The child cries every night before going to bed. Why does a child cry a lot before going to bed? The main reasons for the crying of the baby

If a baby is naughty, you, first of all, need to review his daily routine and nutrition. Those children who sleep too much during the day fall asleep poorly. Perhaps the baby has a tummy ache, a tooth is being cut, he is cold or, conversely, very hot.

If a we are talking about an older baby, perhaps he is naughty before bed because of the constant quarrels of his parents. The atmosphere in the house should be favorable. Also, crying can serve as a way for a child to unload emotionally if adults:

They demand too much from him (his day consists of constant nit-picking, following the orders of all relatives living with the baby);
- on the contrary, they do not require anything from the baby, and by crying he attracts attention to himself (for example, the lack of this very attention leads to an excessive load on the baby's nervous system).

Ways to calm your baby before bed

The newborn will calm down only after you find the reason why he cannot sleep and is naughty. Carefully examine the baby, perhaps there are any diaper rash on his body. In this case, baby powder will help. Feel your tummy. If it is swollen, massage and give the baby necessary medicines. Often in this case, dill water and activated charcoal help a lot.

Ventilate the room, see how many degrees are in the room, perhaps the child is cold or hot. Soothe the baby by saying kind words to him, but in no case be irritated. So the child will feel your emotional condition and will cry even louder.

Remember how much time the baby slept during the day. Between daytime and nighttime sleep should be at least four hours. If you try to put your baby to bed earlier, you naturally fail. Why? Because the baby simply does not want to sleep and in every possible way prevents this.

For an older child, the daily routine is also important. The baby should be put to bed at a strictly defined time. For example, if every day the baby goes to bed at nine o'clock in the evening, he will not be able to fall asleep an hour earlier. Or, on the contrary, the baby will never go to the kingdom of Morpheus in an hour, as he will simply get overexcited. Even if the child throws a tantrum, in no case do not yell at him, and even more so do not intimidate. The main thing here is positive attitude of you, a smile on your face. This is the only way to calm the baby, and he, in turn, fall asleep sound sleep.

From the very beginning of its life path the little man resounds the world with his cry. More long time crying is a way for him to communicate to adults about his experiences. With age, the ability to cry gradually fades.

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The kid will never scream just like that. There is always a good reason for his crying. He still cannot express his feelings in words, talk about his inconveniences, pains. If - find the reason.

One of the most common causes of infant crying is pain and colic in the tummy. The body is just beginning to adapt to the nutrition that it receives with mother's milk or with artificial feeding. Each product is tested by the body. Some of them have a negative reaction - indigestion. The result is a baby crying.

The child may cry when he is not comfortable. He may need to change his diaper or diapers. Dampness quickly leads to irritation of delicate baby skin, which causes discomfort to the baby.

Crying can also be caused by hunger. The child is growing rapidly, he needs more and more energy. Despite the feeding regimen, the baby can get hungry in between meals.

If you are on a feeding schedule, give your baby water. Perhaps he is thirsty.

If the baby cries in the crib, check his bed. Knocked-down diapers, a blanket can interfere with him. Crying, he makes it clear that he is uncomfortable. In addition, the child may be bored - crying, he requires attention. The presence of the mother or other close people gives the child a sense of security and peace.

Children's whims

As the child grows older, crying remains one of the means of communicating his desires. Much of this depends on the parenting style. With a permissive parenting style, the child attracts the attention of parents with his whims. With their help, he achieves what he needs.

When adults show hyper-custody over a child, he gets used to the fact that all his desires are fulfilled immediately. In the future, at the slightest delay or refusal to fulfill the requirement, the child begins to act up. It is already the norm for him to quickly fulfill requests. He perceives refusal as breaking habits, to which he reacts with irritation and a roar.

Children's whims can also indicate fatigue. A child can get tired without realizing it, for example, in the case when he played too much. Capricious behavior, lethargy indicate that it is time for him to rest.

Don't take your frustrations out on your child. Stand in his position - this will help you understand your baby. His deeds and fortunes are just as important as yours.

Ailments can also cause children's whims. When they appear, pay attention to the condition of the child, measure the body temperature. Whims can tell about the onset of the disease.

According to pediatricians, on average, about 30 percent of young children suffer from sleep disorders. What is it expressed in? First of all, the baby cries a lot just before going to bed, it is difficult to fall asleep, often shudders and wakes up. Children may cry for the most different reasons and the main task parents - accurately set them in order to know how to act correctly.

Why does a child cry before going to bed, how to calm him down and what should you pay attention to? We will talk about this and more in this article.

