What should I do if my baby likes to kick the quilt when sleeping?

Some babies are always restless when sleeping at night. They not only kick the quilt easily, but also have poor sleep quality. Therefore, parents cannot fall asleep peacefully at night. So why do babies love to kick the quilt when sleeping? What should we do if babies kick the quilt when sleeping?

Why does the baby kick the quilt when sleeping?

The impact is wide: There are many factors that lead to poor sleep quality in babies, such as excessive excitement during the day or before bed, or tossing and turning due to stomach bloating and discomfort, or illness with fever, or early symptoms of kyphosis such as nervous system excitement, sweating, irritability, and susceptibility to fright that affect sleep.

Too many blankets: Parents are usually afraid that their children will catch a cold when they sleep, so they often cover their children with blankets too tightly. However, babies have a vigorous metabolism and their body temperature regulation system is not yet fully able to sweat, so children are more afraid of heat than adults. If the blankets are covered too tightly and too much, children will sweat all over and be more susceptible to colds.

Psychological security needs: Some babies fall asleep when they are held, but wake up and cry as soon as they are put down. In addition to lack of security, it may also be because of illness, resulting in poor sleep quality for both children and adults. Therefore, in addition to solving the problem of illness, it is also necessary to establish a psychological sense of security for children.

Suitable height of pillow: In principle, relatively young babies do not need pillows. Take a towel and fold it into about four or five layers as a pillow. It can not only absorb sweat but also be easy to wash. When the baby is more sensible and can communicate, parents can give him a favorite or cute pattern as a pillow. The height should be about three horizontal fingers of an adult. 5. Changes in children's sleeping positions Children have many different sleeping positions, and they may change their sleeping positions in many ways in one night. In fact, this is a manifestation of children's vigorous energy. When they feel uncomfortable sleeping, they will naturally change their positions to find a more favorite way. Such children are less likely to catch a cold.

Sleeping with hands and feet stretched out: When children sleep, they always like to stretch their hands and feet out. Parents don't need to worry too much about catching a cold, as this is the baby's way of self-regulating body temperature. Children's basal temperature is higher than that of adults, and the reason for exposing their hands and feet is to dissipate heat.

What to do if your baby kicks the quilt while sleeping

Sleeping with the heater on: Sleeping with the heater on at night will keep the room warm, so you don’t need to worry even if your baby kicks the quilt. However, turning on the heater will make the air in the room too dry, which will make your baby’s skin very dry. You can also turn on a humidifier, and make sure your baby drinks plenty of water and eats more vegetables and fruits.

Choose a good sleeping bag: Put your baby in a sleeping bag so you don't have to worry about him kicking the quilt. It is recommended that mothers buy sleeping bags with detachable sleeves, which can be converted into vest-style sleeping bags at any time to suit babies with different sleeping habits. In addition, don't forget to check the collar to see if there is a delicate small pad covering the zipper to prevent the zipper from contacting the baby's skin and causing discomfort.

A small quilt covered with a big quilt: Let the baby sleep next to the mother. To avoid unsanitary conditions, use a small thin quilt to prepare a small quilt for the baby, and then cover it with the mother's big quilt. Sleeping with the mother, the mother will know immediately if the baby moves, which makes it very convenient to take care of the baby.

Expose the baby's feet: When the baby's feet are exposed, the number of times he kicks the quilt will be greatly reduced. Parents might as well let the baby's feet be exposed outside the quilt and put on thick socks when the baby sleeps, so that he will not be too cold.

How to prevent your baby from kicking off the quilt while sleeping

Let the baby wear thick clothes to sleep: The baby should be allowed to take off clothes to sleep. Wearing thick clothes, tight clothes, and ill-fitting clothes to sleep will affect blood circulation, and the body will not get enough rest, which will also affect the baby's development to a certain extent.

Change the quilt according to the season: The thickness of the quilt should be changed according to the season. Choose a soft and warm quilt. If the weather is not very cold, do not wrap the baby too tightly. You can expose the hands and feet outside the quilt. Keep the indoor air circulating.

Avoid being too excited before going to bed: The reason why the baby kicks the quilt may be due to excessive excitement before going to bed. The excited state of the cerebral cortex has not disappeared after falling asleep, so the baby is prone to dreaming and turning over while sleeping, which leads to kicking the quilt.