Why does a child cry in a dream?
Last reviewed: 19.11.2021
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Only 30% of children under three months sleep normally, others cry. By the year almost 90% of children are already sleeping normally. So parents need to survive this period. But if you know why a child cries in a dream, you can significantly reduce the risks to his nervous system. What are the reasons for crying a child in a dream?
Newborn biorhythms
Biorhythms, due to which we are active or, conversely, tired and want to sleep, come back to normal after three to four months of the baby's life, and finally form to two years old. When the child is not yet a month, his cycle of sleep and activity lasts for 90 minutes. That is - for three hours. This is the basis for the feeding regime after every three hours. By three months, this cycle is increasingly stabilizing. The child can no longer wake up after 00.00, falling asleep at 21.00 and waking up at about 05.00 - 06.00. If the night passes calmly, Mom also gets enough sleep and can normally breastfeed the baby.
In two years, the habits of the baby, which concern sleep and wakefulness, become stable. But at the same time, this age can be a frontier, when a child breaks in the personality of the child, and he wants more attention. Then the child can be difficult to lay.
Why does a child cry in a dream?
- The cause of night crying of newborns may be pain in the tummy
- The cause of crying of a child in 3-4 months may be bloating, and in 4-5 months - teething. At this point, the baby can get the temperature, and he needs a special attention of the mother.
- In the period up to a year the child can cry at night, when they find out that there is no mother and father near. Another cause of night crying of the child can be a sharp noise, loud noises. At the age of 2 to 3 years, babies can be very sensitive to pain, especially sensitive to fears. Therefore, you should always be ready to pay attention to the child and in time to calm him.
- It should be known that the sleep of an infant is half the active phase, and half - of the passive. The child has the property to wake up in the active phase - the phase of superficial sleep. You need to be prepared for this situation, react to how the child is tossing, maybe moaning in a dream or trying to say something.
How to provide a quiet sleep for the baby?
That the child wakes up less at night, it is necessary that in his room there should be:
- The optimum air temperature (18-20 degrees)
- Absence of drafts
- The baby's room should be well ventilated
- If the child is afraid of the dark, it is necessary that at night a soft muffled lamp burns
- In the room and the house there should be no sharp and loud sounds at all
- The room should not have a lot of carpets on the walls and on the floor, so as not to accumulate dust
- A child can sleep with his favorite toy, if it helps him feel calmer
- Mom and Dad should always be ready to rise and reassure the crying child. So he will feel safe.
In such conditions, you will forget about this terrible question; "Why does a child cry in a dream?", And the crying of the child will happen much less often, because the parents have done everything possible for the comfort of their baby.