Key reasons

In fact, restless behavior and crying before bed can be caused by many factors. As a rule, this behavior occurs in babies under one year old and is most often associated precisely with physiological reasons.

The first thing you should pay attention to is possible colic. They annoy newborns very often. During attacks, the child unconsciously presses his knees to his stomach in order to eliminate unpleasant and pain. You can calm him down by placing him on your stomach. A heating pad helps a lot.

If this does not work, look at medications, for example, on "Espumizan" or "Plantex". They quickly eliminate excessive gas formation and contribute to the early sleep of the child. Besides, a good remedy fennel tea is considered to be used for colic.

Second common physiological cause- teething. If you notice that your baby is crying after sleep and immediately before it, it is quite possible that he is teething. At the same time, the gums actively swell and become inflamed, causing a lot of unpleasant and frankly painful sensations.

How to help relieve pain and save the baby from discomfort? We recommend buying one of the anesthetic tooth gels from the pharmacy. He quickly copes with pain and helps the child fall asleep faster.

In addition, children may cry at bedtime for other reasons:

How to help?

To help your child fall asleep, check to see if he is cold. Perhaps you should change the diaper or change the position that is not entirely comfortable for him, which prevents him from falling asleep. Often dressing children in looser clothes can solve the problem.

In a word, first make sure that crying is not related to the satisfaction of the physiological needs of the crumbs.

Not always the causes of children's crying at bedtime are so harmless. When is it necessary to see a doctor? We recommend making an appointment with a pediatrician if your child:

• does not calm down for a very long time;
• constantly waking up at night;
• screaming at night;
• shudders on falling asleep;
• if his chin trembles from time to time.

It is worth acting immediately if the children twitch in their sleep, sob and wake up, but at the same time they eat well, are not overstressed and not overloaded with information. There is a high probability of the initial stage of rickets - a dangerous childhood disease.

Pay attention to related clinical symptoms that accompany such an ailment:

• sudden fearfulness;
• violation of biological rhythms;
• lethargy and lethargy;
• excessive sweating;
• unpleasant smell of sweat;
• irritability and moodiness;
• itching and redness of the skin;
• constipation, diarrhea and so on.

A little more about the mode

If the child goes to bed every day different time, it is absolutely not surprising that he screams and is nervous, and falling asleep is difficult. What is the correct mode? In addition to sleep, the dosed receipt of information by the child is of great importance. In other words, parents need to protect him from any emotional turmoil which can harm his nervous system.

In addition, it is extremely important to organize full-fledged regular meals at the same time (but this does not apply to babies, they should eat when they are hungry).

Work to form proper ritual going to sleep. For example, you can try relaxing baths with medicinal herbs- sage, lemon balm, chamomile and so on.

Without correct mode not to do with all hyperactive children with high excitability. In this case, the regime is often the only the right option of all possible. Form the right associations with sleep in children.

You can create a specific sequence of actions that will help the baby calm down. Here is one possible scheme:

• Calm game with concentration training (about 15 minutes).
• Relaxing bath.
• Lullaby song.
• Turning on the night light in the children's room.
• Falling asleep.
• Healthy and deep sleep.

Good known to the child the algorithm of habitual actions makes him more calm, gives a feeling of protection and security. As a result, the body absolutely naturally begins to fall asleep without additional efforts on the part of the parents./p>

It is better to refuse the arrival of guests in evening time, if possible, avoid active games and sharp emotional outbursts. In addition, before going to bed, it is undesirable for children to watch TV or play computer games.

Summing up

For young children, crying is a normal reflex response to a stimulus. If babies do not yet know how to talk, then they communicate their needs by crying, screaming and whims. For parents, this should be a signal.

Do not forget, in some cases, an appointment with a pediatrician is mandatory, especially if crying before bed is a regular phenomenon and difficult to eliminate. Most likely, the pediatrician will refer you to a neurologist and other specialists.

Difficulty falling asleep, poor quality of sleep at night - with these and similar problems it is very difficult to cope effectively on your own.

Remember that for young children, sleep is just as important as proper nutrition. So make sure your little ones always try to go to bed at the same time every day and sleep soundly. It's a guarantee wellness and proper development.

Lyudmila Sergeevna Sokolova

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Article last updated: 03/31/2019

At the birth of a child, parents want to believe that their child will eat well, sleep well, develop quickly, and get sick a little. Unfortunately, reality is far from ideal. A parent's heart breaks when mom or dad hears the hysterical cry of their child. I immediately want to go back to the classics. Who is guilty? And what to do? Why is the baby torn?

