How does your baby stay up at night?

Children who stay up at night sleep day, have difficulty getting asleep and are irritable before sleeping are the concerns of many parents with young children. The more children stay up late, the less likely they are to develop in height and brain. Therefore, parents should pay attention to monitor their baby's activities and instruct them to go to bed early, sleep on time and sleep well.

1. Normal sleep time of the child

Sleep plays an extremely important role for the development of the child. Children who sleep enough, regularly and sleep well will be healthy, while on the contrary, they will be tired, poorly eaten, inactive, lose weight, etc. Most often, children of all ages are recommended a specific sleep time of the day as follows:

  • Infant: 16-20 hours
  • 6 months: 13- 14 hours
  • 1-3 years: 12 hours
  • 3-6 years: 11- 12 hours
  • 6 – 12 years: 10-11 hours
  • Over 12 years old : 9 hours

2. Causes of children's difficulty sleeping at night

How does your baby stay up at night?

Children who stay up at night may be due to dirty diapers

2.1. Not yet established sleep habits by parents

This comes from families, breastfeeding and eating along with other activities such as sleeping, having fun, bathing not following a certain schedule will make children more susceptible to insomnia and stay up at night.

2.2. Excessive sleep during the day

At different ages will need a different number of nap times. If the baby naps and sleeps too much during the day, or due to the habit of sleeping close to the nighttime, it will lead to difficulty sleeping at night, resulting in nighttime stays and activity disorders.

2.3. Nervous excitement

If before going to bed, the child participates in too strong and interesting play activities, the child's nerves can suffer from prolonged euphoria and it is difficult to fall asleep. It is also possible that the bedroom has a lot of light that makes it difficult to sleep.

2.4. Teething or other physical problems

During the period of teething, babies often feel discomfort and soreness in the teeth, so they will have difficulty sleeping and crying.

Severe vomiting, flu, ear infections or gastrointestinal conditions such as abdominal pain, abdominal bloating, abdominal obstruction or constipation, or any other health problems such as switching from breastfeeding to eating miles, can also disrupt a child's sleep.

2.5. Because the child is hungry

It may be because the baby wakes up late to ask for breastfeeding, but parents need to determine whether it is due to hunger or because they like to feed at night for fear of being away from their mother or prefer to keep their bottle.

2.6. Dirty diapers

If your child pees or pees before bed but hasn't had a diaper changed, it's easy to make it difficult for him to fall asleep.

2.7 Overheated or cold babies

Temperature significantly affects sleep. Too hot or too cold makes it difficult for us to sleep, sleep not well.

If your baby or staying up at night refuses to sleep, try checking if the air conditioner is opening too low, the clothes worn for the baby are too much, maybe for fear of being cold, but for the baby to wear too hot makes it difficult to sleep.

3. Benefits of practicing for your child to sleep on time

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For babies and young children, it is very important to practice going to bed early between 20:00 – 21:00

For babies and young children, it is very important to practice going to bed early between 20:00 – 21:00. Babies who sleep early will usually have longer sleep than those who sleep late and if they sleep seamlessly for 4-5 hours, they will have a refreshing spirit and better comprehensive development.

Children who go to bed early and sleep deeply will help the body release more growth hormones, especially at night. In addition, early sleep is also beneficial for health when the muscles in the child's body are rested more, helping the young brain to develop more. Therefore, the fact that babies stay up at night sleeping at night is one of the basic causes of slower weight gain and higher height development.

4. What should children stay up at night?

To cure the child's nighttime sleep, parents can refer to several methods as follows:

For babies

  • Babies under 3 months usually wake up at night to feed, after 3 months (or earlier) they are able to recharge and sleep through the night. Therefore, you should leave your phone alarm (vibration mode) to wake up before 1am to breastfeed your baby before she wakes up
  • To avoid babies staying up at nightsleeping day, mothers can slowly cut off breastfeeding at night, usually 6 months old babies can recharge enough during the day
  • In the morning, do not let the baby sleep more than 8 hours, so wake him up and hang out, give milk. During the day, parents do not let their baby sleep for more than 3 hours and play with them more so that they do not sleep more
  • If your baby has trouble sleeping, parents can massage gently so that they can easily fall asleep.
  • In addition, parents need to pay attention to the causes: hunger, full stomach, overheating, too cold, light when sleeping
  • Room temperature should be about 28 degrees Celsius so that the child stabilizes his body temperature, easily falling asleep.

For children from 1-3 years old

  • Avoid feeding children foods with caffeine in the evening such as chocolate, soda.
  • Put your baby to bed when he is awake, do not put him to sleep before putting him to bed. Instruct your baby to sleep on time, create a proper sleep schedule and bedtime schedule, and he will wake up less.

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Avoid feeding children foods with caffeine in the evening such as chocolate, soda
  • It is easier to practice sleeping separately because sleeping in the same bed with your mother will be easier to wake up at night.
  • Blankets, pillows will help children reduce the feeling of lack of parents. You can use stuffed animals, pillows, insert pillows around your baby.
  • It is normal for children to wake up more than 2 times during the night and sleep on their own, sometimes parents intervene too early to make it harder for them to fall asleep. Parents only adjust when it is difficult for the child to fall asleep again.
  • If your child is afraid of darkness due to daytime intimidation or watching movies or games, parents need to explain gently, use a night light and adjust their daytime activities.
  • Give your child a warm bath before bedtime, which will help them relax and be more relaxed.
  • Reading stories to your child before bed is also a good way to try to keep your voice even and small, which will make it easier for them to sleep and sleep better.

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SEE MORE:

  • Why do children have sleep disorders?
  • Infant Sleep Disorders: What to Know
  • Treatment of sleep disorders in children

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About: John Smith

b1ffdb54307529964874ff53a5c5de33?s=90&r=gI am the author of Share99.net. I had been working in Vinmec International General Hospital for over 10 years. I dedicate my passion on every post in this site.

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