What if the baby does not sleep well at night?

A baby appeared in the house. From this day in the life of parents everything will change radically: endless diapers, anxieties and sleepless nights ... But do not be afraid of it - everything will change soon, because the baby is growing so fast!

However, one must be attentive to everything. Very important for healthy development is the normal sleep of the baby. If suddenly the child does not sleep well (night / day), then this problem clearly has a reason. And it is necessary to understand it. It's one thing - a newborn baby does not sleep well at night. There may be natural causes for this. And quite another thing - a more adult child (1.5 years) is not sleeping well. At night, this is especially tiring for parents and is harmful to him. The first month of life for the baby is the most difficult, there is a period of recovery after birth. His body is just adapting to a new world for him.

The most important reason that a child does not sleep well at night can be his ventricle. At first, for the baby and his parents, as well as neighbors, become a real test of the colic of the newborn. For those parents who know what it is, it's easier to survive it again. But inexperienced moms and dads are very frightened when a child does not sleep well at night as a result of pain in the tummy. The baby twists, squeezes and screams until it turns blue. Over time, it will pass, and to avoid this virtually no one manages. But you can not even give up on it - you need to help the kid, there are a lot of ways for this, and it is not necessary to resort to medication - they often help much worse than the proven grandmother's secrets.

Another thing is if, for example, a child of 11 months does not sleep well at night. By this time, the colic has long ago been left behind. What reason can hide behind a night trouble of the baby? The reasons can be many, as innocuous, and not so. In any case, if a child does not sleep for several nights or, even worse, cries, one must always turn to the pediatrician and, if necessary, to the children's neurologist. Specialists will help to sort out the problem that has arisen.

The child can not sleep for a simple reason - he is too overworked for the day, because there are so many new and interesting around. With this there is nothing to be done, but you can reduce its excessive fatigue - to be fewer in noisy places, to limit communication with new people and other unfamiliar things. All in good time, and get used to this vast world of unbalanced children's psyche needs gradually.

But maybe insomnia has another, more serious reason - neurology. We will not excessively frighten you with specific diagnoses, we will leave it for children's neurologists. In addition, the doctor does not just make a diagnosis, and after putting it, he will prescribe a conservative treatment. Timely treatment of the child is the guarantee of health in the future. Often enough, just one massage to get rid of many ailments of a small person. The results of ultrasound of the brain and observation of a doctor in conjunction with a course of a good massage - all this, undoubtedly, will bring a positive result. If only all this was done in time and precious time was not wasted due to the frivolity of parents or the usual human negligence.

The child in any case will not just stay awake at night to annoy his parents. Yes, of course, maybe he slept late tonight, and was not yet tired and not ready for a new dream. Maybe his first or the next tooth is cut. Maybe he's hungry or thirsty. The reasons can be a million, and half of them - it is quite natural. Some children will not sleep until they go to the toilet. Some people need to fall asleep at the hands of a parent, under a favorite lullaby. There are also such kids who are afraid to fall asleep alone or simply want to be closer to their parents. The difficulty of this period is that your child has not yet learned to talk and can not explain what's wrong. Do not be angry with him, because he is not easier than you, he also does not understand what is happening, and can not do anything about it. Parents are the only assistants to the baby, so you need to understand the reasons and help the child.