Why does a child not sleep well at night and what to do in this case?

Every mother faced the crying of a child at night. After all, the most frequent problem in children under three is a bad night's sleep. Some humble themselves, stop thinking about the reasons, wait for the time to come, everything will end on its own. Nevertheless, sleep is very important for both the baby and the mother. The child's body should fully rest, and my mother had a good mood to properly take care of your child.

If you carefully approach when searching for a cause, fix it, then solving this problem will be quite easy. For starters, approximate indicators of normal sleep of a child: a newborn from 1-3 months.sleeps about 9 hours, children from 3 months.up to 1 year should sleep at night about 11 hours, from the year they sleep 10 hours.

Why the child does not sleep well at night - the main causes of

1. Long sleep during the day. For the whole day the child sleeps a lot, after that he feels vivacity before a night rest. It is necessary to gently wake the child gently when he sleeps more than two hours;
2. The lighting is interfering. Night light, open curtains, lighted screen of mobile phone, TV on - seriously affects the quality of the baby's sleep. Any light source can irritate and awaken the baby's nervous system, they should be eliminated;
3. Late laying. If the child is not laid in time, his weak nervous system is overexcited, there is a problem with sleeping. The child must be laid before the onset of midnight, in the time period from 19-21, to awaken from 6-8.
4. Addiction to motion sickness during breastfeeding. Any mom at the slightest cry of a child tries to calm him with a pacifier, swaying on his hands, using other known means. The child gets used to falling asleep only so. It should be gradually disaccustomed to such methods, taught to fall asleep independently;
5. There is no sleep mode necessary for the child's body, the biological clock is knocked down. The schedule for the day of the baby should be strictly observed;
6. Overexcitation before falling asleep. A year old child can easily hide the feeling of fatigue. In the evening parents play, tickle, talk, try to make a child laugh. In the body, a hormone called cortisol, which is responsible for activity, is produced. The child will be hard to calm down and fall asleep, a difficult sleep falls to the stage of wakefulness;
7. Natural causes, discomfort. This feeling of thirst, hunger, stuffiness, uncomfortable pajamas, stuffy nose, various painful sensations.

Psychological causes of

• Horseracing development. The child, waking up at night, begins to learn new opportunities - turn over, sit down, crawl, get up, talk. To a child quickly accustomed to them, it is necessary every day to teach him to learn new things;
• The fear of loneliness. The child wakes up, afraid to be alone. Should be approached from time to time, checking the baby. In the afternoon, you need to contact him more often, especially in the evening;
• Fear of darkness. To accustom him to the "unknown world" of the night. Draw terrible monsters and draw funny details or throw them away, tearing up the leaf, sitting at night together under the blanket, telling good stories. In extreme cases, leave the door ajar or a very weak light of the night lamp;
• Stresses. The birth of a new baby, moving, scandals - can affect the psyche of the child. It is necessary to eradicate quarrels with him, often to communicate, to be interested in feelings, unrest, to let the child know that his parents love him;
  Long can not calm down after the experienced painful colic. Pay attention to relaxation before bed, teach to fall asleep by yourself;
• Increased sensitivity to the slightest light, sound, weather changes, depending on the peculiarity of the child's body. Completely eliminate the source of light, sound, pajamas was high-quality, constantly prepare the baby for sleep;
• Some experts believe that a child can wake up because of dreams. Although there is no exact confirmation of the presence of sleep in newborns.

What should I do?

1. When a child often wakes up at night, crying - consult a pediatrician, a neurologist.
2. Pay a lot of attention to the baby, thoroughly observe the day, night mode, so that he grows calm and healthy, then the midnight dream will be in order.