day when they are 4-6 months old. However, parents should pay attention to the specific sleep time should be adjusted according to the specific situation of the baby, especially do not wake the baby up when sleeping. Because at this time, the baby will gradually develop a normal schedule, and the daytime sleep time will be reduced.

7-12 Months Babies 7-12 months old may gradually reduce their daytime sleep times, and the total sleep time is about 14 hours a day, with 1-2 hours in the morning and afternoon. Babies at this age will wake up very early after a night's sleep, and will need to have their diapers changed several times at night. Parents should also pay attention. If your baby is "playful", you must ensure that the child has a normal sleep time. If the baby's sleep time is too short, it may affect the child's healthy development; conversely, it may also delay the baby's motor development.

Is it a problem if you have light sleep?

The younger the child, the faster the brain develops, and the more sleep time the child needs. Generally, children have deep sleep and light sleep. Generally, when they are young, they spend more time in light sleep. For example, a newborn baby has a sleep cycle of about 45 minutes, half of which is in light sleep and the other half is in deep sleep. When the child is in light sleep, he may smile, pout, make faces, breathe unevenly, move his arms and legs, and hum a little. This is a normal phenomenon.

Parents should not think that their children are not sleeping well. In fact, this is the state of shallow sleep for children. Therefore, parents do not need to care for their children because they are hungry, have urinated, or feel uncomfortable. They should not worry about their children sleeping well. Instead, it is good to ignore them. Because the development of the brain is very important during shallow sleep. Why do I say this? Because adults usually dream during shallow sleep. They dream during shallow sleep in the early morning. Children may also dream, but they will not say it. During shallow sleep, some of the things they see and hear during the day are actually stored in the brain. Sometimes brain proteins are synthesized, and sometimes the brain is stimulated by dreams, which also helps the development of the brain. If the stimulation during the day is not enough, these stimulations can be received during dreams. For shallow sleep, the more it is effective for the child's brain development, the younger the child, the longer the shallow sleep time.