For 3 month old baby cry - the only way notify the world that something is wrong with him.

What exactly can not but suit the child before going to bed? Why does he cry during sleep or wakes up crying all the time? Let's try to figure it out.

Sleep features of a 3-month-old baby

• superficiality;
• sensitivity;
• reverse alternation of sleep phases;
• lack of recognition of the time of day.

Dream baby more superficial than an adult and more sensitive - this is absolutely normal. The sleep of any person consists of 2 phases of deep sleep at the beginning of the phase and restless (REM) sleep at the end. In babies up to six months, everything is exactly the opposite.

In a dream, a child can smile, laugh, cry (sob), toss and turn intensely. At the same time, his eyes may be ajar. No need to rock him, he is sleeping. And you don't need to worry about it either. This phase is necessary for adequate operation. nervous system. A baby does not know about the change of day and night, he eats when he is hungry and sleeps when he is tired, he needs to be taught to the regime accepted in human society. If for some reason it turned out that the baby slept several times for a long period of time during the day and roamed at night, he will continue to behave this way if you do not try to retrain. So if you're trying to lull a well-sleep baby, expect a roar.

Features of the psyche of an infant 3 months

The nervous system of a newborn is not mature enough to quickly master the amount of data that has fallen upon it. His psyche is protected from overload by long sleep. If there is too much information and emotions, by the evening time the nervous system is overloaded, “goes crazy”. The child would be happy to switch off and fall asleep, but he cannot. He is crying trying to relieve unnecessary stress. One can especially clearly trace the dependence of crying at bedtime, during falling asleep or in a dream from new impressions. For example, relatives came to visit, squeezed the baby, lisped. The child liked everything, he behaved well, and before going to bed he threw a tantrum for several hours, did not fall asleep after feeding, and calmed down after 24.00. This is a classic example of the reaction of the nervous system to too much a large number of new impressions.

In such a situation, there is an opinion that the child was “jinxed”. In psychological terms, this opinion is not entirely groundless. Not in the sense that someone has a "heavy" look, or some grandmother runs around the house with the head of a severed rooster. And the fact is that too much information that falls on the child with the arrival of strangers leads to overexcitation of his nervous system (new smells, new voices, different energy). The psyche of the crumbs simply can not cope. He needs to "discharge" somehow. And he reacts in the only way available to him - crying.

Even when you are walking with a child, it is better to keep him "face to you" more times. The kid, of course, is interested in looking at everything around, he can even “insist” that you wear him “facing away from you”. But this should be done very moderately, since for the crumbs such a large overview is unlimited access to external information that comes to all analyzers from too high speed and without interruption. Some babies even pass out and fall asleep from an overdose of information, "hanging" from their mother's hand.

When a mother holds the baby facing her, he can bury his face in her, thus reducing the flow of information when he gets tired. Probably, many have noticed that when a baby approaches stranger, he, as if embarrassed, hides his face in his mother's chest. Thus, he isolates himself from the information that he is not ready to process. Too much information is just as bad as too little information. It inhibits the adaptive functions of the body, the development of the psyche and the nervous system.

If the child normally eats, defecates, urinates, no visible reasons no, but you often carry your baby "facing the world" do not be surprised that he often cries before going to bed even after feeding, during falling asleep and in a dream, sleeps restlessly and constantly wakes up. For 3 month old baby information (at the level of emotions, impressions) needs to be dosed. And increase it gradually.

A child can be absolutely healthy, not overloaded with anything, his parents follow his regimen, and yet he cries before going to bed. The baby eats normally, falls asleep after feeding, but then wakes up with a roar and “boils water” for a long time. This is possible if the psychological climate of the family is in a state of storm. Children are very sensitive to the emotions of their parents, especially their mothers. Her nervousness is transmitted to the baby and affects the quality of his sleep.

What makes an active baby whiny

Many parents complain that their child often cries at bedtime even after feeding. Some babies cry for a long time. Why is this happening?

There can be many reasons, but to ask a child and he could answer in a language understandable to adults, everything would come down to three simple things:

• hurts;
• eat;
• sleep (but I can not sleep).

At the age of 3-3.5 to 5-5.5 months, parents often complain that the child cries before going to bed or during falling asleep. At 3 months, he may still be bothered by colic. If the tummy hurts, the baby will not be able to sleep, and even warming up on his mother’s chest, he will whimper in his sleep. There is nothing surprising in the fact that without carminatives The baby does not sleep well and constantly wakes up. Usually, by this age, observant mothers, by additional signs, understand whether the child’s stomach hurts or not. And they are already provided with information by the pediatrician, which remedy is better to give him.

