Why does the baby cry in the middle of the night? Because 0-3 months is the stage for newborn babies to adapt to the new world and grow rapidly. There are also many easy problems. In addition, new mothers are inexperienced, and it is easy to be misled by some anecdotal concepts when facing the problem of crying babies. Babies can easily develop the bad habit of hugging sleep and drinking milk while sleeping.
New mothers also know that these habits are bad, but when they really encounter a crying baby, they don't know how to deal with it, so they have to use shaking or milk to comfort them.
In fact, it is very simple to make the baby obediently and obediently. You have to know why he is crying before you can fix it. Today we are going to share a few ways to soothe your baby and stop crying. I hope everyone has to help!
Three reasons for crying or irritability of newborns
Reason 1 for crying: not having enough to eat
Whether breastfeeding or bottle feeding, babies may cry when they are not getting enough
The amount of milk each baby needs varies widely. Some newborns can eat 50ml, while others may need 150ml to be full.
The boom period for a newborn is very intensive: 7-10 days, 2-3 weeks, 4-6 weeks, 3 months or so, it may occur, he will eat more than he originally wanted, and the milk supply will rise to a higher level s level. You don't know, you still feed the original amount, you will cry if you don't eat enough.
Reason 2 for crying: tired and want to sleep
The baby is tired, sleepy, and crying a lot!
If you don't notice your baby's drowsiness signal, wait until the baby starts to sleep after crying, it will be too late, it will be particularly difficult to wake up, and it will be easy to wake up;
If your baby is overplayed, overstimulated, emotional, tired but unable to fall asleep, he will cry more than comfortably. .
There is another case of getting up and half asleep. Because of the startle reflex, I was awakened by myself, and then I didn't sleep enough. I wanted to go back to sleep but I couldn't sleep, so I cried.
The third reason for crying: flatulence
This usually happens between half a month and a month. The first one is stretching legs, twisting, flushing, pushing down hard, humming, humming, and when it’s serious, it’s easy—suddenly crying again, if it’s serious enough to cry for three hours at a fixed time each time The day before it stopped, it escalated to colic.
There are also some reasons for crying, such as: cold, heat, urination, tangled in clothing thread, these are not the most common reasons, only very sensitive babies will cry because of these small details.
Basically, more than 90% of newborn babies cry or become irritable because of the above three reasons. If you want to fix the problem, you have to find out the cause and it will be easy to fix.
This is also the reason why the baby must develop a regular routine. As long as your baby has a regular schedule, you will know when he is hungry and needs breastfeeding, when he is sleepy and needs to be coaxed to sleep, and crying for no reason when he is neither hungry nor sleepy. Just an upset stomach. See tricks and dismantle tricks, in order to better solve the problem.
Try not to do this when the baby is crying
If you don't study the reasons for the baby's crying and don't establish a regular pattern, you will be very passive. You can only use hugs or breast milk to suppress the crying, there will be many problems, and you will fall into the pits below!
Myth 1: Comforting Snack Milk
Breastfeed as soon as you cry, and breastfeeding becomes comfortable over time.
A baby's diet and sleep are closely related. If you get into the habit of drinking soothing milk, you have to take two mouthfuls whether you are sleepy or bloated, and you will not be hungry all the time, and you will not eat much each time. time. In this way, I couldn't sleep for a long time, eating and sleeping became fragmented, adults were exhausted, and children were still unhappy because they didn't eat well and didn't sleep well. Forming a vicious cycle, it will also cause hungry green poop.
It gets worse if you breastfeed a bloated baby to comfort it. There is gas in the stomach. Breastfeeding can cause more gas in the stomach, making it more uncomfortable and uncomfortable.
Solution: Try to implement the principle of feeding every three hours or so.
Misunderstanding 2: Shaking to sleep
If breastfeeding is not comforted, many new mothers choose to rock their baby to sleep. This is also to be avoided as much as possible. There is a problem with rocking to sleep, that is, you wake up as soon as you put it down.
And there is another problem with holding the shake to fall asleep, that is, the shaking method and time will gradually escalate. Today you'll fall asleep, tomorrow you'll need to rock, the day after tomorrow you'll need to walk back and forth, and then maybe you'll need to run faster!
Solution: Try to sleep in bed from the beginning.
How to calm down a crying baby
If your newborn baby is not good at breastfeeding or is far from the next feeding, and has trouble sleeping after being coaxed, you can try the following methods to calm him down:
1. Let your baby suck on one thing: a pacifier or your finger;
2. Wrap the baby tightly: hug him tightly and let him feel your heartbeat, which is very similar to the environment in the mother's womb, and many babies like it;
3. Music or rhythm: some babies become quiet when they hear the music;
4. White noise: refers to noise without any fluctuations. You can record some natural sounds, such as water, rain, wind, etc., and play them repeatedly with your phone. There are also related resources available online. It is also a way to simulate the environment of the uterus;
5. Fresh air: Many babies are carried outside and stop crying immediately, which is amazing;
6. Take a hot bath: as magical as fresh air;
7. Massage: Don't worry about not being able to massage, as long as it is gentle and comfortable, the baby will like it too;
8. The plane hugs or lies on the adult: increasing the pressure on the baby's abdomen is a very effective posture to relieve the baby's flatulence and discomfort. The key is to support your baby's tummy with your hands.
If the above eight, plus feeding and shaking, still can't really calm the baby down. Your baby may have colic! Consult a doctor for advice.
Colic is an uncomfortable cry for a baby. You can do your best. You can make your baby cry. After venting his irritability, he would fall asleep peacefully. Sometimes babies need to cry a lot. Get rid of stress-causing hormones without harming his health, without guilt, without struggling.