It is believed that the first teeth in a baby appear by half a year. If the mother took multivitamins and specialized complexes with vitamin D, teeth can erupt even at 4 months. In some cases, babies are born with teeth or they appear at 1-2 months, although this is not considered the norm. In any case, teething is not a one-day process. The gums may occasionally swell and itch. This worries the child, makes his nervous system more sensitive to external stimuli (more excitable) and disrupts sleep, the baby can constantly wake up, turn his head, as if trying to scratch his gums.

In case of difficult childbirth, caesarean section or fetal hypoxia, the baby may have problems in the neurological profile. For example, increased intracranial pressure accompanied by headaches. If a child in maternity hospital or in the first month after discharge, for some reason, they did not have a mandatory neurosonography, it needs to be done. Perhaps, according to the results of the examination, the reason for the prolonged crying of the child before going to bed will become clear.

If the child cries all the time before going to bed, does not calm down long time, and it is difficult to rock him or he starts violently during falling asleep, constantly wakes up or wakes up crying, his chin sometimes trembles, show it to a neurologist.

Many parents are in no hurry to show the baby to specialists, because they believe that he will “outgrow”. If there was intrauterine infection, difficult childbirth, fetal hypoxia, the child may experience an accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain (sometimes its amount is insignificant, sometimes hydrocephalus develops) or cysts in the brain may form in the newborn for the same reasons. Such cysts dissolve by 6-12 months, some without the intervention of doctors. But it is up to the specialist to decide whether treatment is necessary. Such a child, who "outgrew" the problem by half a year, may have problems in the future.

If the child is hungry, he will not be able to sleep. Children infancy unable to fight hunger. The child eats when he wants and cries when he is hungry. Even if somehow it is possible to rock the baby, after 20-30 minutes he will wake up and cry with even more bitterness.

If the child eats well, is not too overloaded with information, is not sick respiratory diseases, but still often wakes up crying, sobs and twitches in a dream, how can this be explained? The initial stage of rickets. Rickets is another reason why a child may cry at bedtime, during sleep, or wake up frequently. It manifests itself in the form of increased shyness, obvious signs restlessness without substantial grounds for that, irritability and crying before going to bed. When falling asleep or during sleep, babies shudder violently.

The first thing that comes to mind when a baby cries is that he is hungry. And he does not eat, or eats little and continues to cry after feeding. But it can be wet diapers or an overfilled disposable diaper, they can cause not only discomfort, but also pain when urinating, especially in boys. An overfilled diaper puts pressure on the penis when it rests against a dense layer.

Many new parents face the problem of crying babies before bed. Up to 30% of babies, seemingly for no reason, can scream and cry before falling asleep, day or night. What are the causes of difficulty falling asleep and screaming if the child is healthy, dry and fed? Some babies cry before bedtime or at night when they wake up and then have difficulty falling asleep, or they are difficult to lay down. daytime dreams. What are the reasons for such cries, is the help of a doctor always needed or can parents cope on their own?

Baby crying: is it normal?

Crying is a universal means for a baby to communicate with the outside world, and especially in order to signal parents and surrounding adults about the problems of the crumbs. There can be many reasons for a child's dissatisfaction, and it all depends on the specific situation. It is important to understand that you can not ignore the crying of the child, following bad advice about the need to let him shout and calm down, to associate him with spoiledness and the habit of being on the hands. Do not think that periods of crying can go away on their own, the child will outgrow them. The kid in this way signals for help, and if you do not pay attention to such signals, in the future this will lead to serious disorders sleep and problems of emotions and psyche.

By its nature, children's crying is a kind of universal mechanism given by nature due to the fact that a child cannot speak, but at the same time it is important for him to convey to adults certain information about your illness, discomfort, or serious emotional problems.

Crying and crying in children is formed for reasons various kinds inconvenience, and not always a problem of physical well-being. Can often cause crying external stimuli and problems with emotions that are still beyond the control of a crumb due to the immaturity of the nervous system, and in a similar way, fear or protest against other people's touches and contacts, the fear that the mother is not around can be expressed.

The nature of crying: how to recognize the signals

Based on the characteristics of children's crying, it is quite possible to draw certain conclusions about the state of the child's health and well-being.

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If the newborn is weak or sick, he will cry softly and plaintively, whining and groaning. If the cries are demanding and loud, which attract attention, this indicates ample nutrition and a satisfactory state of health.

When crying in the form of physical necessity, if the baby is suddenly cold or he wants to eat, crying will be stopped after his need is satisfied - they put him on the chest or gave him a bottle, gave him a drink, wrapped him up warmer, etc.

If the causes of crying are emotional overexcitation, problems with the nervous system or other factors, then the baby will calm down only after excessive tension has been thrown out, crying or crying will be relatively long, for different tones and sounds, with active swinging of the legs and arms. This will be a way to relieve stress.

Baby crying before bed

At an early age, infant sleep is essential for general condition his health, and especially for the full maturation of the nervous system. Night and daytime rest is one of the most complete methods of restoring forces that were actively used up during the period of previous wakefulness. Child early age actively grows during sleep, forms, matures and strengthens its immunity, improves the nervous and endocrine system, and the brain actively assimilates and digests the received data from the outside world.

It is important to know that the number of dreams and their quality characteristics significantly affect the behavior of the child during wakefulness.

If a baby at such a young age systematically lacks sleep, this will have an extremely negative effect on his daily behavior and activity, well-being and mood. He will be worse at assimilating the volumes of information coming to him, he will not take the breast or suck the bottle well, he may actively demonstrate his negative mood, he may cry and scream, be capricious. Often it is the frequent whims in daytime may indicate that the baby does not sleep well and does not get enough sleep. Therefore, it is extremely important to strictly observe the sleep and wakefulness regimen from the first days of life, and this is absolutely necessary for the whole family. It is worth doing the same things every day. sleep rituals, putting the baby to sleep so that he gets used to the regimen. Constantly maintaining a consistent daily routine helps the child develop better. If there are regime problems, discomfort or overwork, imbalance of the nervous system, this threatens with crying before going to bed and difficulties in falling asleep.

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Causes of Crying: Physical Factors

If the child does not fall asleep for a long time and constantly or periodically cries, do not immediately panic and think that something has happened to him. Parents need to pull themselves together, without showing irritation and tantrums, and identify real reasons child's anxiety. Most often, these causes are objective physical factors.

child's hunger. Often, children can refuse sleep due to the fact that they are hungry without eating enough mother's milk (if they are rarely applied, they are limited in staying at the breast), incorrectly calculate the volume of formula for feeding, introduce late, incorrectly calculate the amount of food for each meal ( if they are children older than six months). Often, such cries of children and poor sleep can early period in infants indicate the manifestation of problems with lactation. Then you need to make every effort to increase the volume of milk, more often apply crumbs to the chest. Often, such problems arise during the period of the so-called growth spurts (previously they were mistakenly called lactation crises), and then it is important not to switch to the mixture, but to stimulate the separation of a larger volume of milk. Lactation consultants, pediatrician or more can help experienced moms. For artificial children, you can try changing the mixture.

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Hungry cries usually begin as a whimper that progresses to an increasingly loud and demanding scream and wail. In this case, search behavior will be noted with shaking the head in search of breasts, smacking the lips or sucking on the edge of the diaper.

Wet clothes, filled diaper. It is not uncommon for children to experience marked discomfort from wet clothing and skin irritation, diaper filling, and skin contact with its contents. In this case, they grunt and cry, loudly and demandingly, kicking their legs and arms, jerking their whole body. After changing the diaper with washing and changing, the problem is usually eliminated.

Crying due to discomfort and pain. Often, when pain or discomfort occurs, discomfort on the part of the body, children scream plaintively and painfully. Often, such screams and sleep problems are accompanied, and even if the teeth have not yet appeared, itching and unpleasant pressure are felt in the gum area, tension, which can intensify in the evening due to fatigue. This can lead to irritation and crying of the baby. Special teethers, gum massage, or the use of painkillers and soothing gels can help.

Influence external factors that objectively interfere with sleep. Often, children can cry if they are tired and want to sleep, but they can’t fall asleep due to the influence of various external factors on them, which can be both on the street and in the apartment, the nursery. These may include loud noises from machinery, passing cars or repairs at neighbors, bright light from a window or lighting fixtures, and too cold or, conversely, too hot air in the house. It is important to eliminate as much annoying factors, especially temperature and those that are in the apartment. The fact that the child is too hot can be indicated by his sweating and redness of the face, fever and screams, in a too hot and poorly ventilated room, he may not sleep well, and the presence of dust and bad smell, rare cleaning can also provoke irritation of the mucous membranes and even allergic reactions. Crying can occur due to the inconvenience of the position and the long stay in it, if the baby still does not know how to toss and turn. Rubbing or tight, uncomfortable clothes can bring no less indignation if folds, locks or seams are pressed.

Attention

When falling asleep, the child should not experience sharp and loud sounds, but it is not worth accustoming him to absolute silence. It is important that the baby can fall asleep to the sounds of monotonously working ordinary household appliances and the low voices of the household in other rooms. This will help to sleep better and all other family members to lead their usual lives during the dream period, without leading to an immediate awakening of the crumbs.

Special cause: colic

Between the ages of about three weeks and the fourth month of life, the reasons for crying may be special problems kids -. This is a problem of a functional nature, associated with dysregulation of the tone of the intestine and its motility. Colic manifests itself in the form of painful spasms and bloating, which makes itself felt with screams and shrill cries, pulling the legs to the tummy and calming down after passing the gas or stool.

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Usually the peak of intestinal colic occurs in the evening, from about 17 to 20 hours, and many parents mark this period as the “hour of crying”, during which the baby is inconsolable, screaming almost continuously at high notes, somewhat weakening the screams as it decreases. spasm. Often the screams last up to an hour or two in a row, while the fists are clenched, the legs are brought to the tummy, the face turns red.

As the spasm passes and the child gets tired, he usually falls asleep and sleeps for a long time, but not all parents can endure such crying without any assistance, so there are some tips to alleviate colic. They are not universal, and often you have to try several of them to find the ones that are most effective for your baby.

The most popular and effective, according to parents, are:

• Carrying a naked baby belly to your warm belly for warmth and soothing
• Application of a warm diaper or heating pad wrapped in a diaper on the tummy
• Tummy massage with fingers in a circular motion, stroking the tummy in a clockwise direction
• The use of a warm hair dryer, with a jet directed at the baby's tummy (it is only important to choose the mode so that it does not burn), the monotonous buzzing also soothes.
• In the absence of stool and bloating against the background of colic, in extreme cases, a gas tube or a rubber bulb with a soft tip and a cut off bottom can help. After the discharge of gas, it usually becomes easier.

Often, various methods are used to eliminate colic or reduce their activity. folk recipes and drugs, both for the nursing mother and for the child himself. Their effectiveness is also debatable, they help someone a lot, but for someone there is no effect at all. So, teas with are offered for nursing mothers, and for children - a decoction of dill seeds (), as well as drops on a plant or synthetic basis, they reduce intestinal excitability, have a calming and collapsing gas bubbles effect. But often similar drugs give a temporary effect or form an allergy, so they need to be selected individually.

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Sometimes other health problems can be mistaken for the manifestation of colic, which need to be taken more carefully. This can manifest intolerance to the mixture, allergies, intestinal microbial imbalance, and even intestinal infection. This is especially likely when "colic" occurs older than three months, and the physiological maturation of the intestine is almost completed.

Therefore, in such matters and determining the cause of problems with the tummy, the best consultant will be a pediatrician who, after a careful examination and conversation, will determine the causes of discomfort and crying, and suggest ways to deal with them.

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Vitamin deficiency: rickets

Often the cause of increased excitability and problems with the nervous system, bad sleep and crying becomes a vitamin deficiency in a child, especially because of which the exchange of calcium and phosphorus suffers, leading to the formation. It is especially likely in children born from autumn to spring, living in regions with a deficit of solar activity and rarely staying outdoors and in the sun. They need additional vitamin supplementation during the first two years, especially during a period when there is little natural sunlight.

Vitamin D deficiency is replenished only by prescription and in a strictly defined dosage, self-medication is prohibited, and an overdose of this drug is also dangerous.

The initial manifestations of rickets can be quite non-specific symptoms - this is increased shyness of the crumbs, wiping and rolling of hairs on the back of the head, anxiety and crying, intermittent sleep, sweating. Usually, such first manifestations occur at the age of 2-3 months, gradually increasing without appropriate correction.

Emotional problems: crying baby

Often there are no health problems or defects in the care of the child, but he still cries before going to bed and may not sleep well. The reasons for this may be the immaturity of the nervous system and its overload.

So, often babies can cry in the evening due to accumulated fatigue and excitement (by analogy with adults, who may also be familiar with a similar problem). In this regard, young children are recommended not to overload with emotions, not only negative, but also positive. The nervous system is not yet able to adequately "digest" all of them. Before going to bed, you should give up noisy games and activities, you need quiet activities, reading books, drawing and a calm environment around. Rituals that set you up for calm and sleep are important. Quite often a good sedative effect has a walk on fresh air or being in a wheelchair on the balcony.

Crying before going to bed is the release of energy due to excessive fatigue (overwork). How younger child, the more new information he receives about the world around him every day, he has new impressions and events every day. It can be especially difficult with mass arrivals of guests or relatives, subsequent nights after such visits can become restless - children often cannot fall asleep for a long time or wake up in the middle of the night crying. Due to this behavior, excess stress disappears and calmness occurs. It is necessary to perceive these cries adequately, calming the child and hugging him, stroking his back, speaking in a soft monotone voice or singing.

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On the initial stage cries, this may seem ineffective, but over time, you will develop peculiar rituals that quickly and effectively extinguish such cries. The child will immediately “automatically” turn on the calming program when the same events repeat.

Neurological diagnoses or features of children?

Up to 70% of young children (up to about three years old) are diagnosed by neurologists with increased excitability, and there is nothing dangerous or scary in such a conclusion. Children with similar features of the nervous system often cannot fall asleep without “yelling” all the energy accumulated during the day, splashing out the excess in crying. They have superficial and very sensitive sleep, often it can be interrupted by bouts of crying. Help often sedative herbs and fees, a strict regime of the day.

Often, crying in babies becomes a form of protest due to separation from their mother and attempts to put the baby in their bed. If for parents the issue of resettling the crumbs to their separate place is finally resolved, they will have to show a certain stamina in this matter, adequately responding to protests, but not succumbing to manipulation. If

Lyudmila Sergeevna Sokolova

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Article last updated: 04/29/2019

According to statistics, approximately 30% of children under the age of one have a sleep disorder. This is expressed in difficult falling asleep, frequent waking up, crying during, before and after sleep. Why does a child cry before going to bed? There can be many reasons, and parents should act depending on specific reason. If you do not take any measures, hoping that crying at bedtime is associated with age and the child will simply outgrow all this, then later the baby may experience serious problems not only with sleep, but also with the mental state.

The nature of baby crying

Babies do not know how to talk, so they can convey any information to an adult only with the help of crying. Children scream and cry when they experience any discomfort, not necessarily related to his well-being. The cause of crying can be loud annoying sounds, emotional overexcitation, protest due to falling into the wrong hands, fear due to the fact that the mother has gone somewhere.

According to the strength and volume of the crying of the child, doctors can draw conclusions about his well-being. A sick and weak newborn cries quietly and plaintively. A loud demanding cry that attracts attention speaks of good health and nutrition.

If the reason for crying is a physical need (for example, food and warmth), then it stops after satisfaction of this need (after gaining access to milk, warming). If the reason is emotional overexcitability, then the baby will calm down only after he throws out his tension - he will cry, scream, actively wave his arms and legs. Thus, he will get rid of stress.

Features of children's sleep

Sleep is extremely important for every person, and even more so for a growing baby. This is the most The best way to restore the forces spent during wakefulness. In the process of sleep, the child grows, develops and strengthens it. immune system and the brain organizes the received information. The quality and quantity of sleep affects the behavior of the baby during the day.

If the child does not get enough sleep, then this negatively affects his behavior during the day. He remembers information worse, eats little, demonstrates his bad mood, screams, cries, is naughty. Therefore, frequent whims can sometimes indicate that the baby does not get enough sleep.

Sleep patterns need to be shaped from an early age. He will provide good sleep not only for the child, but for the whole family. Every day at the same time, the baby needs to be bathed, dressed in pajamas, read a book or sing a lullaby, put to bed. sticking strict regime associated in children with stability.

Physical causes of crying before bed

When the baby does not go to bed and cries, there is no need to panic, shout at the baby, express your displeasure. Parents need to calm down, pull themselves together and identify the cause of their child's anxiety.

The main reasons for the crying of the baby

• The child may refuse sleep and cry because of the feeling of hunger. He may no longer be feeding on his mother's milk and needs to be fed formula if he is under 6 months old, or adult food if he is over 6 months old. When such a problem occurs in a baby up to six months, this probably means problems with lactation. Mothers should drink special teas that stimulate the production of breast milk, change the position of feeding, consult a specialist in breastfeeding. Usually, a hungry cry begins with a whimper, and then turns into a loud, demanding cry. At the same time, the baby shakes its head from side to side, looking for a breast or a bottle.
  
• The baby cries when he cannot sleep. It may be affected by various factors environment: loud noises (turning on the TV, the noise of the freeway, hammer or drill during repairs), bright lights (it is better to use a nightlight when putting the child to bed), stuffiness or cold.
• Many babies refuse to fall asleep when they have a full diaper. They announce it by shouting.
  
• A plaintive cry is evidence of pain.
• Teething is an unpleasant process that causes discomfort for many babies. Even if their appearance is still far away, the child may be disturbed by itching, which intensifies in the evening, when the baby is tired. Help soothe itching special ointments or gels.
• If the baby is hot, his face turns red and the temperature rises. He cannot sleep properly in a poorly ventilated room. The lack of wet cleaning, musty air and dust will not let the baby sleep peacefully.
• If the baby still does not know how to roll over himself, then he will cry because of the uncomfortable position. Tight or uncomfortable clothing will also irritate the child. He can press the folds of the blouse on the back, rub the seams or the tag.
• When the baby falls asleep, there should be no sharp loud sounds around. However, he should not sleep in complete silence. It is better that he gets used to sleeping under monotonous background sounds - work washing machine, the muffled voices of the household. So his sleep will be stronger, and in the meantime, parents will be able to calmly do their usual things without fear of waking up the baby.

Intestinal colic is one of the causes of crying

A child aged 1 to 6 months may be disturbed by intestinal colic. They appear unexpectedly, in the late afternoon, often before falling asleep. The child can scream almost continuously for two hours. At the same time, he twists his legs, clenching his fists. After he screams and the pain disappears, he usually falls asleep.

To help the baby with colic, you can put a warm diaper on the tummy, stroke it clockwise, carry the baby around the room with the tummy down. Some parents use a hair dryer, directing a stream of warm air onto the baby's tummy, the main thing is not to burn or scare the baby. The tummy heats up and calms down, and the monotonous hum of the hair dryer lulls.

In exceptional cases, from colic, a gas outlet tube or the smallest rubber bulb with a cut off bottom is used. This is how gasses come out effectively, but with careless handling, you can harm the baby.

How to help a baby with colic

To get rid of colic, you can give your baby dill water to drink, and a nursing mother - tea with fennel. The child can be given medicine: Infacol, Espumizan, Bobotik, Sub-Simplex or others. All of them have one active substance – simethicone. After the medication, the child quickly falls asleep. You should be careful, as the flavors in these preparations can cause allergies.

Colic can be caused by errors in the diet of a nursing mother or dysbacteriosis. In the first case, the mother should reconsider her diet, and in the second, she will need to take an analysis and, if necessary, drink a course of drugs with lacto- or bifidobacteria (for example, Bifiform baby). If the child is bottle-fed, then colic may occur due to the fact that he is fed an inappropriate mixture.

Sometimes with colic, none of the above remedies help. In such cases, parents have to be patient and wait until they pass by themselves.

Vitamin D deficiency

If the baby's body lacks vitamin D, then there is a violation of phosphorus-calcium metabolism, which leads to the appearance of rickets. On the initial stages disease, there is a high neuro-reflex excitability, manifested in crying and worsening sleep. The kid becomes shy, irritable. This symptom usually appears at 3-4 months, but sometimes after 1.5 months.

Emotional and psychological causes of crying

The child may cry a lot before falling asleep due to the fatigue accumulated during the day. This often happens in adults as well. That is why, when the time comes to sleep, you need to stop everything. active games with your baby and begin to engage in more relaxed activities that soothe and set you up for sleep. At this time, it is recommended to take a walk in the fresh air. If it is not possible to go outside, you can limit yourself to a balcony.

If the child cries before going to bed, then the reason for this may be excessive overexcitation. During the day, the baby gets a lot of impressions, especially if relatives come to visit him.

Crying and crying, he relieves stress, calms down.

The child should be comforted by stroking, affectionate words, singing a lullaby. At first it may not work, but if you repeat this every time he gets emotionally stressed, he will get used to it, and he will calm down faster from these actions.

According to statistics, 70% of children under the age of 3 years are diagnosed by neuropathologists as “increased nervous excitability”. There is nothing wrong with that. Children with this diagnosis simply cannot fall asleep until they “shout out” all their excess energy. Their sleep is sensitive, superficial, often interrupted by crying.

The crying of the baby may be a protest that they are trying to put him to bed without his mother. If the parents have clearly decided that the child should sleep separately, in a crib intended for him, then they will have to steadfastly respond to his protests. If it’s hard for them to hear the cries of their child, then it’s worth arranging co-sleeping. The baby will feel his mother's warmth nearby, her smell, hear the beating of her heart, will calm down and sleep soundly. So the whole family will be able to relax, but the process of “moving” to a separate bed in the future can be very painful.

Thus, the crying of the baby before going to bed is a signal that something is bothering him, preventing him from falling asleep. Parents should respond to this signal in a timely manner, identify the cause of discomfort and take maximum opportunities to eliminate it.

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